Engagement & Collaboration Content Topic Results
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- General Material
August 2008
Overview of Domestic Violence (DV) Risk Assessment Instruments (Frequently Asked Questions)
Publisher(s):This paper describes several risk assessment instruments available to the corrections community, and addresses frequently asked questions regarding implementation and other considerations.
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- General Material
July 2008
Promoting Safety Together: Domestic Violence and Healthy Marriage Programs - A Capitol Hill Briefing Seminar
Publisher(s):National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV), National Healthy Marriage Resource Center (NHMRC)
This briefing was organized to provide the policy community with an update on how the healthy marriage and domestic violence fields were beginning to collaborate to promote safety.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
July 2008
Informing and Enhancing Response to Domestic Violence within Federally-funded Healthy Marriage Projects
Publisher(s):This report highlights findings from interviews conducted with healthy marriage programs and domestic violence partners about their experience with developing and implementing their domestic violence protocols.
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- General Material
July 2008
CPS: Closing the Distance Between Domestic Violence Advocacy and Child Protective Services
Publisher(s):This article explains collaboration efforts between domestic violence agencies and CPS in Oregon. Additionally, it gives detailed observations from a first-person perspective and includes resources (including a report by Ellen Pence and Terri Taylor of Praxis International).
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- General Material
July 2008
Fatality Review Reports: Innovative Advocates Use the Reports
Publisher(s):This document provides practical examples of how advocates have used fatality review reports to raise awareness of domestic violence and mobilize change in their communities.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
June 2008
When Battered Women Stay... Advocacy Beyond Leaving
Publisher(s):This paper raises key issues, questions, and dilemmas regarding advocacy with battered women who stay in their relationships. It discusses limitations of safety strategies for leaving, and frames issues central to the expansion of advocacy beyond leaving.
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- General Material
June 2008
Sexual Violence in Disasters: A planning guide for prevention and response
Publisher(s):National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault (LaFASA)
This publication offers readers important information about sexual violence and disasters that will help communities to understand the connection and develop better disaster responses. Includes a 2-page fact sheet based on the material in the guide.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
May 2008
Substance Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document provides an overview of the research on the relationship between substance abuse and woman battering, covering the victim's use of substances and the specific needs for domestic violence services for those with substance abuse problems.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
April 2008
Incorporating Evaluation into Media Campaign Design
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This Applied Research paper provides information on core concepts relevant to media campaign evaluation strategies and showcases several sexual violence prevention campaigns that have completed evaluations at various stages of the implementation process.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
March 2008
A Prevention Primer for Domestic Violence: Terminology, Tools, and the Public Health Approach
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document provides an introduction to basic prevention concepts by exploring the public health approach, two classification systems, a planning tool used to develop more comprehensive initiatives, and the importance of understanding terminology.
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- General Material
March 2008
Connecticut Department of Children and Families Domestic Violence Consultant Initiative: A State Child Welfare Agency Response to Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This report describes the impact of the Safe and Together model, developed specifically for domestic violence cases involving children to improve practice and decision making with the goal of safety, permanency and well-being of children at its center.
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- General Material
February 2008
Online "Predators" and Their Victims: Myths, Realities, and Implications for Prevention and Treatment
Publisher(s):This article summarizes current research on online sexual victimization and compares it to media accounts. Authors recommend that prevention efforts with adolescents be targeted, age-appropriate, and include frank discussions of sexuality and the hazards of relationships with older people.