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Rethinking Domestic Violence: A Training Process for Community Activists
Publisher(s):This is a training tool to help community activists strengthen the capacity of community-based domestic violence prevention efforts. It includes a series of participatory training sessions that focus on helping training participants think about, discuss, and take action to prevent domestic violence.
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Media Guide: Choking versus Strangulation
Publisher(s):This guide aims to help reporters, copywriters, headline writers, and editors understand the distinction between choking – an accidental internal obstruction of the airway, and strangulation – a tactic of control and abuse.
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Everyday Advocacy Resources
Publisher(s):This section of the National Council of Nonprofits’ website includes advocacy toolkits, tip sheets, and more to support nonprofits in their efforts to engage in advocacy while remaining in compliance with federal, state, and local lobbying laws.
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Relationship Rights & Responsibilities
Publisher(s):This handout lists individual rights and responsibilities in dating relationships.
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Enhancing Dental Professionals' Response to Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This folio notes that seventy-five percent of domestic violence-related physical injuries are concentrated around the head, neck, and mouth. The folio also provides specialized tools for dental professionals on screening and responding to domestic violence.
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Assisting Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence, Advocate's Guide
Publisher(s):This guide for advocates provides guidance on collaborating with immigrant and community agencies to effectively respond to the unique needs of battered immigrant women.
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Male Survivors
Publisher(s): This comprehensive online resource demystifies the sexual assault of male-identified individuals by addressing societal myths, stigma, and underreporting. It offers accessible, trauma-informed information about common emotional responses, barriers to disclosure, and how male survivors can seek help.
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Domestic Violence Counts 2009: A 24-hour census of domestic violence shelters and services
Publisher(s):For the fourth consecutive year, NNEDV conducted the one-day, unduplicated count of adults and children seeking domestic violence services in the U.S., documenting the number of individuals who sought services, the types of services requested, the number of service requests that went unmet because of lack of resources, and the issues and barriers that domestic violence programs are facing as they strive to provide services to victims of domestic violence.
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Men Can Be Victims of Abuse Too
Publisher(s):The National Domestic Violence Hotline offers confidential, 24/7 support for male victims of abuse, addressing the unique barriers they face in seeking help.
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Domestic Violence-Related Deaths in Maryland
Publisher(s):This page provides recent information and graphics on individuals who died in Maryland as a result of domestic violence.
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Fragmented Services, Unmet Needs: Building Collaboration Between The Mental Health And Domestic Violence Communities
Publisher(s):This report describes the initial focus and work of the Domestic Violence & Mental Health Policy Initiative (DVMHPI), a Chicago-based project that was founded in 1999 to build the capacity of Chicago-area service systems to provide accessible, culturally relevant, and DV- and trauma-informed services.
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Bought and Sold: Helping Young People Escape From Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Publisher(s):Brochure explaining the impact of commercial sexual exploitation on young people. Outlined information includes: which youth are more at risk to be victimized, activities that be considered as or lead to commercial exploitation of youth, signs of sexual exploitation, the needs of victims of sexual exploitation, when and who to share information and resources for service providers and victims.









