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Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
Special Collection
Special Collection
September 2015
The Intersections Between Intimate Partner Violence and HIV/AIDS
This Special Collection is designed to assist domestic violence advocates in providing support and resources to victims of domestic violence who are also living with HIV/AIDS or at risk of contracting HIV due to violence in the context of their relationship.
Special Collection
June 2014
Traumatic Brain Injury and Domestic Violence: Understanding the Intersections
This collection offers tools to screen for traumatic brain injury within the context of domestic violence as well as presentations, articles, and other relevant resources on this topic.
Special Collection
January 2013
Domestic Violence and Health Care
This collection organizes resources into the following five areas: 1) the impact of domestic violence on health; 2) public health approaches to domestic violence prevention; 3) guidelines and issues concerning identification and intervention by health care providers; 4) information about collaboration between health care providers and domestic violence advocates; and 5) training.
Special Collection
August 2012
Capacity Building for Domestic Violence Prevention Programming
This collection provides materials to support the work of building organizational capacity in state and local domestic violence programs for primary prevention work, as it relates to assessing and influencing change in individuals, communities, and institutions.
Special Collection
October 1995
PreventIPV: Tools for Social Change
The IPV Prevention Council represents a unified national effort committed to enhancing the capacity of state/territory domestic violence coalitions and community-based domestic violence programs to advance a comprehensive national prevention agenda and broaden support for its full implementation at the national, state, territory and local levels.
Formerly the standalone website PreventIPV.org, this special collection features:
Materials
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
August 2026
WEBINAR: NRCDV Policy & Research Briefing: The Intersection of Substance Use and Safe Housing for Survivors
Publisher(s):This webinar focuses on substance use coercion as a form of abuse that impacts housing stability for domestic violence survivors. Featuring Women in Transition, the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health, and the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, this session highlighted a national survey of survivors, service provision for those experiencing domestic violence and substance use, and policy recommendations to ensure safe housing for survivors with behavioral health needs.
Materials
- General Material
July 2026
FindTreatment Directory
Publisher(s): A confidential and anonymous resource for persons seeking treatment for mental and substance use disorders in the United States and its territories.
Materials
- General Material
September 2025
Continuity of Care: Building Partnerships with Community Organizations for IPV/HT Services
Publisher(s):This presentation highlights how integrated health care and strong community partnerships can improve identification, safety planning, and support for people experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV).
Materials
- General Material
September 2025
Embrace Refugee Birth
Publisher(s):A community-based maternal health program that provides culturally responsive pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum support for refugee mothers.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
June 2025
Supporting Black Maternal Vitality & Resiliency at the Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), COVID-19, and Historical Trauma: Key Findings and Strategies
Publisher(s):This report captures the key findings, critical areas for improvement, and promising practices to promote Black maternal vitality and narrow gaps in services for Black pregnant and birthing survivors across the United States.
Materials
- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2025
Economic Supports for Safe and Equitable Communities
Publisher(s): PreventConnect has released a resource guide of tools and resources to build practitioners’ knowledge, skills, and capacity to implement economic support strategies in their prevention work.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
November 2024
ARP Series: What do advocates need to know about the connections between missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW), gender-based violence, and COVID-19?
Publisher(s):This Technical Assistance Question (TAQ) explores the prevalence of gender-based violence among Native women, COVID-19's impact on the Indigenous population, and how they connect to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit movement.