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This Applied Research paper provides research findings concerning violence against pregnant and postpartum women, discusses some of the strengths and limitations of these studies, and concludes with comments concerning the implications of this work for practice and research.

This Powerpoint outlines the importance of trauma-informed HIV services, histories of trauma across the lifespan, the impact of many instances of trauma on cognitive functioning, the impact of trauma on health, risk behaviors and immunofunction, and recommendations.

This report situates women of color in the United States today, their current electoral impact, and the methods being used to disenfranchise people of color throughout the country and explores connections between this voter suppression and reproductive justice.

This article describes the many reasons it is important for policy makers to discuss the connection between HIV/AIDS and IPV and the ways abusers may use the survivor’s HIV-positive status as an excuse for abuse.

This fact sheet explores the problem of intimate partner violence (IPV), illustrates the magnitude of the problem, presents the reproductive health effects associated with it, and describes what can be done to prevent IPV.

This report for policy makers and advocates highlights the unique characteristics of the MSM community and outlines the need for specialized services to meet the needs of the community.

This resource describes some of the biological reasons it is easier for a person with a vagina to contract HIV during penile-vaginal sex.

This page highlights research on the link between past and recent abuse with poorer HIV treatment access and outcomes for women.

Although Plan B is legal as an “over the counter” (OTC) contraceptive for women age 17 years old and up, Native American women do not have consistent access to it from the Indian Health Service. This report features the voices of Native American women from a diverse number of Tribes as they discuss their personal experiences with sexual assault and access to healthcare either as a victim or as a service provider.

Part of a series of information sheets on violence against women, this document provides a summary of what human trafficking is, its prevalence, the health effects, the health rights and services for trafficked persons, government obligation to the health of trafficked persons, and best approaches to deal with human trafficking from policy-makers, health-care providers and researchers and funders.

This study explores how the experience of intimate partner violence impacts a woman’s confidence in her ability to negotiate condom use with a sexual partner (i.e., condom use self-efficacy).

This report informs policy makers and employers about the way Vermont workplaces are affected by domestic violence. It provides important information to help employers make decisions about policy and procedural responses to employees involved in domestic violence.