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November 2016
Healthy Moms, Happy Babies Safety Card (Florida)
Publisher(s): This safety card, adapted with state-specific information by the Florida Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Initiative, is intended to start conversations about domestic violence and safety planning between survivors and home visitors. The card includes helpful safety planning strategies and questions to ask.
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- General Material
September 2016
The Stages of HIV Infection
Publisher(s): This printable fact sheet details the various stages of HIV from acute infection to a progression of AIDS.
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- General Material
August 2016
State HIV Laws
Publisher(s): An interactive and user-friendly guide allowing survivors and advocates to find state-specific legal information about details about HIV Testing and Laboratory Reporting Laws.
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- General Material
July 2016
What is HIV/AIDS?
Publisher(s):This brief overview includes HIV 101 information such as signs and symptoms and testing sites across the US.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
July 2016
WEBINAR: Preventing Compassion Fatigue: Honoring Thyself
Publisher(s):This webinar provided valuable tools to identify the warning signs of compassion fatigue, and techniques for advocates to replenish the spirit.
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- General Material
July 2016
Understanding Intimate Partner Violence as a Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Issue in the United States
Publisher(s):This article addresses the ways in which intimate partner violence is a public health issue that intersects with sexual and reproductive health rights concerns.
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- General Material
July 2016
Giving Birth Behind Bars: A Guide for Achieving Reproductive Justice for Incarcerated Women
Publisher(s):This resource is a collection of materials developed by and for communities most affected by the expansion of the prison industrial complex and confronting reproductive oppression within the confines of the walls of these institutions.
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- General Material
June 2016
Whole Women's Health v. Hellerstedt
Publisher(s): This webpage details the Supreme Court case in which the court struck down two provisions of a Texas law, HB2, that impose medically unnecessary regulations on doctors and facilities that provide abortions. The webpage includes case background and links to related articles and legal documents.
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- General Material
June 2016
Black Mamas Matter: A Toolkit for Advancing the Right to Safe and Respectful Maternal Health Care
Publisher(s):This toolkit is a direct response to the call for advocacy tools focusing on a rights-based maternal health policy agenda, and includes materials that will support the work of state maternal health advocates as they mobilize their communities and communicate with state policy leaders.
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- General Material
May 2016
Hispanic/Latino Clients: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
Publisher(s):This infographic includes statistics on HIV rates in Latino communities and addresses major barriers to adequate healthcare, such as low income status and lack of health insurance coverage.
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- General Material
April 2016
HIV and Intimate Partner Violence among Asian American and Pacific Islander Women
Publisher(s):This fact sheet raises awareness about the nexus of HIV and IPV, analyzes factors contributing to elevated risk for Asian American and Pacific Islander women and girls, and contextualizes cultural barriers.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
April 2016
Responding to the Long-term Needs of Adult Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Exploring the connection to suicide risk
Publisher(s):This Technical Assistance Guidance, a product of the Adult Children Exposed to Domestic Violence (ACE-DV) Leadership Forum, explores the connection between exposure to domestic violence in childhood and, among other consequences, the risk for suicide in adulthood.