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May 2014
How to Recognize and Act on Risk Factors for Domestic Violence Homicide
Publisher(s):This blog provides brief recommendations for emergency physicians on screening ED patients for intimate partner violence.
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May 2014
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention
Publisher(s):This two page fact sheet outlines the medications used for PrEP, the research supporting PrEP use, and the guidelines for usage.
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- NRCDV Publications
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April 2014
WEBINAR: Trauma-Informed Birth Support for Survivors of Abuse
Publisher(s):Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (MCADSV), National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This webinar, held on Monday, April 21, 2014, provided information for both victim advocates working in shelter settings as well as birth doulas, regarding the identification and impact of domestic violence and abuse in pregnant women. Likewise, the benefits of a partnership between these two groups was discussed as a way to further improve pregnancy and birth outcomes for pregnant survivors.
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April 2014
Birth Doulas and Shelter Advocates: Creating Partnerships and Building Capacity
Publisher(s):Pregnant women's experiences and needs for emotional support, physical well-being, access to healthcare and other community-based services are significantly different from women who are not pregnant. For pregnant women also dealing with past or current domestic violence and currently residing in a domestic violence shelter or safe house, the multitude of experiences and needs may be even greater.
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
March 2014
WEBINAR: National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Safety Strategies for Women at Risk
Publisher(s):On this webinar, Dr. Michele Decker discussed the link between dating/domestic violence and women's exposure to HIV. Ways to raise awareness, decrease stigma and increase services for HIV+ women were shared for crisis counselors, domestic violence victim advocates and shelter managers.
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February 2014
Webinar: Reproductive Coercion and Intimate Partner Violence
Publisher(s):Various domestic violence programs across the country have been integrating assessment for reproductive coercion and helping survivors get emergency contraception during intake or within a 24-hour time period after arrival to shelter.
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January 2014
Intimate Partner Violence and Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of Interventions
The objective of this paper is to provide a clear overview of the existing evidence on the effectiveness of interventions for intimate partner violence for women (and their partners/children if the intervention involves them) during the perinatal period.
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January 2014
The Elder Justice Roadmap: A Stakeholder Initiative to Respond to an Emerging Health, Justice, Financial and Social Crisis
Publisher(s): This report identifies and prioritizes actions that direct service providers, educators, and researchers can take to benefit older adults facing abuse, neglect or financial exploitation.
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January 2014
Women With HIV Speak Out Against Violence: A collection of essays and reflections of women living with and affected by HIV
Publisher(s): Compiled from personal narratives, and written by the women impacted, this collection is designed to share an intimate understanding of life for women living with HIV/AIDS and the intersection of domestic violence.
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January 2014
Bridging The Gap: Increasing Financial Stability For Low-Wage Workers
Publisher(s):This toolkit was designed to assist nonprofit human service organizations help their low-wage, frontline employees access work supports. The work supports to which this toolkit refers are government programs that help low-income working families make ends meet by providing financial or in-kind assistance.
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January 2014
Immigrants and the Affordable Care Act
Publisher(s):This document reviews how immigrants are included in health care reform per provisions in the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA). Spanish version available.
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January 2014
TedTalk: How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime
Publisher(s):This TedTalk presented by pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains how traumatic experiences affect the brain and increase the risk for other health conditions.