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The results displayed below have been grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections - containing our most highly valued resources - then by individual related materials. Refine your search by category, types, author and/or publisher using the options provided. Sort by date published, date added, or alphabetically. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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.
total results: 287  | date published date added a-z

Special Collection

Special Collection
January 2019

Preventing and Responding to Teen Dating Violence

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This Special Collection of resources emphasizes collaborative and multilevel approaches to the prevention of and response to teen dating violence. Recent updates include additional resources for teachers and school-based professionals and a new section to support the efforts of pregnancy prevention advocates and adolescent sexual health practitioners in addressing adolescent relationship abuse.
Special Collection
July 2016

Fostering Resilience, Respect & Healthy Growth in Childhood and Beyond

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This Special Collection offers resources that promote strategies for creating environments where children can thrive with a particular focus on enhancing capacity for resilience across the lifespan.
Special Collection
September 2011

Building Collaborations Between Healthy Marriage & Relationship Education and Domestic Violence Programs

This Special Collection is designed to help practitioners, administrators and advocates in the fields of HMRE and DV - as well as those interested in these fields - understand and learn about the overlapping and complementary goals of each field, and to build bridges in order to effectively address and respond to domestic violence and promote safe and healthy relationships.
Special Collection
August 2011

Models in Prevention: CDC's DELTA Program

Nearly one decade after the CDC initiated the DELTA Program, there is a strong foundation of information and lessons learned regarding promising practices in the primary prevention of intimate partner violence. This collection highlights the successes of this program and its grantees, providing materials to support replication of these efforts across the United States and globally.

Materials

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  • General Material
September 2026

Misunderstood Signals: Why Trauma in Non-Speaking Individuals Goes Unnoticed

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In this episode of the Locked Up Living podcast, hosts Dr. Naomi Murphy and David Jones interview Dr. Beverley Samways about her book "Unspoken Stories" and her research on non-speaking individuals with learning disabilities. Dr. Samways highlights how systemic misinterpretation of self-injury as "challenging behavior" masks underlying trauma, advocating for psychodynamic and trauma-informed support environments over traditional behavioral models.
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  • General Material
August 2026

Integrity Abuse: Why You Keep Harming Her and How to Stop

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The episode outlines a framework for breaking chronic relational cycles following betrayal by targeting the internal beliefs of the individual who caused the harm. Integrating Dr. Omar Minwalla’s Deceptive Sexuality and Trauma model with Albert Ellis's psychological principles and Christian theology, the host reinterprets the dynamic of post-discovery conflict and provides an actionable path toward accountability.
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  • General Material
  • NRCDV Publications
January 2026

How can advocates honor the uniquely important role of young people in violence prevention work?

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By including young people, advocates have the capacity to teach them organizing strategies that will prevent violence, and they gain the opportunity to learn from young people on what does and doesn’t work as the violence prevention space continues to change. This Technical Assistance Question (TAQ) explores what meaningful partnership with young people looks like in prevention work.
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  • General Material
September 2025

What Turns You On: Fun Sex

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This webinar explores the importance of self-reflection, communication, and intentional exploration in developing a satisfying and enjoyable sex life by helping individuals better understand their desires, boundaries, and sources of arousal.
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  • General Material
August 2025

Clinical Considerations: Best Practices for Health Centers and Providers’ Response to IPV/HT

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This webinar explains how health centers can operationalize care for patients experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV), human trafficking, and exploitation through trauma-informed, universal education, confidentiality, supportive resources, and partnerships with community advocacy organizations.
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  • General Material
July 2025

Supporting Children Exposed to Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence

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Led by Patty Bland, this webinar explores the intersection of domestic violence and substance abuse, focusing on their cumulative impact on children and families. The presentation examines active abuse versus coping behaviors, long-term health implications from adverse childhood experiences, and practical strategies for supporting young survivors.
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  • General Material
July 2025

What Turns You On: Consent

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This webinar is a part of the What Turn You On Series by Center For Healthy Sex, exploring the importance of consent, communication, boundaries, and self-awareness in fostering healthy, safe, and fulfilling sexual relationships.
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  • General Material
June 2025

Operational Considerations: Organizational Guidelines for Screening for IPV/HT - IPV/HT Series

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This session explains how community health centers can develop organizational systems for identifying and responding to intimate partner violence (IPV) and human trafficking (HT), emphasizing trauma-informed care, staff training, screening, safety, and community partnerships.