Intervention & Prevention Content Topic Results
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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
November 2009
Resources Addressing the Perpetration of Sexual Violence
This collection provides resources that address the topics of sex offender risk, assessment, management, treatment, and supervision.
Special Collection
November 2009
Conflict Resolution Tools for Domestic Violence Shelter Staff
This collection includes selected materials and resources intended to equip advocates with a contextual framework and practical skills to better resolve conflicts that often arise within a shelter environment.
Special Collection
May 2009
Poverty and Domestic Violence
This collection emphasizes key documents on children and poverty, how poverty is measured, the intersection of domestic violence and poverty, and media messaging.
Special Collection
January 2006
Welfare and Domestic Violence
This collection includes materials related to welfare, now known as the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), with a particular focus on the Family Violence Option and related provisions and their implementation at the federal and state level.
Special Collection
January 2000
NRCDV Access Initiative: Documenting Our Progress Towards Greater Accessibility
Be the change we wish to see in the world. That is just what the staff of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) had in mind when we launched the “Access Initiative” in 2006. The Initiative represented NRCDV’s organizational commitment –as an employer, service provider, and community member—to individuals with disabilities and accessibility in general.
“The Access Initiative not only made me a better TA Provider, but also a better person.” - NRCDV staff member, 2013
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Materials
- General Material
November 2019
Vital Signs: Estimated Proportion of Adult Health Problems Attributable to Adverse Childhood Experiences and Implications for Prevention: 25 States, 2015–2017
Publisher(s): Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as victimization, substance misuse in the household, or witnessing intimate partner violence, have been linked to leading causes of adult morbidity and mortality. This report presents the CDC’s first ever comprehensive estimates of the potential to improve Americans’ health by preventing ACEs.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
September 2019
DELTA FOCUS Stories: Lessons Learned from 3 Community-Based Initiatives
Publisher(s):Materials
- General Material
September 2019
Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Leveraging the Best Available Evidence
Publisher(s): This technical package from the CDC cuts across many forms of violence and draws on research and strategies from other technical packages. ACEs are far too prevalent, but they are preventable, and having new guidance on the best available evidence for prevention helps practitioners ensure their work will be impactful.
Materials
- General Material
August 2019
Domestic and Family Violence in Hmong Communities
Publisher(s): This factsheet offers demographic data, statistics, and resources on domestic violence, sexual assault, and other forms of abuse in Hmong communities.
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- General Material
August 2019
Preventing Violence Against Women: A Primer for African Women's Organisations
Publisher(s): This primer provides an overview of key terms, trends, approaches, and evidence used to frame violence against women (VAW) prevention programming. It is designed to strengthen programming, advocacy, and research for evidence-based violence against women prevention in Africa.
Materials
- General Material
- Training Tools
August 2019
Strong Families Respect Each Other: What Native Youth Need to Know About Domestic Violence
Publisher(s): The National Indigenous Women's Resource Center's Native Youth Handbook, produced in partnership with the Native Youth Sexual Health Network, contains definitions on domestic violence, examples of controlling violence, what to do if you are experiencing domestic violence in any form, for family and friends of people experiencing domestic violence and how Native youth can lead the change to breaking the silence around domestic violence in their communities.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
August 2019
Strong Families Respect Each Other: What Native Youth Need to Know About the Connection Between Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
This handbook from the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center, produced in partnership with the Native Youth Sexual Health Network, contains definitions on domestic violence and sexual assault, examples of sexual assault, myths and truths about sexual assault, what to do if you have been sexually assaulted, what to do if you know or think a friend or family member has experienced sexual assault, our power as life-givers and cool apps that can help prevent violence.