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October 2008
Teen Dating Violence: A Closer Look at Adolescent Romantic Relationships
Publisher(s):This document presents a gender analysis of teen dating violence. The author draws on various studies to examine physical aggression by girls and boys. The authors describe the differences between adult intimate partner violence and teen dating violence and note that applying adult intimate partner violence perspective to teen dating violence is problematic.
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- General Material
October 2008
Intimate Partner Violence: Encouraging Disclosure and Referral in the Primary Care Setting
Publisher(s):This article discusses the critical role of primary care providers in identifying intimate partner violence and facilitating referrals through routine inquiry, ongoing dialogue, and establishing patient trust.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
October 2008
Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators / Caja de Herramientas Para Educadores Para el Manejo de Trauma Infantil
Publisher(s):This toolkit was developed to provide school administrators, teachers, staff, and concerned parents with basic information about working with traumatized children in the school system.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
October 2008
Meeting Survivors' Needs: A Multi-State Study of Domestic Violence Shelter Experiences
Publisher(s):This groundbreaking study provides important insights into the role that shelters play in survivors' efforts to escape violence and abuse. Results capture the voices and experiences of over 3,400 shelter residents in 215 programs across eight states.
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- General Material
September 2008
Telling without Talking: Breaking the Silence of Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This article provides a broad overview of art therapy and includes examples of different approaches to art therapy within the domestic violence advocacy community.
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- General Material
September 2008
Interpersonal and Physical Dating Violence among Teens
Publisher(s):This document examines the prevalence of dating violence by gender and communities of color. The document also presents information about the different types of dating violence and their effects on teens who experience dating violence.
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- General Material
September 2008
The Sanctuary Model of Trauma-Informed Organizational Change
Publisher(s):This article describes the Sanctuary Model of trauma-informed organizational change. The method builds on the S.E.L.F. (Safety, Emotions, Loss and Future) psychoeducational group curriculum dealing with four domains of life disruption than can occur with trauma.
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- General Material
August 2008
Engaging Bystanders in Violence against Women Prevention
Publisher(s):This web conference highlighted two promising and well-evaluated bystander intervention programs, Bringing in the Bystander and Mentors in Violence Prevention. The conference discussed the principles behind these programs, and explored advancing community change to promote pro-social bystander actions.
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- General Material
August 2008
Why Children's Development Accounts?: Arguments and Evidence to Support Long-Term Asset Building Accounts for America's Youth
Publisher(s):This guide provides data and other information regarding creating asset building for children.
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- General Material
August 2008
Balancing Obligations: Serving Teen Victims and Mandated Reporting of Statutory Rape
Publisher(s):This paper provides information about statutory rape and mandatory reporting laws for statutory rape. It discusses obstacles faced by service providers with regards to confidentiality and reporting and provides suggestions for overcoming them.
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- General Material
August 2008
Using Your Tribal Values To Develop Elder Protection Code: A Step-by-Step Guide for Communities
Publisher(s):The purpose of this workbook is to protect elders from abuse in their communities. This workbook proposes that each community develop a process to address the particular elder protection needs within that community.
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- General Material
August 2008
Overview of Domestic Violence (DV) Risk Assessment Instruments (Frequently Asked Questions)
Publisher(s):This paper describes several risk assessment instruments available to the corrections community, and addresses frequently asked questions regarding implementation and other considerations.