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.
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January 2009
International Framework for Action to Prevent Trafficking in Persons Protocol
Publisher(s):This framework is a technical assistant tool designed to support UN member states to effectively implement the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, which is a protocol that obligates its ratifying states to prevent and combat trafficking in persons.
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- General Material
January 2009
Violence Prevention: The Evidence - Promoting gender equality to prevent violence against women
Publisher(s):This document reviews promising initiatives to promote gender equality and the effectiveness of such approaches in reducing VAW. These include school-based programs, community interventions such as microfinance, public awareness campaigns, and initiatives that engage men.
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- General Material
January 2009
ProQOL Assessment Instrument
The ProQOL (Professional Quality of Life Elements Theory and Measurement) is the most commonly used measure of the negative and positive effects of helping others who experience suffering and trauma. The ProQOL has sub-scales for compassion satisfaction, burnout, and compassion fatigue.
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- Training Tools
January 2009
Love – All That and More: A Six-Session Curriculum on Healthy Relationships for Youth and Young Adults
Publisher(s): A comprehensive training program that promotes safe, healthy relationships and supports teens in taking action to overcome violence and abuse.
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- General Material
January 2009
Violence Prevention: The Evidence - Changing cultural and social norms that support violence
Publisher(s):This document discusses the role of cultural and social norms in promoting VAW and presents promising interventions aiming to change these norms. The document also identifies challenges in rigorously evaluating the effectiveness of such interventions.
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- General Material
January 2009
Domestic Violence Counts 2008: A 24-hour census of domestic violence shelters and services
Publisher(s):This annual census documents the number of individuals who sought services in a single 24-hour period, as well as the types of services requested, the number of service requests that went unmet due to a lack of resources, and the issues and barriers that domestic violence programs face as they strive to provide services to victims of domestic violence. This report is instrumental in raising awareness about domestic violence and the incredible work that local domestic violence programs do every day.
Includes charts of individual State/Territory Summaries.
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- General Material
January 2009
Teen Sexual Assault Survivors: Legal Impacts and Considerations
Publisher(s): This issue of Connections from the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs explores key legal considerations when working with teen survivors of sexual assault. Topics include privacy and safety concerns, teen survivors' rights around healthcare and education, and more.
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- General Material
January 2009
Summary: Virginia's Plan for Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence
Publisher(s):This statewide plan was based on a systematic 10-step planning process called “Getting to Outcomes.” The goal was to create and implement evidence-based strategies that prevent first-time perpetration of intimate partner violence.
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- General Material
January 2009
Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Harassment and Honour Based Violence (DASH, 2009) Risk Identification and Assessment and Management Model
Publisher(s):This document describes the DASH risk assessment tool that was designed for practitioners who work with victims of domestic abuse in the UK in order to help them identify those who are at high risk of harm.
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- General Material
January 2009
Differentiating Among Types of Domestic Violence: Implications for Healthy Marriages
Publisher(s):This updated explanation of Johnson's well known typology of intimate partner violence discusses the challenges and implications of understanding distinctions for practitioners.
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- General Material
January 2009
It's All One Curriculum, Volume 2: Activities for a Unified Approach to Sexuality, Gender, HIV, and Human Rights Education
Publisher(s):This curriculum provides concrete tips for applying a human rights framework and basic principles of learner-centered, interactive teaching in the delivery of sexuality, gender and HIV education to youth.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2009
SASA! An Activist Kit for Preventing Violence against Women and HIV
Publisher(s):This toolkit offers a comprehensive, user-friendly program tool for organizations interested in mobilizing communities to prevent violence against women and HIV infection. Included in this toolkit are practical resources, activities, and monitoring and assessment tools for local activism, media and advocacy, communication, and training materials.









