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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- General Material
January 2009
IDAs, Saving Taste, and Household Wealth: Evidence from the American Dream Demonstration
Publisher(s):Results indicate that participating in an IDA increases financial assets, and participants with less wealth experience greater benefits than those with more wealth. Importantly, the research suggests that participating in an IDA program changes participant's overall savings behavior and increases the affinity for saving.
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- General Material
January 2009
Violence Prevention: The Evidence - Reducing violence through victim identification, care and support programs
Publisher(s):This document presents a global review of interventions that identify and respond to victims of interpersonal violence, including screening tools, education programs, mandatory reporting systems, and multi-agency risk assessments. Also included in this document is a review of programs that offer care and support to survivors.
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- General Material
January 2009
Employer Checklist: Prevent Sexual Violence in Your Workplace
Publisher(s):This list of items was designed to assist employers in crafting a strong sexual harassment workplace policy.
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- General Material
January 2009
Building Florida's Capacity to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence: Eight-Year Strategic Plan
Publisher(s):The ultimate purpose of Florida's intimate partner violence prevention plan is to work toward the shared vision: for the people of Florida to have non-violent and respectful intimate partner relationships. To achieve this vision, the plan works to prevent the occurrence of intimate partner violence by identifying and removing its causes at all levels of society, including by promoting healthy relationships. This plan describes needed change goals to work toward the vision over the next eight years and lays out a roadmap of strategies and tasks to achieve change statewide.
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- General Material
January 2009
Shared Differences: The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students of Color in Our Nation’s Schools
Publisher(s):This report provides information on the experiences of LGBT students of color in school in the United States. The authors provide information on these experiences with the intention of ensuring that schools provide safe learning environments.
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- General Material
January 2009
Using Reflective Supervision to Support Trauma-Informed Systems for Children
Publisher(s):This white paper offers a rationale to administrators, program directors, and supervisors in child service agencies for the adoption of reflective supervision as a supervisory approach consistent with trauma-informed approaches.
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- General Material
January 2009
Making Disaster Risk Reduction Gender-Sensitive: Policy and Practical Guidelines
Publisher(s):This publication offers policy and practical guidelines for implementing gender-sensitive risk reduction efforts.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
December 2008
The Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption and Sexual Victimization
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This Applied Research paper examines the relationship between alcohol and sexual victimization. The paper focuses on victims' experiences, including resistance during and psychological effects subsequent to alcohol-involved sexual assault incidents.
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- General Material
December 2008
Individual Development Accounts: An Asset Building Tool
Publisher(s):This document provides a comprehensive overview of IDAs, including the what, why and how, as well as an outline of state-supported IDA programs and various policy options for states and communities.
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- General Material
December 2008
Adaptation Guidelines for Serving Latino Children and Families Affected by Trauma
Publisher(s):These Adaptation Guidelines have been designed for use by anyone who is interested in better serving Latino/Hispanic children and families who have been impacted by trauma.
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- General Material
December 2008
State Statutes Requiring the Provision of Foreign Language Interpreters to Parties in Civil Proceedings
Publisher(s):Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (WCSAP), American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence
This document provides a list of statutes by state on the use of interpreters in civil proceedings.
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- General Material
December 2008
Key Roles of Law Enforcement in Sex Offender Management
Publisher(s):U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Center for Sex Offender Management (CSOM)
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the roles and leadership opportunities for law enforcement in increasing public safety and reducing the likelihood of further sexual victimization.









