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January 2008
Deconstructing Male Violence Against Women: The Men Stopping Violence Community-Accountability Model
Publisher(s):Men Stopping Violence (MSV), a metro Atlanta-based organization that works to end male violence against women, uses an ecological, community-based accountability model as the foundation of its analysis of the problem of male violence against women and of its work with individuals and in communities.
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- General Material
January 2008
An Introduction to the Basic Concepts of Food Insecurity
Publisher(s):This brief document explains the concept of food insecurity: outlining its four dimensions (availability, access, utilization, and stability), explaining the two general types (chronic and transitory) based on duration, exploring the severity of the problem, and providing definitions of the related concepts of hunger, malnutrition, and poverty.
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- General Material
January 2008
Getting Safe and Sober: Real Tools You Can Use - Support Group Manual and Supplementary Materials for Advocates
Publisher(s):Getting Safe and Sober is a practical tool kit for use with women who have substance abuse or chemical dependence problems and who are, or have been, victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or sexual abuse.
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- General Material
January 2008
Validation Study of the Domestic Violence Screening Instrument (DVSI)
Publisher(s):This report contains analyses of the Domestic Violence Screening Instrument (DVSI), indicating that the instrument is accurately classifying offenders based on risk.
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- General Material
January 2008
Winning U Visas after the Regulations
This article provides practice pointers on how to prepare winning U visa applications, based on the authors experience working with Congress to create the U visa, with Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) to implement its interim relief process, and with practitioners in the field who have won interim relief for noncitizen victims of crime.
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- Training Tools
- General Material
January 2008
K.I.S.S. (A Kid Is So Special): Strengthening Mother-Child Bonds
Publisher(s):This 12-week child-focused curriculum includes a guide for advocates and five mother-child workbooks.
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- General Material
January 2008
Divorce: A Guide for Women
Publisher(s): This guide was designed to acquaint women considering a divorce with general information about divorce and the law. It provides women, regardless of the circumstances surrounding their divorce, with knowledge and resources to help ensure that their children, health, finances and safety are secure.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2008
At a Glance: Military Resource Handbook For Virginia's Sexual and Domestic Violence Centers
Publisher(s):This resource kit was designed for civilian advocates working with active duty members, spouses, partners and family members who have experienced or been exposed to sexual and/or domestic violence.
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- General Material
January 2008
A Long Journey Home: A Guide for Creating Trauma-Informed Services for Mothers and Children Experiencing Homelessness
Publisher(s):Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Sister Witness International Inc, National Center on Family Homelessness
This manual is intended to serve as a guide to agencies looking for practical ideas about how to create trauma-informed environments. It is best viewed as a template and should be supplemented by your knowledge and expertise regarding the most effective adaptations for working with families in your own program.
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- General Material
January 2008
Eliminating Female genital mutilation: An interagency statement
Publisher(s):This resource explains what FGM is and detail some of its consequences. It also calls on agencies and communities to develop, strengthen, and support specific and concrete actions directed towards ending female genital mutilation.
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- General Material
January 2008
Dating Violence in Communities of Color
Publisher(s):This "Facts & Stats Collection" paper describes specific issues and distinguishing dynamics that confront teens and young adults of color, highlighting types of abuse and warning signs. Resources for additional information are provided.
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January 2008
Growing up Online
Publisher(s):This video takes viewers inside the very public private worlds that kids are creating online, raising important questions about how the Internet is transforming childhood.