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Talk to your kids...before everyone else does

Publisher(s):

ChildrenNow, Kaiser Family Foundation

This booklet offers practical concrete tips and techniques for talking easily and openly with young children ages 8 to 12 about some tough issues: sex and relationships, HIV/AIDS, violence, drugs and alcohol.

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Improving Services and Outreach to the Latino Community

Author(s):

Marie De Santis

Publisher(s):

Women's Justice Center

The article suggests that programs evaluate their effectiveness in addressing specific Latino community needs, recognize and address barriers to serving Latino communities, and learn about diversity within Latino communities. The article also suggests eliminating stereotypes, developing organization wide language competency, and ensuring that all staff have a duty to serve all members of the community. Available in both English and Spanish.

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General Material
NRCDV Publications

Advocacy with Victims in Contact Discussion

Publisher(s):

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)

This exercise provides an opportunity to read material about advocacy with victims in contact, and then talk about the needs of victims in contact and our advocacy with them.

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The Facts on Immigrant Women and Domestic Violence

Publisher(s):

Futures Without Violence

This fact sheet offers some statistics about immigration and domestic violence, and describes some of the financial, cultural, and linguistic barriers that may deter immigrant women from seeking services.

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Training Tools
General Material

Working with Deaf Survivors of Domestic Violence

Author(s):

Susun Kim

Publisher(s):

Bay Area Legal Aid

In this paper, the author describes her experience in learning to become an advocate for Deaf survivors of domestic violence. She emphasizes the importance of both linguistic and cultural competency, and the necessity of key collaborations towards successful advocacy work.

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Clinical Protocol: Victims of Abuse

Publisher(s):

Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN)

This sample clinical protocol describes how the clinic works with patients who are suspected of being victims of abuse.

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Step Up and Speak Out: A Parent Guide for Selecting Youth Serving Organizations

Publisher(s):

Darkness to Light

This handout teaches parents about their personal power and responsibility to protect children from sexual abuse.

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General Material
Training Tools

Working With Teen Survivors Of Dating Violence: What Every Advocate Should Know Before Working With Teen Survivors Of Dating Violence

Publisher(s):

Teen Center, Break the Cycle

This short document defines dating violence and discusses some basic do’s and don’ts for working with teen survivors of dating violence.

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Training Tools

Building Evidence Toolkit

Publisher(s):

National Latin@ Network for Healthy Families and Communities, La Paz, TransLatin@ Coalition, Mujeres Latinas in Acción, Voces Latinas, Casa de Esperanza

This Toolkit, grounded in the realities of community-based organizations working from a culturally-specific framework, was designed to help enhance programs’ evidence-building capacity.

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