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HIV Brochure: Living Healthier, Living Safer
Publisher(s): This brochure provides tips to women living with HIV and domestic violence for staying healthy and safe. It also outlines major signs of DV and provides guidance on how often to get tested for HIV. Available in English and Spanish.
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Trauma-Informed Organizational Toolkit for Homeless Services
Publisher(s):The prevalence of traumatic stress in the lives of families experiencing homelessness is extraordinarily high. This comprehensive toolkit was developed for use by homeless shelters and housing providers, although the material can be highly useful for domestic violence advocates.
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Growing a Bi+ Community: A Handbook for Facilitators
Publisher(s): The purpose of this guide from the Bisexual Resource Center is to provide direction to those wishing to start or expand bi+ support and social groups, so these communities can come together and thrive in places where bi+ folks might currently feel isolated and invisible. The handbook provides information on the bi+ community and its disparities, as well as discuss the logistics of starting a group in order to help facilitators feel empowered to handle situations in the way best for their communities.
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Finding A Common Language: A Quiz of Essential Vocabulary for Working with the LGBT Community
Publisher(s):This quiz includes definitions to match to sexual orientation and gender identity terms. Answer key included.
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Vicarious Trauma: Bearing Witness to Another's Trauma
This paper provides a brief discussion about what vicarious trauma is and how important it is that advocates/counselors be aware of it, recognize the warning signs, and take care of ourselves.
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Dynamics of Domestic Violence Experienced by Immigrant Victims
Publisher(s):This chapter gives an introduction to domestic violence and the cultural and linguistic barriers that affect immigrant survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
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A Guide for Friends, Family and Care Providers of Sexual Violence Survivors Who Have Disabilities
Publisher(s):This 26-page guide contains a general overview of sexual violence information, with special information pertaining to victims with disabilities.
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Supporting Victims and Survivors of Faith: Elder Abuse and Faith
Publisher(s): This webinar explores what advocates need to know about aging in America, the specificities of elder abuse, and the intersections of elder abuse and faith to give an introduction to and facilitate better support for victims of elder abuse.
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Coalition Chronicles 32-2: Violence in Relationships Across the Lifespan
Publisher(s):This issue of the Chronicles highlights an important aspect of advocacy—helping survivors of any age or ability to heal and enhance other relationships in their lives.
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Domestic Violence Counts 2013: 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.
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Building Trauma-Informed Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
Publisher(s):This two-part, online module series is designed to support RHY grantees and all youth-serving agencies in adopting a universal, trauma-informed approach to serving youth experiencing unsafe or unstable living situations, homeless youth, and youth who are at risk of becoming homeless.
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Dater's Bill of Rights
Publisher(s):This one-page document lists individual rights within a dating relationship.









