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This webpage explains what the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is, who is eligible, and how to access it. 

Whether we are assessing risks, advocating for an individual, making policies, or evaluating programs, thinking critically and broadly about women’s safety undoubtedly enhances the effectiveness of our work on behalf of battered women.

This manual provides guidance for domestic violence advocates in working with survivors who are Deaf or hard of hearing. It offers tips for effective communication and collaboration with disability rights advocates and organizations. For additional resources, see the Vermont NetworkÍs page on Hearing Accommodations.

The Safety Center outlines Facebook's community guidelines and offers resources for promoting safe online communities that are free from abuse. It includes information for parents, a bullying prevention hub, and resources for online well-being.

This brief summary provides an overview of a memorandum sent to the DoD sexual assault policy. It includes information on duties and responsibilities, defining sex-related offenses, and various applicable policies.

The Special Rapporteur has four mandates, which includes seeking information on violence against women, and recommending measures, ways, and means to eliminate VAW.

This document underscores the role of educational reforms in preventing violence against women and presents promising practices in educational reforms and VAW prevention.

This brochure includes key terms and definitions, highlights the prevalence of violence against Native LGBTQ/Two-Spirit individuals, and offers tips for supporting Native LGBTQ/Two-Spirit survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

Deciding which materials (e.g., marketing campaigns, curricula, etc.) or strategies are primary prevention-based is often a difficult and involved process. There are few, if any, clear cut answers. This document is meant to help guide your process of determining if a strategy is likely to be primary prevention-based or not. It is not meant to help figure out which strategies are sanctioned by funding sources or which are the best ones for your community but rather give you a process by which to explore the key factors in strategy selection.

Safety plans look different for different types of abuse and different people. This interactive feature can help teens and young adults customize their very own safety plan to fit their specific situations.

The sheet provides talking points supported by relevant statistics on the following: the link between domestic violence and homelessness; the importance of housing for survivors of domestic violence; the need to address housing-related discrimination affecting survivors; and the efficacy of transitional and permanent housing.

This resource describes research done on domestic violence organizations who provide services to women with disabilities and gives basic information.