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.
Special Collection
Special Collection
October 2011
Sexual Violence in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, or Queer (LGBTIQ) Communities
The select resources and research in this special collection illustrates the LGBTIQ communities’ experiences with sexual violence within the US. Resources especially relevant to these individuals, as well as straight allies and professionals, address the issue of sexual violence in LGBTIQ communities, relationships, and the impact on society.
Special Collection
August 2011
Models in Prevention: CDC's DELTA Program
Nearly one decade after the CDC initiated the DELTA Program, there is a strong foundation of information and lessons learned regarding promising practices in the primary prevention of intimate partner violence. This collection highlights the successes of this program and its grantees, providing materials to support replication of these efforts across the United States and globally.
Special Collection
July 2010
Housing and Sexual Violence
This collection includes resources to assist communities in developing more effective strategies to address the multi-layered and complex relationship between sexual violence and housing.
Special Collection
November 2009
Resources Addressing the Perpetration of Sexual Violence
This collection provides resources that address the topics of sex offender risk, assessment, management, treatment, and supervision.
Special Collection
November 2009
Conflict Resolution Tools for Domestic Violence Shelter Staff
This collection includes selected materials and resources intended to equip advocates with a contextual framework and practical skills to better resolve conflicts that often arise within a shelter environment.
Special Collection
May 2009
Poverty and Domestic Violence
This collection emphasizes key documents on children and poverty, how poverty is measured, the intersection of domestic violence and poverty, and media messaging.
Special Collection
January 2006
Welfare and Domestic Violence
This collection includes materials related to welfare, now known as the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), with a particular focus on the Family Violence Option and related provisions and their implementation at the federal and state level.
Materials
Materials
- General Material
September 2026
Misunderstood Signals: Why Trauma in Non-Speaking Individuals Goes Unnoticed
Publisher(s):In this episode of the Locked Up Living podcast, hosts Dr. Naomi Murphy and David Jones interview Dr. Beverley Samways about her book "Unspoken Stories" and her research on non-speaking individuals with learning disabilities. Dr. Samways highlights how systemic misinterpretation of self-injury as "challenging behavior" masks underlying trauma, advocating for psychodynamic and trauma-informed support environments over traditional behavioral models.
Materials
- General Material
August 2026
Integrity Abuse: Why You Keep Harming Her and How to Stop
Publisher(s):The episode outlines a framework for breaking chronic relational cycles following betrayal by targeting the internal beliefs of the individual who caused the harm. Integrating Dr. Omar Minwalla’s Deceptive Sexuality and Trauma model with Albert Ellis's psychological principles and Christian theology, the host reinterprets the dynamic of post-discovery conflict and provides an actionable path toward accountability.
Materials
- General Material
August 2026
Disaster-Ready Cybersecurity Guidelines: Building resilient support systems for domestic violence survivors
Publisher(s):This is a collaboratively developed resource designed to help domestic violence service providers protect survivor safety and maintain resilient communication systems during natural disasters. The guide addresses the heightened cybersecurity threats, physical displacement, and infrastructure disruptions that survivors and victim service organizations face in crisis situations.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
August 2026
WEBINAR: Back to Basics: Seeing and Supporting Male Survivors
Publisher(s):This 90-minute webinar discusses the barriers male survivors of intimate partner violence encounter when seeking support, and the assumptions - spoken and unspoken - that keep advocates and agencies from recognizing them.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
July 2026
Actions Over Intentions: How can our agencies support male survivors?
Publisher(s): This Technical Assistance Question (TAQ) by Toby Fraser explores how domestic violence agencies can truly live into their values when it comes to serving male survivors.