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.
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February 2012
Addressing Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities: Critical Issues for Culturally Competent Services
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This applied research paper provides an overview of the methodological issues in research used to generate knowledge of the nature and dynamics of domestic violence in immigrant communities, the research findings that help us understand the broad contexts within which immigrant women experience domestic violence, and provides some considerations for culturally competent services.
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February 2012
Locating Mental Health & Substance Abuse Supports for Survivors: A Reference Sheet for Domestic Violence Advocates
Publisher(s):This document contains resources that you can use to locate additional supports for survivors who are experiencing mental health or substance abuse conditions.
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- General Material
February 2012
Findings from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: Implications for Prevention
Publisher(s):This web conference shares results of the 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) findings and explores the implications for prevention efforts.
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
February 2012
WEBINAR: Meeting Survivor's Needs through Non-Residential Domestic Violence Services & Supports: Results of a Multi-State Study
Publisher(s):This webinar, presented by Eleanor Lyon, reviews the methodology, findings, and implications of the second Meeting Survivors' Needs national study conducted in 2010 with a focus on non-residential domestic violence services and supports. This unique study includes rich survey data collected from nearly 1,500 survivors who received services and supports from 90 domestic violence programs, as well as from participants in 10 focus groups. Dr. Lyon describes what survivors shared and how results of this study can inform practice and policy in your community.
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January 2012
Conflict-related sexual violence: Report of the Secretary-General
Publisher(s):This report offers information on progress made in the implementation of monitoring, analysis, and reporting arrangements and the placement of women’s protection advisers. It also includes information about parties to conflict credibility suspected of committing or being responsible for sexual violence and United Nations' progress in addressing conflict-related sexual violence.
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January 2012
Youth Services Policy Development Tool
Publisher(s):This tool outlines the key elements in building comprehensive, coherent, and youth survivor-centered organizational policies, including which policies a project team should have, why those policies are important, and how to develop those policies effectively. Within each section of the tool are examples of policy language selected from current Youth Services grantees who have developed and implemented successful programs or sample language.
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- Training Tools
- General Material
January 2012
Rape on the Reservation Media Report
Publisher(s):One in three Native American women will be raped in her lifetime. Correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, where sexual assault and violence against women has escalated to murder.
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January 2012
Prevention Assessment Year 2 Report: Innovations in Prevention
Publisher(s):The second phase of NSVRC's Prevention Assessment project focused on interviews with innovative prevention programs and a diffusion survey to document how innovations have spread throughout the sexual violence prevention field. The emphasis of this assessment was on how programs are thinking about primary prevention and the processes that allowed innovation to develop.
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January 2012
Making Empathy Books
Publisher(s):Empathy books are great tools for helping children process big feelings and situations. In this video you will learn what they are and how to make them.
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January 2012
Improving the Lives of Transgender Older Adults: Recommendations for Policy and Practice
Publisher(s): This publication addresses the concerns of transgender older adults on issues such as financial security, health and overall well-being. It includes a detailed literature review, profiles of personal experiences and more than 60 concrete recommendations for policymakers and practitioners.
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- Training Tools
January 2012
Assisting Trafficking Victims: A Guide for Victim Advocates
Publisher(s):This information packet describes practices used in cases of human trafficking, how they relate to sexual violence, and how to assist and advocate for victims of human trafficking.
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January 2012
Financial Literacy for Newcomers: Weaving Immigrant Needs into Financial Education
Publisher(s):It includes online resources, a snapshot of participating programs across the country, and sample interview questions when working on financial literacy with immigrant populations.









