Intervention & Prevention Content Topic Results
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January 2012
Safe Homes, Safe Babies: Creating Futures Without Violence
Publisher(s):This safety card for women can be distributed by perinatal health care providers to patients. The card outlines questions women may ask themselves about their relationships, birth control use and parenting, while offering supportive messages and referrals to national support services for help. Available in English and Spanish.
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January 2012
Creating Accessible, Culturally Relevant, Domestic Violence and Trauma Informed Agencies: A Self Reflection Tool
Publisher(s):Accessing Safety and Recovery Initiative (ASRI), National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health (NCDVTMH)
This tool uses questions and discussion prompts to guide agencies through a self-reflective process, beginning with imagining how accessible, culturally relevant, and trauma-informed (ACDVTI) work might be carried out in their organization, and then thinking through the first steps and additional resources that will be needed for creating change.
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January 2012
Self-Care and Trauma Work
Publisher(s):This document provides a brief overview of vicarious trauma and how to take care of yourself when working to address sexual violence.
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December 2011
Model School and District Policies and Procedures
The site provides a number of links to additional information about school district polices and procedures as well as policy recommendations and model statutory code language for promoting LGBTQ inclusion and preventing and responding to bullying.
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December 2011
Moving beyond Penn State: Bystander training as leadership training
Publisher(s):Jackson Katz shares lessons from the Penn State University sexual abuse case in this three-part series on bystander intervention as a continuation of their support of and focus on this approach to sexual violence prevention. This article discusses building male leadership.
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December 2011
Penn State and the bystander approach: Laying bare the dynamics of male peer culture
Publisher(s):Jackson Katz shares lessons from the Penn State University sexual abuse case in this three-part series on bystander intervention as a continuation of their support of and focus on this approach to sexual violence prevention.
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December 2011
Lifting the Veil of Secrecy: Stopping Sexual Abuse in Sports and Every Institution
Publisher(s):Cohen discusses that prevention is most effective and meaningful when it addresses the key norms within institutions that allow violent actions and behaviors to take place.
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December 2011
Increasing Emotional Safety in Domestic Violence Shelters
Publisher(s):This Conversation Guide is designed to help you increase emotional safety and improve responsiveness to trauma in your shelter or program.
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December 2011
Representing Domestic Violence Survivors Who are Experiencing Trauma and Other Mental Health Challenges: A Handbook for Attorneys
Publisher(s): This handbook was created to provide guidance to attorneys so that they can help survivors achieve their civil legal objectives when trauma or other mental health challenges are a potential factor in a case.
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December 2011
Penn State: The mother of all teachable moments for the bystander approach
Publisher(s):NSVRC shares lessons from the Penn State University sexual abuse case in this three-part series on bystander intervention as a continuation of their support of and focus on this approach to sexual violence prevention. This article highlights the MVP program.
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December 2011
Making a Connection When Trauma Affects Interaction and Communication
Publisher(s):This Conversation Guide is designed to help you increase your staff's ability to support survivors when trauma affects interaction and communication.
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December 2011
A Practical Guide for Creating Trauma-Informed Disability, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Organizations
Publisher(s):Disability Rights Wisconsin, Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WCASA), End Abuse Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence
This guidebook focuses on the impact of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other forms of trauma on people with disabilities. It describes four conditions for a trauma-informed organization and provides tips on trauma-informed practices, creating organizational change, and providing universal safeguards.









