Mental Health 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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January 2016
Headspace
Publisher(s): This mobile app provide meditation and stress relief techniques.
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January 2016
Daily Yoga
Publisher(s): This mobile app provides over 500 different yoga poses, music, and links to social media community.
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- General Material
January 2016
Harnessing the Learning Community Model to Integrate Trauma-Informed Care Principles in Service Organizations
Publisher(s): This report presents findings from the Learning Community Model for Implementation to develop a promising methodology to help service organizations adopt and sustain the practices and principles of trauma-informed care.
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- NRCDV Publications
November 2015
How can I support survivors in building resilience?
Publisher(s): Resilience is an innate human capacity that can be learned and developed in anyone. NRCDV's November 2015 TA Question of the month explores this concept and offers strategies for building resilience.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
July 2015
Women’s Experiences of Abuse as a Risk Factor for Incarceration: A Research Update
Publisher(s):National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV), VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women
This Applied Research paper provides an update to Mary Gilfus’ (2002) publication on the pathways from victimization to incarceration among women and girls, based on the relevant research published in the past 12 years. This research provides additional findings about the extent of victimization experienced by women and girls under correctional control, and a deeper understanding of the ways in which experience of victimization can lead to incarceration.
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- General Material
May 2015
Let's Talk About It! A Transgender Survivor's Guide to Accessing Therapy
Publisher(s): This 107-page guide addresses many of the specific questions trans survivors ask: how to decide if therapy is right for you and, if it is, how to choose the best type of therapy for you, and how to find referrals and choose a therapist.
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- General Material
January 2015
Mindshift
Publisher(s): The mobile app was designed for teens and young adults to help cope with anxiety. It provides tools to track and manage anxiety symptoms.
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- General Material
January 2015
Virtues, Narrative & Resilience: Key Findings on the Life Paths Project on the Laws of Life Essay and Pathways to Resilience
This resource guide provides information on the Life Paths Research Project which includes the Reslience Portfolio model, measures to capture strengths.
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- General Material
January 2015
WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence against women: Initial results on prevalence, health outcomes and women's responses
Publisher(s):Report findings document the prevalence of intimate partner violence and its association with women's physical, mental, sexual and reproductive health. Data is included on non-partner violence, sexual abuse during childhood and forced first sexual experience. Information is also provided on women's responses. Available in English, French, and Spanish.
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- General Material
January 2015
Rape Myth Acceptance: Implications for Counselor Education Programs
Publisher(s):This article describes a study of five master’s level counseling students to determine their level of acceptance of rape myths, which are destructive beliefs that rape victims are lying about their abuse or bear some responsibility for their victimization.
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January 2015
Smiling Mind
Publisher(s):This mobile app provides meditation tools for people 7 years or older.
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- General Material
December 2014
How Gender Stereotypes and Stigma Associated with Mental Health & Substance Use Impact Survivors of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
Publisher(s):This brief report discusses two stereotypes that negatively impact survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in legal proceedings: the stereotype that women who have mental health conditions or substance abuse issues are not credible when disclosing abuse and the conception that women with these conditions cannot also be good parents.