Mental Health Content Topic Results
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
September 2025
TA Bundle: Embracing change and forging new paths
This Technical Assistance (TA) Bundle includes TA Questions (TAQs) and webinars designed to support anti-violence organizations that are tending to multiple and interconnected crises – present and future – with intention, wisdom, and deep care for advocates and survivors.
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- General Material
May 2025
Sharing Bad News with Survivors of Domestic Violence
Publisher(s): This tipsheet offers trauma-informed strategies for navigating difficult conversations. Grounded in the ACRTI (Accessible, Culturally Responsive, Trauma-Informed) framework, it emphasizes building trust, ensuring safety, and preparing environments and relationships long before bad news must be shared.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
May 2025
Trauma Impacts All of Us: Introducing the #TriumphOverTrauma Campaign
Publisher(s):This resource offers an overview of the Triumph Over Trauma Campaign, which aims to normalize and destigmatize experiences of trauma and adversity and explore the ways we grow from these experiences towards resilience and healing.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
May 2025
WEBINAR: #TriumphOverTrauma Launch Party
Publisher(s):NRCDV’s Youth Advisory Board is excited to introduce the Triumph Over Trauma Campaign in observance of Mental Health Awareness Month 2025.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
November 2024
ARP Series: What does my organization need to know about destigmatizing trauma?
Publisher(s): This Technical Assistance Question (TAQ) explores the stigma around trauma despite its commonality, and centers dignity and humanity as the pathway to changing this narrative for both advocates and survivors.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
August 2024
Health Equity Prevents Gender-Based Violence: Everyone deserves the opportunity to experience optimal health and well-being!
Publisher(s):This graphic illustration tells the story of how health equity is connected to preventing gender-based violence, and describes meaningful ways to advance these shared goals through collaboration. This resource utilizes NRCDV’s Storytelling Framework to make the case for advancing wellness through an anti-oppression lens.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
March 2024
How can advocates better support survivors within marginalized communities in addressing their mental health needs?
Publisher(s): In this Technical Assistance Question of the Month, Joyce Kyles shares recommendations and tangible resources to help advocates in the gender-based violence movement better support survivors within marginalized communities in addressing their mental health needs.
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- General Material
September 2023
Tips for Talking With and Helping Children and Youth Cope After a Disaster or Traumatic Event: A Guide for Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers
Publisher(s):Natural disasters such as tornados, or man-made tragedies such as bombings, can leave children feeling frightened, confused, and insecure. Whether a child has personally experienced trauma or has merely seen the event on television or heard it discussed by adults, it is important for parents and teachers to be informed and ready to help if reactions to stress begin to occur. This guide is for parents, caregivers, and teachers.
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- General Material
June 2023
Abuse in Later Life & Elder Abuse Information Sheets
Publisher(s):This series of information sheets provide data and resources to service providers and justice professionals who may work with older victims.
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- General Material
April 2023
Trauma-Informed Workplaces: Concepts, Strategies, and Tactics to Build Workplaces that Support Well-Being
Publisher(s):This toolkit provides educational concepts and practical strategies to support team members (I.E., defined in this toolkit as employees, staff, workers, interns, fellows, C-suite leadership, human resources and administrative professionals, volunteers, committee and board members, etc.) in advocating for more trauma-informed workplaces.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
October 2022
DVAM Webinar Series: #1Thing to #Care4Advocates Mind, Body, and Soul
Publisher(s): This free 3-part webinar series will feature tools and strategies for supporting advocates’ health and wellness, including ways to prioritize self-care and avoid burnout. Presenters explore how creating the conditions where advocates can thrive aligns with our values.
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- General Material
September 2022
A Guide to Managing Stress for Disaster Responders and First Responders
Publisher(s):This guide offers information and tips to disaster responders and first responders to help them manage stress during crisis response. It describes how stress affects the body and suggests ways for individuals and organizations to promote and engage in stress management.









