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August 2022

Needs Assessment Report: Promising Practices and Interventions to Address the Housing Needs of Domestic Violence Survivors

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The intersection between domestic violence, housing instability, and homelessness continues to be a pressing issue for the field. To this end, the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence conducted a two-part needs assessment project to assess survivors' current and emerging housing needs, particularly in Black and Brown communities, and to document innovative community-based solutions.
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  • NRCDV Publications
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October 2020

WEBINAR: Re-centering: Indiana's Movement to Ground Domestic Violence Programs in Survivor-Defined Success

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In this webinar from the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, presenters from the Indiana Coalition will discuss the processes for working together, data collection strategies, key findings, limitations, and next steps.
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October 2020

Using Restorative Approaches to Address Intimate Partner Violence: A New York City Blueprint

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Survivors of intimate partner violence and their advocates have long searched for alternatives to the legal justice system. This report from the Center for Court Innovation outlines pathways for developing restorative and community-based approaches to intimate partner violence.
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  • NRCDV Publications
June 2020

How can advocates better understand Transformative Justice and its connection to gender-based violence intervention and prevention work?

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In NRCDV's June 2020 TA Question of the Month, guest writer Laura Chow Reeve from the Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance discusses connections between domestic violence work and transformative justice.
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October 2019

A National Portrait of Restorative Approaches to Intimate Partner Violence: Pathways to Safety, Accountability, Healing, and Well-Being

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This report provides an overview of findings from case studies of programs addressing intimate partner violence and sexual assault through restorative and transformative approaches. These programs generally prioritized promoting safety and empowerment, ending violence, changing social norms. The report concludes with information on guiding principles and practice recommendations for the field.
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  • NRCDV Publications
July 2019

How can creating partnerships with moving companies help domestic violence advocates address survivors’ relocation needs?

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Creative and strategic community collaborations can create opportunities for supplementing traditional relocation funding and/or providing assistance when survivors do not qualify for these funding options. As one such strategy, NRCDV's July 2019 TA Question of the Month highlights examples of partnerships to provide free moving services to survivors.
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  • NRCDV Publications
July 2019

TA Bundle: Creative Programming to Support the Healing Needs of Survivors

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This Technical Assistance (TA) Bundle includes TA Questions (TAQs) featuring creative programming ideas that advocates can adapt or replicate in their agencies to support survivor empowerment and healing. These TAQS are intended to inspire advocates to think outside the box and to build bridges and forge new alliances with non-traditional partners.
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  • NRCDV Publications
March 2019

How can DV programs use the arts to promote healing and inspire action for social change?

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Taking time to create and play with the arts can be incredibly empowering and can promote healing for survivors. NRCDV's March 2019 TA Question of the Month offers strategies for incorporating the arts in domestic violence programs as a tool for healing and social change.
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  • NRCDV Publications
July 2018

How can therapeutic horticulture help meet the complex needs of domestic violence survivors and their children?

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Therapeutic horticulture can be implemented in a broad range of settings, including domestic violence shelters, often as an adjunct to core services and programming. NRCDV's July 2018 TA Question of the Month highlights the benefits of establishing voluntary garden and farm programs for shelter/safe house staff, residents, and domestic violence agencies.
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June 2017

A to Z Advocacy Model: Asians and Pacific Islanders Build an Inventory of Evidence-Informed Practices

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The A-Z Advocacy Model captures a do-everything-it-takes approach by undertaking an inventory of practices and analyzing their underlying principles in API-serving programs. 
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  • NRCDV Publications
  • Training Tools
July 2015

WEBINAR: Expanding Safety and Support Services For Survivors of Domestic Violence and Their Pets

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This webinar reviewed 1) ways to provide safe shelter to survivors and their pets, 2) details regarding National SAF-T day, 3) new legislation that protects victims and pets from further abuse, and 4) an overview of the Safe Havens Mapping Project.
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  • NRCDV Publications
  • Training Tools
June 2015

WEBINAR: Trauma-Informed Birth Support for Survivors of Abuse

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This webinar provides information on the impact of trauma in pregnancy and childbirth and outlines how a partnership between advocates and birth workers in the community may be of benefit to pregnant survivors of domestic or sexual violence. Together, victim advocacy and doula skills can set in motion a new beginning for healthier relationships between survivors of abuse and their newborns.