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This webinar, held on Monday, April 21, 2014, provided information for both victim advocates working in shelter settings as well as birth doulas, regarding the identification and impact of domestic violence and abuse in pregnant women. Likewise, the benefits of a partnership between these two groups was discussed as a way to further improve pregnancy and birth outcomes for pregnant survivors.

Pregnant women's experiences and needs for emotional support, physical well-being, access to healthcare and other community-based services are significantly different from women who are not pregnant. For pregnant women also dealing with past or current domestic violence and currently residing in a domestic violence shelter or safe house, the multitude of experiences and needs may be even greater.

"Dating Abuse: Tools for Talking to Teens" explains the dynamics of teen dating abuse and provides usable strategies for all adults to have realistic and successful conversations with young people. The program and materials are offered free of charge.

This article discusses what many parents and caregivers are concerned about today when it comes to their children: how to reduce the risk of sexual violence and increase the likelihood that their children will disclose to them.

This chart depicts states where domestic violence is given extra weight under the best interest of the child (BIC) factors and states where there is a domestic violence exception to considering certain best interest of the child (BIC) factors.

This Applied Research paper provides a historical and research overview of Parental Alienation Syndrome and Parental Alienation, identifies strategic issues for advocates working with victims, and offers guidelines to improve courts’ treatment of these issues.

All activities within this manual have been designed by youth advocates specifically to create opportunities for kids and caregivers to safely spend time together expressing ideas and feelings, listening fully to one another, telling stories from their own experiences, and sharing their dreams for the future. 

This brief paper describes 10 simple steps that parents of sons can take to help combat the culture of violence for future generations.

This handout offers answers to challenging questions that youth often ask when learning about dating violence.

This study explored the reality of Latin@ youths lives utilizing the format of a letter to their mothers. The findings highlight the complex realities of Latin@ youth lives in the context of domestic violence.

This is workshop targeting parents and youth in middle school where youth and parents learn about dating abuse and strategies for improving parent/caregiver-youth communication.

This Applied Research paper provides research findings concerning violence against pregnant and postpartum women, discusses some of the strengths and limitations of these studies, and concludes with comments concerning the implications of this work for practice and research.