Policy & Systems Advocacy 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.
Special Collection
Special Collection
November 2009
Resources Addressing the Perpetration of Sexual Violence
This collection provides resources that address the topics of sex offender risk, assessment, management, treatment, and supervision.
Special Collection
May 2009
Poverty and Domestic Violence
This collection emphasizes key documents on children and poverty, how poverty is measured, the intersection of domestic violence and poverty, and media messaging.
Special Collection
January 2006
Welfare and Domestic Violence
This collection includes materials related to welfare, now known as the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), with a particular focus on the Family Violence Option and related provisions and their implementation at the federal and state level.
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Materials
- General Material
April 2022
Economic Justice as a Framework for Violence Prevention
Publisher(s): This white paper from the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence explores how all local and statewide organizations, corporations, workplaces, and sectors can consider ways to adopt and advance policies that promote economic equity and revamp policies that may hinder success, stability, and safety for employees and communities.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
March 2022
WEBINAR: Redefining We: Building Beloved Communities
Publisher(s):How do we support women and girls, and assist advocates in creating brave spaces and thriving communities while we dismantle biased systems?
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- General Material
February 2022
Seeking Safety, Equity and Justice: 2021 Ohio Statewide Survey Results: Domestic Violence Survivors’ Experience with Law Enforcement, Courts, Child Welfare, and Social Service Systems
Publisher(s):Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN), Ohio State Bar Foundation, Office of Criminal Justice Services
The seeds for this survey were planted in the months following the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Like the advocates at our member programs, ODVN wanted to better understand how survivors—women of color, specifically, along with other marginalized groups—experience law enforcement and other parts of the response system. We surveyed 505 survivors across the state to get some answers.
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- General Material
January 2022
EITC Income Limits, Maximum Credit Amounts and Tax Law Updates
Publisher(s):Available in multiple languages, this page has the 2021 tax year income limits, maximum EITC amount and the EITC-related tax law changes. Information for tax years 2016 through 2022 is also available.
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- General Material
January 2022
EITC & CTC Outreach Toolkits
Publisher(s):Three important tax credit expansions provide a historic opportunity to reduce poverty. These toolkits support efforts to help people who are newly eligible claim these payments by filing their 2021 tax return.
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- General Material
January 2022
Advance Child Tax Credit Payments in 2021
Publisher(s):The IRS has created a special Advance Child Tax Credit 2021 page designed to provide the most up-to-date information about the credit and the advance payments. You can find information about tools related to the Child Tax Credit on this webpage.
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- General Material
January 2022
Topic No. 602 Child and Dependent Care Credit
Publisher(s):This page provides basic information about dollar limits, qualifying individuals, and reporting for the Child and Dependent Care Credit.
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- General Material
January 2022
Sex Trafficking of Black Women and Girls
Publisher(s):This fact sheet outlines why we need to shift the narratives around sex trafficking to center Black survivors.
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- General Material
December 2021
Disability and Earned Income Tax Credit
Publisher(s):This webpage provides information about what disability benefits apply as earned income for EITC, claiming a qualifying child with a disability, and more.