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Most girls interviewed for the report worked 14 to 18 hours a day, seven days a week, with no day off. Almost all are grossly underpaid, and some get no salary at all. In the worst cases, girls reported being physically, psychologically, and sexually abused.

This webpage provides information on innovative strategies for linking asset building to public benefits and work supports. The San Antonio Coalition for Family Economic Progress is highlighted as a collaborative partnership that has successfully brought together multiple benefits and asset building work.

This document provides basic information about service animals and the people who use them, the laws that apply to domestic violence shelters and service animals, and policies and procedures for domestic violence shelters regarding service animals.

This memo offers a suggested strategy for developing a comprehensive, prevention-oriented approach to health equity, starting with the highest levels of the federal government and continuing to states and communities.

This podcast features an interview with Marsali Hancock, president of the Internet Keep Safe Coalition, working in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency under DOJ's Project Safe Childhood initiative.

This framework is a technical assistant tool designed to support UN member states to effectively implement the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, which is a protocol that obligates its ratifying states to prevent and combat trafficking in persons.

This publication is written for men and women who have survived sexual assault in prisons, jails, or other forms of detention. It offers general information about sexual abuse as well as information about the healing process.

The aim of this manual is to support government agencies, NGOs and inter-institutional networks in the development of processes for integrating HIV and VAW interventions in the specific areas of prevention, VCT, PMTCT, care, support and treatment. Also available in Spanish.

This trainer’s guide is designed to demonstrate effective techniques for first responders called to help crime victims who have disabilities that affect the victim’s intellectual and communication abilities.

This handout covers 3 basic steps organizations can take if they work with survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking: (1) have safety alerts and an escape button on every page of your website; (2) post some general safety tips that alert survivors to risks without educating stalkers about new ways to abuse; and, (3) use web forms that promote informed consent.

This guide aims to assist legal professionals working with victims of human trafficking in recognizing trafficking victims among existing domestic violence caseloads; in identifying key civil legal remedies and other issues that require exploring in order to effectively assist human trafficking victims, and; in identifying and using other resources to pursue specific legal remedies and secure social services and other benefits for clients.

This issue of Connections from the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs explores key legal considerations when working with teen survivors of sexual assault. Topics include privacy and safety concerns, teen survivors' rights around healthcare and education, and more.