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LGBT-Inclusive Curriculum
Publisher(s): GLSEN's LGBT-Inclusive Curriculum provides lesson plans to integrate LGBT history, themes, and people into the classroom. Lesson plans range from grades K-12 and include themes such as LGBT History Month, Ready Set Respect!, ThinkB4YouSpeak, and more.
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Interactive Public Benefits Maps
Publisher(s): NIWAP's Interactive Public Benefits Maps break down the types of public benefits available to immigrant survivors and immigrant children, based the victim’s or the child’s immigration status, the type of immigration case the victim may have filed, and the state in which the immigrant resides.
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Why include people of all genders in shelters?
Publisher(s): Providing gender-integrated services is a key way to provide safety and healing for all survivors. This tip sheet from FORGE includes eight reasons to provide gender-inclusive shelter services.
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Working with a Deaf Survivor: A Resource Guide
This manual provides guidance for domestic violence advocates in working with survivors who are Deaf or hard of hearing. It offers tips for effective communication and collaboration with disability rights advocates and organizations.
For additional resources, see the Vermont NetworkÍs page on Hearing Accommodations.
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Innocent Spouse Relief
Publisher(s):In some instances, married people can get relief from joint tax liability. This site describes three types of relief, including the Innocent Spousal Relief which provides relief if your spouse or former spouse failed to report income, reported income improperly or claimed improper deductions or credits.
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Transforming the System: Criminal Justice Policy Solutions
Publisher(s): This document highlights and explains pragmatic policy solutions for comprehensive criminal justice reform from an inclusive and intersectional perspective that accounts for the unique ways that social identities such as race, gender, gender identity, sexual expression, and health status affect criminal justice administration.
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Stop Abuse for Every (SAFE) Teen Act (S. 1447/H.R. 2689): Teen Dating Violence is an Education Issue
Publisher(s):This 2-page document summarizes information about the “Stop Abuse for Every Teen Act” or SAFE Teen Act designed to help schools play an important role in preventing teen dating violence.
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National Needs Assessment: Facilitators and Barriers to Screening and Management of Elder Abuse by Tribal Health
Publisher(s): This research brief identifies facilitators and barriers for screening and management of elder abuse by tribal health care providers working in the outpatient setting.
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The "Problem" Woman of Colour in the Workplace
Publisher(s): This graphic walks through common experiences faced by women of color in the workplace and organizational responses, such as denial of racism, retaliation, and targeting and attacking "problem" women of color.
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The Student's Guide to Health: How Kids and Teens Can Keep Their Bodies Healthy
Publisher(s):This page contains facts about the human body and a number of resources that help youth learn more about health. Includes information about: functions of the body, practicing good hygiene, making healthy food choices, getting fit and healthy, alcohol and drugs, staying safe, and good mental health.
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Interviewing and Safety Planning for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This document suggests culturally competent approaches that advocates and attorneys could use to communicate with immigrant survivors and help them plan their safety.
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Trauma Responsive Coaching
Publisher(s):This document prepares coaches to recognize and respond to trauma in youth or adolescents.