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The Sexual Abuse to Prison Pipeline: The Girls’ Story
Publisher(s):Human Rights Project for Girls, Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality, Ms. Foundation for Women
This report explores the sexual abuse to prison pipeline in which girls are arrested and incarcerated after they are sexually abused by mapping out key points in the pipeline.
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DNA & Crime Victims: Post-Conviction Testing and Exonerations
Publisher(s):This guide is aimed at staff of prosecutors’ victim-witness programs or community-based advocacy programs who need to support victims when their cases have been reopened for post-conviction DNA testing or when the person originally convicted of the crime is later exonerated.
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HIV Brochure: Living Healthier, Living Safer
Publisher(s): This brochure provides tips to women living with HIV and domestic violence for staying healthy and safe. It also outlines major signs of DV and provides guidance on how often to get tested for HIV. Available in English and Spanish.
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What Criminal Justice Professionals Should Know About Campus Disciplinary Processes
Publisher(s): This webinar compares the way in which gender-based violence is addressed on campus with the criminal process, and explains how these processes can proceed concurrently. It also discusses the effects of compressed campus investigations and explains why college reporting procedures proceed as they do.
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Do Welfare and IDA Program Policies Affect Asset Holdings?
Publisher(s):Minimal research has examined the affect of public assistance rules on saving and asset accumulation among low-income families.
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Walking in Two Worlds: Supporting the Two Spirit and Native LGBTQ Community
Publisher(s): This brochure includes key terms and definitions, highlights the prevalence of violence against Native LGBTQ/Two-Spirit individuals, and offers tips for supporting Native LGBTQ/Two-Spirit survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
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Publication 503: Child and Dependent Care Expenses
Publisher(s):This booklet provides an overview of the CDCTC, explains which expenses qualify, and includes charts for determining eligibility and worksheets for correctly claiming the CDCTC on tax returns.
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What is an invisible disability?
Publisher(s): This brief article describes what the term "invisible disability" means and why it is important to understand invisible disabilities.
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App Safety Center
Publisher(s): NNEDV's App Safety Center provides tips, information, and resources for the safe development and use of smartphone apps addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, harassment, and stalking. The App Safety Center provides resources for survivors and advocates, as well as information about apps to increase public awareness of domestic violence.
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The Sexual Abuse to Maternal Mortality Pipeline
Publisher(s): This report offers a comprehensive examination of the “sexual abuse to maternal mortality pipeline” and its markers. Authors offer extensive recommendations for effecting change at the policy, medical, and cultural levels.
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Digital Citizenship Toolkits
Publisher(s): Educating students about digital citizenship helps to create a positive school culture that supports safe and responsible technology use. These educator toolkits from Common Sense Education explore topics such as cyberbullying, media literacy, and gender socialization.
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Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers and Homelessness
Publisher(s):This fact sheet describes the Housing Choice Voucher Program, why and how it is effective and the different situations of individuals who access this program. Statistics are given which support the effectiveness of the voucher program.









