Policy & Systems Advocacy Content Topic Results

This manual is a comprehensive tool that provides information relating to public benefits. It is composed of chapters and training tools providing an overview of immigrant crime victims’ legal rights to services and public benefits.

This document discusses the importance of using an intersectional prism to 1) analyze social problems more fully; 2) shape more effective interventions; and 3) promote more inclusive coalitional advocacy.

This page provides information about action steps that health professional students and faculty can take to support organizing efforts and improve health care responses to women, men, and children who have been impacted by domestic violence.

The piece operates as both a counterpoint to HUD's June 2005 Q&A as well as a stand-alone explanation of the various aspects of HMIS that an advocate needs to understand to affect safety for survivors of domestic violence. A companion example shows how even minimal, seemingly innocuous, client information can serve to create safety risks for a service-recipient. Advocates may find this information useful for both understanding and describing how "scrambled" data on survivors does not solve the HMIS safety/confidentiality problem.

During this webinar, Amanda Watson, Program Director at Praxis International, explores ways in which programs can better understand the cultural implications of working with AI/AN survivors with disabilities and provide guidance on strategies for best serving them.

The legal system is an important tool in your safety planning, whether you’re straight or LGBTQ. This short handout provides safety tips for LGBTQ youth for seeking legal assistance and protection.

This document, in Q&A format, explains the basics of IDAs and is written for consumers. Eligibility, selecting a program, and general differences between programs are covered.

This resource, ARC Reflections, was devel­oped by the Casey Foun­da­tion which is a nine-ses­sion pro­gram that child wel­fare agen­cies can use to train fos­ter par­ents to bet­ter care for chil­dren who have had trau­mat­ic experiences

Safe spaces is a free, online training designed to help individuals working with children and youth recognize and respond to signs of trauma and stress.

This resource offers challenges and sample solutions that can help agencies consider how to improve engagement at their agencies by focusing on access to trauma-responsive and healing-centered care.

Provides statistics on the prevalence of sexual violence and intimate partner violence among people with disabilities and highlights prevention strategies and support resources.

This video provides information of how the T Visa can assist victims of human trafficking and connect them with the different services/benefits available to them.