Policy & Systems Advocacy Content Topic Results

This fact sheet summarizes the layered needs and experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and more (LGBTQ+) Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) survivors and communities in the U.S., based on the current literature available.

This guide discusses the effects that anti-transgender laws have on transgender and nonbinary survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking and how coalitions can build their own capacity to navigate these laws, while they support member organizations in navigating them.

The goal of the campaign is to influence state policymakers to adopt trauma-informed approaches by increasing investments in prevention of trauma and adopting trauma-informed and evidence-based practices across state agencies that impact children and families.

This brief draws on interviews with national experts on trauma-informed care to create a framework for organizational and clinical changes that can be practically implemented across the health care sector to address trauma.

This issue brief discusses the importance of cultivating a child welfare system that recognizes and responds appropriately to trauma.

This poster informs the perpetrators of domestic violence about the negative effects of domestic violence on children and encourages the perpetrators to stop abuse.

This validated tool, which can be self-administered or administered by external evaluators, can be used to track and measure the progress of a hospital in improving its response to domestic violence.

This document provides guidance to advocates planning and hosting awareness or educational events on how to respond to disclosures of abuse by teens.

The article suggests that programs evaluate their effectiveness in addressing specific Latino community needs, recognize and address barriers to serving Latino communities, and learn about diversity within Latino communities. The article also suggests eliminating stereotypes, developing organization wide language competency, and ensuring that all staff have a duty to serve all members of the community. Available in both English and Spanish.

This position statement explains in detail this organization's position with regard to mainstreaming Deaf children in school settings.

This toolkit provides information for primary care providers to promote understanding of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and encourage providers to screen for ACEs and other traumatic events

This curriculum focuses on the crucial role of the health care provider in identifying and addressing IPV, reproductive coercion, and sexual coercion, providing training, tools, and resources to help health care providers address these complex and sometimes uncomfortable issues.