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January 2026
Policy Basics: The Child Tax Credit
Publisher(s):This page for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities provides basic details about the CTC, including refundability and the value of the credit.
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November 2025
The Safety Net Survivor’s Guide to AI: Understanding Artificial Intelligence, Protecting Your Autonomy, and Making Empowered Choices
Publisher(s): Technology is evolving quickly, and artificial intelligence (AI) tools are becoming part of more and more everyday experiences. This guide was created to support survivors of domestic violence in making informed, confident choices about AI use.
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November 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Victim Services: A Comprehensive Guide for Advocates
Publisher(s): Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are becoming embedded in nearly every profession, and victim services are no exception. This guide is designed to share practical guidance and help victim service providers (VSPs) and other advocates make informed, mission-aligned decisions about whether and how to use AI tools in the context of victim services.
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September 2025
Embrace Refugee Birth
Publisher(s):A community-based maternal health program that provides culturally responsive pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum support for refugee mothers.
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September 2025
What Turns You On: Fun Sex
Publisher(s):This webinar explores the importance of self-reflection, communication, and intentional exploration in developing a satisfying and enjoyable sex life by helping individuals better understand their desires, boundaries, and sources of arousal.
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September 2025
Criminal Victimization, 2024
Publisher(s):An annual federal report providing national statistics on violent and property crime victimization, including trends, victim characteristics, reporting rates, and downloadable data and infographics.
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September 2025
Building a Community Coordinated Response to the Criminalization of Survivors: A Toolkit
Publisher(s): This toolkit from the Battered Women's Justice Project provides ideas, strategies, and techniques for addressing the need and challenges related to making survivors charged with crimes visible and central in a community’s response to domestic and sexual violence, with a particular emphasis on victims of battering charged with crimes.
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August 2025
Clinical Considerations: Best Practices for Health Centers and Providers’ Response to IPV/HT
Publisher(s):This webinar explains how health centers can operationalize care for patients experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV), human trafficking, and exploitation through trauma-informed, universal education, confidentiality, supportive resources, and partnerships with community advocacy organizations.
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August 2025
Facilitating Enforcement of Protection Orders Registration of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Protection Orders – Implications for Advocates
Publisher(s): This guide provides information on state and federal laws, policies, and practices for registration of a protection order in another jurisdiction.
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August 2025
Tipsheet: Working with Survivors on Probation and Parole
Publisher(s): Community-based advocates can play a critical role in helping survivors successfully complete supervision, particularly when working in partnership with a survivor’s probation or parole officer. This tipsheet highlights various practical strategies advocates can use when working with survivors on probation and parole.
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July 2025
Working With Survivors in Jail: A Manual for Community-Based Advocates
Publisher(s): This manual provides information and strategies to help community-based advocates provide effective and holistic support to incarcerated victims of battering.
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June 2025
Parkinson’s & Sexuality: Emotional Health, Intimacy, and Relationships
Publisher(s):This webinar explores the intersection of Parkinson’s Disease and sexuality, focusing on intimacy, identity, emotional well-being, and relationship challenges for individuals living with Parkinson’s and their caregivers.