Policy & Systems Advocacy Content Topic Results
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Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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September 2016
Refugee Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence: Barriers to Access
Publisher(s):This fact sheet identifies the barriers refugee survivors of domestic and sexual violence face and approaches that can mitigate their impact.
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September 2016
Restorative Policing: Concepts, Theory, and Practice
This book provides an overview of restorative policing and policing reform concepts and theory while presenting a transformative vision of restorative policing and outlining a framework for implementing restorative policing in practice.
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September 2016
When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2014 Homicide Data
Publisher(s):The study covers homicides involving one female murder victim and one male offender, and uses data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Supplementary Homicide Report.
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September 2016
LGBTQ DV Targeted Recommendation: Ensure that all Referrals to 911 and Law Enforcement are Informed, Individual, and Based on a Reasonable Expectation of Benefit in the Specific Situation
Publisher(s): This targeted recommendation highlights the historic challenges with law enforcement that domestic violence survivors, and especially diverse LGBTQ survivors, experience. This recommendation outlines considerations for mainstream and culturally-specific organizations regarding their referrals to law enforcement given this history of harm.
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September 2016
LGBTQ DV Targeted Recommendation: Building Evidence Base for Effective LGBTQ Community Domestic Interventions, Programs, and Approaches
Publisher(s): This targeted recommendation from the National LGBTQ Institute on IPV outlines the rationale for researchers, funders, and LGBTQ-specific programs to conduct research and build evidence of the effectiveness of their work.
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September 2016
LGBTQ DV Targeted Recommendation: Improve Privacy as a Strategy to Increase LGBTQ Access to Existing DV Shelter Programs
Publisher(s): This targeted recommendation offers practical ways that domestic violence shelter programs can improve the privacy of survivors from policy changes to building remodeling to increase access to shelter for LGBTQ survivors.
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August 2016
State HIV Laws
Publisher(s): An interactive and user-friendly guide allowing survivors and advocates to find state-specific legal information about details about HIV Testing and Laboratory Reporting Laws.
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August 2016
Domestic Violence Fact Sheet: Access to HHS Funded Services for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence
Publisher(s): This fact sheet is intended to provide guidance to health and social service agencies and community-based organizations about eligibility for all the various programs and services funded by Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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August 2016
Federal Guidance on Access to Services for Immigrants
Publisher(s):U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
This letter issued by DOJ, HHS and HUD provides information for recipients of federal funds regarding the kinds of services that are considered to be necessary to protect life or safety that all individuals, regardless of immigration status, can access.
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August 2016
Sexual Assault by Law Enforcement
Publisher(s): This webinar highlights Andrea Ritchie's research which determined that 52 percent of 35 police departments surveyed in the U.S. do not have a policy addressing or preventing sexual violence by police officers, despite the issuance of a 2011 guidance on the subject by the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
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July 2016
What is HIV/AIDS?
Publisher(s):This brief overview includes HIV 101 information such as signs and symptoms and testing sites across the US.
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- Training Tools
July 2016
Supporting the Transgender People in Your Life: A Guide to Being a Good Ally
Publisher(s): This resource offers guidance on supporting a transgender individuals as well as tools to help change the world to be better for transgender communities.