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February 2014
What resources are available to support survivors of domestic violence in taking steps towards economic security?
Publisher(s): Many survivors of domestic violence have experienced economic abuse — a powerful tactic used by batterers to gain power and control in a relationship — which can have devastating short- and long-term effects. NRCDV's February 2014 TA Question of the Month offers resources for supporting survivors who have experienced economic abuse.
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February 2014
Webinar: Reproductive Coercion and Intimate Partner Violence
Publisher(s):Various domestic violence programs across the country have been integrating assessment for reproductive coercion and helping survivors get emergency contraception during intake or within a 24-hour time period after arrival to shelter.
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January 2014
Domestic and Sexual Violence and the Workplace
Publisher(s): This fact sheet includes information on the impact of domestic and sexual violence on the workplace, why workplace protections are necessary, how the law protects victims, paid family leave, and domestic violence and unemployment insurance.
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January 2014
Intimate Partner Violence in the United States — 2010
Publisher(s):Findings discuss IPV victimization, frequency, severity, patterns, need for services, and impacts to more fully convey this public health burden.
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- Training Tools
January 2014
Open Minds to Equality: A Source Book of Learning Activities to Affirm Diversity and Promote Equity
This is an educator’s sources book of activities to help students understand and challenge inequalities based on race, class, gender, age, language, sexual orientation, ability, and religion.
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January 2014
The Right to (Trans) Parent: A Reproductive Justice Approach to Reproductive Rights, Fertility, and Family-Building Issues Facing Transgender People
Publisher(s):This article uses reproductive justice principles to provide new entry points for LGBT advocates and reproductive health and rights advocates to build alliances around gender, sexuality, and reproduction by highlighting opportunities for reproductive justice advocates to engage on reproductive health and rights issues facing transgender people.
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- Training Tools
January 2014
Reproductive Health and Intimate Partner Violence Wheel
Publisher(s): Reproductive Health and Intimate Partner Violence Wheel provides definitions and examples of reproductive coercion and intimate partner violence. The wheel can be used as a training tool for advocates and service providers, as well as a supportive and enlightening resource for survivors.
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January 2014
6 Questions To Consider When Providing Advocacy Services via Technology
Publisher(s):Programs are increasingly considering the use of technology to provide services to survivors. This article outlines six questions for organizations to consider when providing advocacy services via technology.
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January 2014
Strangulation Laws
Publisher(s):This chart is a compilation of the strangulation laws in the United States.
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January 2014
Handy Reference Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act
Publisher(s): The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. This reference guide includes a section on basic wage standards, beginning on page five (labeled in the guide as page one).
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January 2014
Our Gender Revolution
Publisher(s):This website provides educational conversations to explore gender, inequality, and gender violence to promote youth led social change.
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January 2014
Teen Dating Violence
Publisher(s):This Web page highlights the role of policy makers in preventing teen dating violence and includes a list of state laws related to teen dating violence from across the country.