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January 2013
Empowering Survivors: Legal Rights of Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault
Publisher(s):This manual provides information that will be useful to advocates, attorneys, justice, and social services professionals working with and assisting immigrant survivors of sexual assault, as it contains several chapters devoted to immigration law topics.
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- General Material
January 2013
Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States 2013-2017
Publisher(s):U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
This action plan lays out a 5-year path for further strengthening coordination, collaboration, and capacity across governmental and nongovernmental entities dedicated to providing support to the victims of human trafficking.
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January 2013
Technology Safety Plan: A Guide for Survivors and Advocates
Publisher(s):This guide includes information about safety planning with survivors of domestic and sexual violence, stalking and trafficking in situations of technology abuse.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2013
Thirteen Ways Any HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT Can Make Ending Domestic Violence His or Her Business
Publisher(s):This document describes ways in which any high school student can help ending domestic violence.
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- General Material
January 2013
Rights and Options for Battered Immigrant, Migrant, and Refugee Women
Publisher(s):This brochure provides a broad overview of the legal rights of immigrant victims of domestic violence.
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- General Material
January 2013
Domestic Violence
Publisher(s): This domestic violence prevention and response guide provides an overview of considerations and strategies that police officers can utilize to address domestic violence through problem-solving and police-community partnerships.
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January 2013
Human Trafficking and Sexual Assault
Publisher(s):This presentation describes human trafficking and tits connections to sexual violence.
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January 2013
50 Years and Counting: The Unfinished Business of Achieving Fair Pay
Publisher(s):This report shines a light on federal and state policies that can help close the wage gap. It identifies the remaining barriers to achieving fair pay for women and concrete steps that can be taken by federal and state policymakers to ensure that women and their families are not struggling indefinitely to make do with less.
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January 2013
TransVisible: Transgender Latina Immigrants in U.S. Society
Publisher(s): This study seeks to make visible the social and legal barriers that negatively impact the lives of many Trans Latina immigrants.
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January 2013
Safety Planning: A Guide for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Individuals who are Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence
Publisher(s):This guide provides an overview of intimate partner violence and safety planning for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals, including step-by-step information on laying the groundwork, staying safe at home, packing an emergency bag, financial planning, safe havens, staying safe in a new home, job and public safety, orders of protection, protecting children and pets, and emotional support.
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January 2013
The Intersection of Immigrant Enforcement and the Child Welfare System
Publisher(s):The Court Corner of Synergy on page 14 provides an overview of a case that looks at whether immigration judges are required to inform non-citizens of their potential eligibility for U-visas. Available in English and Spanish.
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January 2013
Creative Strategies for Outreaching and Working Effectively with Immigrant Survivors of Sexual Violence in the Workplace
Publisher(s):In light of immigration enforcement and the economic climate, now more than ever, immigrant women are vulnerable to experiencing sexual violence in the workplace. Across the country, immigrant-working women with and without work authorization are subjected to adverse working conditions and victimization at alarming rates. During this webinar, presenters focus on creative community organizing and screening and outreach strategies to identify survivors. This webinar also introduces basic legal remedies available.