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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
- Training Tools
December 2012
Being Trauma-Informed: Expanding our Lenses
Publisher(s):In many places, the trauma resulting from violence and other severe stressors has been addressed mainly by trained mental health workers. At the same time, research has explored the harmful effects of trauma and suggested ways to address them.
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- General Material
December 2012
Safe and Accessible Meeting and Event Planning
Publisher(s): This slide show provides information on the elements of an accessible meeting and offers practical guidance for advocates and others planning accessible meetings and events.
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- General Material
December 2012
Defending Childhood: Protect, Heal, Thrive
Publisher(s):Defending Childhood: Protect Heal Thrive by the Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence, US Department of Justice (December 2012)
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- General Material
December 2012
Secretary Napolitano Announces Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Sexual Abuse and Assault in Confinement Facilities
Publisher(s):This press release announces new standards to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and assault in confinement facilities in accordance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA).
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- General Material
December 2012
Intimate Partner Violence and Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Publisher(s):Teens in unhealthy dating relationships may experience coerced sex or birth control sabotage, increasing risk of pregnancy. This document provides practical guidance for incorporating IPV content and materials into teen pregnancy prevention (TPP) projects.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
December 2012
Violence During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This Applied Research paper provides research findings concerning violence against pregnant and postpartum women, discusses some of the strengths and limitations of these studies, and concludes with comments concerning the implications of this work for practice and research.
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- General Material
December 2012
Integrating Trauma-Informed and Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in the Domestic HIV Response
Publisher(s): This Powerpoint outlines the importance of trauma-informed HIV services, histories of trauma across the lifespan, the impact of many instances of trauma on cognitive functioning, the impact of trauma on health, risk behaviors and immunofunction, and recommendations.
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- General Material
November 2012
Domestic Violence Safety and Accountability Audit Podcast
Publisher(s): This podcast summarizes what a domestic violence safety and accountability audit is, outlines the components of an audit, and demonstrates the benefits of an audit to the agency, community, and victims.
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- General Material
October 2012
A Dual Disenfranchisement: How Voter Suppression Denies Reproductive Justice to Women of Color
Publisher(s): This report situates women of color in the United States today, their current electoral impact, and the methods being used to disenfranchise people of color throughout the country and explores connections between this voter suppression and reproductive justice.
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- General Material
October 2012
Transgender Rates of Violence
Publisher(s): Data on transgender people is scarce and unreliable, as this FAQ explains, and is not critical to meeting survivors’ needs; listening to and believing survivors is. However, this fact sheet offers some data on violence against trans people, along with key references.