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This guide provides an overview of issues and as well as information on engaging in sexual violence work with individuals who identify as LGBTQ. The guide contains information and promising practices around prevention efforts that address the needs of LGBTQ communities.

This article examines links between gender violence and mass incarceration and addresses political failures within the antiracism and antiviolence movements that may contribute to the legitimacy of the contemporary punishment culture.

This guide was developed as a resource for legal professionals and advocates working with Muslims, and for Muslim leaders and community members.

The review looks specifically at the changing human trafficking trends worldwide and describes pilot AVR projects designed to exchange information and spread best practices, while addressing root causes of migration and sharing regional AVRR resources. It also provides detailed regional analyses, statistics and key information, case studies and provides detailed information on the largest existing source of primary data on victims of trafficking in the world: the IOMs Trafficked Migrants Assistance Database.

The complex issues surrounding the delivery of justice and law enforcement in rural Alaska are profound and acute. In this report, the Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission  (“Commission”) offers recommendations that have emerged from the fact finding and deliberative processes in which the Commission has engaged.

This safety card for women can be distributed by perinatal health care providers to patients. The card outlines questions women may ask themselves about their relationships, birth control use and parenting, while offering supportive messages and referrals to national support services for help. Available in English and Spanish.

This publication addresses the concerns of transgender older adults on issues such as financial security, health and overall well-being. It includes a detailed literature review, profiles of personal experiences and more than 60 concrete recommendations for policymakers and practitioners.

This document expands the scope of routine screening for IPV to include assessment for reproductive and sexual coercion. A trauma-informed, comprehensive approach to relationship violence that includes behaviors that interfere with patients reproductive health can improve the quality of care and reproductive health outcomes including higher contraceptive compliance, fewer unintended pregnancies, preventing coerced and repeat abortions, and reducing sexually transmitted infections (STIs)/HIV and associated risk behaviors.

This document provides information on gender norms, sexuality, and ways to create environments that decrease restrictive gender norms and promote healthier sexual interactions. It also provides a list of resources.

This handout developed for survivors of domestic and sexual violence provides tips for the safer use of computers and cell phones. It reviews privacy settings, passwords, GPS tracking, and documentation.

It includes online resources, a snapshot of participating programs across the country, and sample interview questions when working on financial literacy with immigrant populations.

This powerpoint presents information about processing U visa overseas, challenges involved in the process, and strategies to address the challenges.