Policy & Systems Advocacy Content Topic Results

This website provides information about domestic violence and legal rights of immigrant women married to a US citizen. It suggests that immigrant women call the police if they or their children are in danger. The website also includes information about services available to immigrant survivors. The second part of this website gives information about immigration options for survivors.

The Accessibility Responsiveness Tool provides a framework for domestic violence, sexual violence, and disability service organizations to think about the “when, where, what, and how” of providing inclusive, accessible, trauma-informed, and responsive services.

This handbook provides policies, protocols and forms for incorporating child trafficking identification and response mechanisms into state and private child welfare systems using Illinois as a case study.

This manual addresses the dynamics of domestic violence in immigrant families; ways to create agency-wide cultural competency training programs; multicultural approaches to shelter protocol development; recruiting and hiring multicultural staff; foreign language needs and helpful interviewing techniques for client intake sessions and meetings; ways to do outreach and collaboration with immigrant communities; and, descriptions of model programs.

This web resource provides teaching and learning modules the promote positive body image and the impact of the media on beauty and gender stereotypes.

This document presents a project report and recommendations from the Florida’s statewide fatality review team.

This collection of narratives about LGBTQH victims and survivors of intimate partner violence brings to light the severity of IPV within these communities.

This training manual provides information to TANF eligibility workers on how to access TANF for qualified alien immigrant survivors.

This curriculum provides training, tools, and resources to help home visitation staff address the complex and sometimes uncomfortable issue of domestic violence. When it comes to promoting health and safety outcomes for women and children impacted by domestic violence, there is a methodology to effective assessment, primary prevention, and anticipatory guidance messaging during home visits. These tools have been designed to facilitate safety planning and supported referrals to domestic violence programs.

This tip card provides information on one of the most unrecognized consequences of domestic violence, encouraging family members, friends, and professionals to be aware of the causes and long-term consequences of TBI.

This is a comprehensive overview of various strategies local communities are using to increase assets and economic stability. Topics include access to financial education and counseling, income supports and tax credits, and the policies and systems change needed to successfully implement the strategies.

This brief examines urban and rural differences in the community context of partner violence and the effectiveness of protective orders. The study uses data from an urban area and a rural area in Central Appalachia in Kentucky.