Policy & Systems Advocacy Content Topic Results

This report analyzes 160 cases of domestic violence related homicides in Asian families based on newspaper clippings and information from advocates for a six-year period (from 2000 to 2005).

This PowerPoint presentation offers information related to the prevalence of TBI and discuses the intersections between TBI and DV. Additionally, it provides specific tips including a screening tool, for DV advocates working with survivors with TBI.

This guide presents state laws and pending legislation requiring school districts to adopt policies to address teen dating violence.

This report presents baseline information on pregnancies, births, sexual history and behavior, contraceptive use, non-voluntary sex, and unintended pregnancy among urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women nationwide.

Listen to the audio and read the written transcript from a podcast interview with John Wancheck held in January 2010. This question and answer session provides clear information about what the EITC is, who is eligible, and where to access additional resources.

This page highlights findings from a groundbreaking study examining the relationship between intimate partner violence, reproductive coercion, and unintended pregnancy.

This article highlights some of the challenges experienced by military women while deployed related to sexual violence, reproductive justice, motherhood and other issues.

Technology has led to tremendous advancements in our society but has also brought more danger to victims of stalking and given more tools for stalkers to use. New technology has made it more difficult for prosecutors and judges to hold stalkers accountable for their crimes, and without an understanding of how technology is misused by stalkers to track and monitor their victims, many victims don't get the justice they deserve. This article addresses the tremendous impact of technology on stalking, especially within the context of intimate partner stalking.

This Chapter demonstrates that although immigrant victims can legally access services that are available to protect victims regardless of immigration status, such as sexual assault and domestic violence services, law enforcement protection, and immigration relief, many immigrant victims are unlikely to seek help due to language barriers, isolation, and lack of information about available help.

Michelle Alexander’s book, The New Jim Crow, challenges the civil rights community—and all of us—to place mass incarceration at the forefront of a new movement for racial justice in America

This report details the results of several statewide studies of commercial sexual exploitation of female children in the United States. The results indicate a significant number of girls under age 18 are involved in the sex trade, with rates varying state-by-state. The results are part of a multiyear quarterly tracking study.

This community-informed research project explores the views and documents the experiences of young Latinas in diverse California regions regarding reproductive and sexual health concerns in order to showcase the day-to-day implications that such policies have among youth in our communities.