Prevention Programming Content Topic Results
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September 2019
Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Leveraging the Best Available Evidence
Publisher(s): This technical package from the CDC cuts across many forms of violence and draws on research and strategies from other technical packages. ACEs are far too prevalent, but they are preventable, and having new guidance on the best available evidence for prevention helps practitioners ensure their work will be impactful.
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
September 2019
WEBINAR: DELTA FOCUS Stories: Lessons Learned from 3 Community-Based Initiatives
Publisher(s): On this 90-minute webinar, preventionists and change-makers in Alaska, Rhode Island, and North Carolina share their successes, surprises, pivots, and points of learning along their journeys, offering strategies and tools for those who wish to engage in this work or adapt similar projects for their own communities.
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August 2019
The Neurobiology of Sexual Assault: Implications for First Responders
Publisher(s):This webinar explores how the neurobiology of trauma affects sexual assault survivors and explains how this knowledge can help improve responses from law enforcement officers, prosecutors, nurses, and victim advocates.
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August 2019
The "Real World" of Dating Violence in Adolescence and Young Adulthood: A Longitudinal Portrait
Publisher(s):The webinar presents findings from the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study, examining factors that contribute to teen dating violence and the circumstances that may help young people stop these harmful patterns.
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- NRCDV Publications
August 2019
Policy-Based Prevention Approaches: Lessons Learned from DELTA FOCUS
Publisher(s):This story features coalitions in California, Florida, and North Carolina who used policy-based approaches to have a community-level impact on IPV.
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August 2019
Preventing Violence Against Women: A Primer for African Women's Organisations
Publisher(s): This primer provides an overview of key terms, trends, approaches, and evidence used to frame violence against women (VAW) prevention programming. It is designed to strengthen programming, advocacy, and research for evidence-based violence against women prevention in Africa.
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July 2019
Continuing the Dialogue: Learning from the Past and Looking to the Future of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence
Publisher(s): Continuing the Dialogue serves as a follow-up piece to the CDC's landmark Beginning the Dialogue publication, exploring lessons learned over the past 15 years and highlighting paths forward for the prevention field.
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- NRCDV Publications
June 2019
How can children’s books be used to promote social justice and peace?
Publisher(s): Our favorite childhood stories tend to stick with us. NRCDV's June 2019 TA Question of the Month explores the power of children's books in creating social change.
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- NRCDV Publications
June 2019
Engaging Men & Boys as IPV Prevention Allies: Lessons Learned from DELTA FOCUS
Publisher(s): This story features lessons learned from three coalitions in Alaska, Ohio, and Rhode Island that implemented approaches to engage men and boys in IPV prevention: Alaska Men Choose Respect, Ohio Men’s Action Network (OHMAN), and Ten Men.
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May 2019
Boys and Sexual Abuse: The Untold Stories of Trauma
Offers an overview of the psychological impacts of sexual abuse on boys, drawing attention to the emotional aftermath and the silence that often surrounds their experiences.
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April 2019
20 Ways You Can Help Fight Human Trafficking
Publisher(s):The resource provides 20 practical ways for individuals, communities, schools, businesses, and professionals to help prevent and combat human trafficking and support survivors.
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April 2019
ON THE SPECTRUM: Tell tale Signs of Sexual Abuse with Dr. Lydia Sit
Publisher(s):Discover essential strategies to protect neurodivergent individuals from sexual abuse, by learning the subtle behavioral warning signs, age-appropriate prevention techniques, and trauma-informed support methods tailored specifically for children and adults on the autism spectrum









