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September 2025
Unmasking Shame, Myths, and Healing for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Publisher(s):The podcast explores the experiences of male survivors of sexual abuse, focusing on shame, harmful gender stereotypes, developmental impacts of trauma, and therapeutic and community-based approaches to healing.
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September 2025
Criminal Victimization, 2024
Publisher(s):An annual federal report providing national statistics on violent and property crime victimization, including trends, victim characteristics, reporting rates, and downloadable data and infographics.
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August 2025
Clinical Considerations: Best Practices for Health Centers and Providers’ Response to IPV/HT
Publisher(s):This webinar explains how health centers can operationalize care for patients experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV), human trafficking, and exploitation through trauma-informed, universal education, confidentiality, supportive resources, and partnerships with community advocacy organizations.
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July 2025
Supporting Children Exposed to Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):Led by Patty Bland, this webinar explores the intersection of domestic violence and substance abuse, focusing on their cumulative impact on children and families. The presentation examines active abuse versus coping behaviors, long-term health implications from adverse childhood experiences, and practical strategies for supporting young survivors.
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- NRCDV Publications
June 2025
Collaboration Works to Prevent Domestic Violence: It is the journey and the destination
Publisher(s):This graphic illustration makes a case to funders and policy makers to invest in collaboration as a strategy to prevent intimate partner violence.
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June 2025
Operational Considerations: Organizational Guidelines for Screening for IPV/HT - IPV/HT Series
Publisher(s):This session explains how community health centers can develop organizational systems for identifying and responding to intimate partner violence (IPV) and human trafficking (HT), emphasizing trauma-informed care, staff training, screening, safety, and community partnerships.
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May 2025
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Impact of IPV/HT - Identifying and Responding to IPV/HT Series
Publisher(s):This session introduces healthcare professionals to the realities of human trafficking, emphasizing how force, fraud, coercion, trauma, and online recruitment can affect survivors and how trafficking may present in healthcare settings.
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May 2025
What Turns You On: Unhealthy vs. Healthy Sex
Publisher(s):This webinar is a part of the “What Turns You On Series” by Center For Healthy Sex, examining the differences between healthy and unhealthy sexual behaviors, emphasizing the roles of shame, trauma, intimacy, authenticity, and emotional connection in shaping sexual experiences.
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
May 2025
Trauma Impacts All of Us: Introducing the #TriumphOverTrauma Campaign
Publisher(s):This resource offers an overview of the Triumph Over Trauma Campaign, which aims to normalize and destigmatize experiences of trauma and adversity and explore the ways we grow from these experiences towards resilience and healing.
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April 2025
Equip Yourself to Stop Child Sexual Abuse
Publisher(s):Child sexual abuse is a widespread and preventable problem, and adults play a critical role in recognizing warning signs, responding to disclosures, and creating environments where children feel safe speaking up. Prevention depends on open communication, awareness of grooming behaviors, and prompt reporting when abuse is suspected.
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April 2025
The Facts About Child Sexual Abuse, Trauma, and Recovery
Publisher(s):Child sexual abuse is a widespread and preventable form of trauma that can have significant long-term effects on a child’s mental, physical, behavioral, and social well-being. The video emphasizes trauma-informed, multidisciplinary support and the importance of caring adults and evidence-based treatment in helping children heal and regain a sense of safety.
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- NRCDV Publications
February 2025
Comprehensive School-Based Prevention: Lessons Learned from DELTA FOCUS
Publisher(s):The prevention approaches highlighted in this story provide examples of school-based prevention efforts that include multiple approaches to more comprehensively address risk and protective factors for dating violence among all youth in a school setting.