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July 2025
What Turns You On: Consent
Publisher(s):This webinar is a part of the What Turn You On Series by Center For Healthy Sex, exploring the importance of consent, communication, boundaries, and self-awareness in fostering healthy, safe, and fulfilling sexual relationships.
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July 2025
Using the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) to Increase Safe Housing for Older Adults
Publisher(s):This slide deck and accompanying chapter summary from the National Center on Law & Elder Rights addresses elder abuse and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) protections for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking (collectively "VAWA crimes") applying to or living in federally-subsidized housing.
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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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June 2025
Parkinson’s & Sexuality: Emotional Health, Intimacy, and Relationships
Publisher(s):This webinar explores the intersection of Parkinson’s Disease and sexuality, focusing on intimacy, identity, emotional well-being, and relationship challenges for individuals living with Parkinson’s and their caregivers.
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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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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
May 2025
WEBINAR: Navigating the Media Spotlight
Publisher(s):The National Center for Victims of Crime has published a guide to help victims and advocates navigate media coverage. Learn how to use this guide and get tips about how to protect survivors, including those of domestic violence, from unwanted attention, how to leverage coverage for positive results, and more.
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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
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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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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
May 2025
WEBINAR: #TriumphOverTrauma Launch Party
Publisher(s):NRCDV’s Youth Advisory Board is excited to introduce the Triumph Over Trauma Campaign in observance of Mental Health Awareness Month 2025.
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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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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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March 2025
Supporting Men Survivors
Publisher(s):A trauma-informed resource that highlights the unique needs of male survivors of intimate partner violence and strategies for providing accessible, culturally responsive support.