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June 2011
Immigrant & Refugee Victims of Domestic Violence Homicide in Washington State
Publisher(s):This fact sheet provides information on immigrant and refugee victims of domestic violence that were killed by their abusers in Washington State from 1997 through 2009.
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June 2011
Women and Trauma: Report of the Federal Partners Committee on Women and Trauma, A Federal Intergovernmental Partnership on Mental Health Transformation
Publisher(s):This report provides background on women and trauma, describes a Roundtable held on April 29, 2010, and presents an outline of what the Committee plans for the coming year.
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June 2011
A Different World is Possible: Promising practices to prevent violence against women and girls
Publisher(s):This UK report sets out 15 innovative case studies of "promising" prevention programs including workshops with boys in schools, drama groups, enabling girls at risk of gang violence to access decision makers, and training "bystanders" to intervene to challenge the attitudes of their peers.
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April 2011
Look Beneath the Surface
Publisher(s):This informational video on human trafficking and how to identify and assist victims is part of the Rescue & Restore Victims of Human Trafficking public awareness campaign.
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April 2011
Murder-Suicide in Families
Publisher(s):This NIJ webpage highlights research findings on murder-suicide in the family.
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April 2011
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) Toolkit 2011: Community Engagement Through the Arts
Publisher(s):This toolkit employs art, in various forms, as a universal language and medium for communicating their message about sexual assault prevention and awareness.
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March 2011
Women, Disability and Violence: Strategies to Increase Physical and Programmatic Access to Victims Services for Women with Disabilities
Publisher(s):This article strives to balance fairly and effectively the voices and needs of individuals with disabilities with those of service providers who provide either disability or domestic violence/sexual assault services. The intent of this article to is to highlight opportunities for positive change, hopefully in a way that will help empower service providers as well as victims and survivors with disabilities.
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January 2011
Abuse in the Deaf Community
Publisher(s):This page provides information about abuse in the Deaf community, including information on the unique circumstances faced by victims and common Deaf-specific tactics used by abusive partners.
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January 2011
Domestic Violence Counts 2010: A 24-hour census of domestic violence shelters and services
Publisher(s):On September 15, 2010, 91 percent of identified domestic violence programs in the United States participated in the 2010 National Census of Domestic Violence Services. The results were published in this report.
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January 2011
Where do you stand? Campaign
Publisher(s):This guide describes “Where Do You Stand?,” a comprehensive bystander intervention campaign for college men. The guide teaches how to use the campaign to positively change the cultural dynamics of a campus.
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January 2011
An Ally's Guide to Terminology: Talking About LGBT People & Equality
Publisher(s):An overview of essential vocabulary for allies wishing to talk about LGBT people and equality, providing explanations about certain terms that have historically been used against gay and transgender people and showing how allies can use respectful language in different contexts.
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January 2011
Youth 360: Youth Leadership to Prevent Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):In this podcast, Alex Leslie discusses the goals and components of Youth 360, a program developed by Cleveland Rape Crisis Center that builds competence in speaking up, speaking out, and preventing dating and sexual violence.