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Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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- General Material
September 2004
Fact Sheet: Domestic Violence in the Military
Publisher(s):This fact sheet includes statistics that reflect recent research concerning domestic violence in the military.
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- General Material
August 2004
Towards Ending Violence Against Women in South Asia
Publisher(s):This paper describes VAW in South Asian context. It discusses the policy initiatives made internationally and how these policies have yielded little action in this region. Core challenges in addressing VAW in this region are discussed and suggestions are offered for way ahead.
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- General Material
August 2004
Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and Other Special Needs
Publisher(s):This booklet offers information to individuals with disabilities and other special needs on how to prepare a disaster emergency plan.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
August 2004
Girls and Violence: Is the Gender Gap Closing?
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
As the publics concern about girls' aggression and violence is rising, this document reviews the objective evidence regarding youthful female violence, makes suggestions about what is occurring, and suggests ways to address the issue positively.
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- General Material
August 2004
Identifying and Responding to Domestic Violence: Consensus Recommendations for Child and Adolescent Health
Publisher(s):Futures Without Violence, Family Violence Prevention Fund, Child Witness to Violence Project (CWVP), National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP), American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
This document highlights the need for child health care providers to become actively involved in domestic violence prevention and provides recommendations for regular and universal screening for domestic violence in child health care settings.
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- General Material
July 2004
Coping after a homicide: A guide for family & friends
Publisher(s):This handbook is intended to assist family and friends of homicide victims in their grieving process and to explain what lies ahead with respect to the criminal case.
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- General Material
July 2004
Women at Work: Looking Behind the Numbers
Publisher(s):It includes statistics on women in the workplace as well as EEOC data on various forms of discrimination from FY1992 to FY2003.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
July 2004
Pornography and Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document summarizes the current research on the connection between pornography and sexual violence, and looks at how we define pornography, the consumption and effects of pornography, and the implications this has on policies and practices.
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- General Material
June 2004
A Balanced Collaboration: How Vermont Built a Protocol for Law Enforcement Response to Children and Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This paper provides a starting point for other communities to explore their own response to children at domestic violence incidents, as well as an approach that can be used to examine other aspects of intervention.
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- General Material
June 2004
Preventing and Responding to Abuse of Elders in Indian Country
Publisher(s):This document provides an overview of the problem of elder abuse among the Native American population. Challenges to providing services and current initiatives are also discussed.
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- General Material
June 2004
Advocates and Fatality Reviews
Publisher(s):This document describes the “System Analysis” approach. “This approach avoids blaming individuals and instead focuses on the analysis of systems and institutions with the goal of creating lasting changes.”
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- General Material
June 2004
Sexual Violence Prevention Strategies Aimed at Potential Victims of Drug Facilitated Sexual Battery: "Watch Your Drink" Messages and Drink Testing Devices
Publisher(s):This position papers addresses the rising popularity of two prevention strategies targeted at potential victims of drug-facilitated sexual battery and argues that prevention projects and funding should focused on broader messages that address root causes.