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This fact sheet provides basic information about sexual development and problematic sexual behavior in children ages 2-12.

This 1-pager provides guidance to men who are looking for ways to challenge and help end violence against women, including self-examination and peer education.

This resource discusses sexual violence as a serious public health problem with extensive short- and long-term health consequences. It identifies concepts and strategies that may be used as a foundation for planning, implementing, and evaluating sexual violence prevention activities.

Explains how 4 core public health principles - emphasizing primary prevention, advancing the science of prevention, translating science into effective programs, & building on the efforts of others - drive current programmatic activities in prevention.

This paper explores three dimensions of audism (individual, institutional, and metaphysical) in further detail.

This document includes the paper Costs of Male Violence by Stefan de Vylder as its Appendix. "In this report, seven masculinity researchers write about masculinity in different parts of the world and about how masculinity is often linked to violence. These acts of violence are committed not only against women and children, but also against other men. The writers suggest a number of ways in which men can be involved in working to combat men's violence." The argument presented in this paper is articulated through 13 key principles:

This fact sheet from the National Center on Sexual Behavior of Youth offers information about female adolescent sex offenders based on the limited research that is available. The information provided includes characteristics of this population as well as assessment and treatment issues.

This is a guide for those working in agencies that serve victims of sexual assault on how to effectively utilize the media.

This study examines sexual recidivism, as expressed by new charges or convictions for sexual offenses, using the data from 10 follow-up studies of adult male sexual offenders (combined sample of 4,724). Results indicated that most sexual offenders do not re-offend sexually, that first-time sexual offenders are significantly less likely to sexually re-offend than those with previous sexual convictions, and that offenders over the age of 50 are less likely to re-offend than younger offenders.

The research findings, based upon three focus groups of female residents from the various housing types, describe women's housing needs specifically and broadly from location to the effect of utility costs with less modern housing.

A critical resource for victims and survivors of domestic violence, and for the rabbis and advocates who work with them. Filled with inspiration and wisdom from the Jewish tradition, this book is a compassionate reaffirmation of the support and love that Judaism offers survivors through their connection with God.

This report seeks to offer a glimpse of the "serious global public health problem" that is sexual violence as well as promising practices and opportunities for those working to end sexual violence.