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Special Collection
May 2009
Poverty and Domestic Violence
This collection emphasizes key documents on children and poverty, how poverty is measured, the intersection of domestic violence and poverty, and media messaging.
Special Collection
January 2006
Welfare and Domestic Violence
This collection includes materials related to welfare, now known as the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), with a particular focus on the Family Violence Option and related provisions and their implementation at the federal and state level.
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- General Material
June 2022
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2016/2017 Report on Sexual Violence
Publisher(s): Sexual violence is a serious – yet preventable – public health problem. The 2016/2017 report on sexual violence includes updated data for women and men overall and by race and ethnicity and provides information on the types of perpetrators, age at first victimization, and associated health conditions among victims of sexual violence.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
May 2022
How do you want your kids to remember you? A workbook for fathers who have harmed their partners and families and want to change
Publisher(s): Are you a father or father figure who has hurt your family and wants to make things better? This workbook includes practical exercises informed by conversations with children whose fathers have been abusive and mothers who experienced abuse.
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- General Material
April 2022
Economic Justice as a Framework for Violence Prevention
Publisher(s): This white paper from the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence explores how all local and statewide organizations, corporations, workplaces, and sectors can consider ways to adopt and advance policies that promote economic equity and revamp policies that may hinder success, stability, and safety for employees and communities.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
March 2022
WEBINAR: Redefining We: Building Beloved Communities
Publisher(s):How do we support women and girls, and assist advocates in creating brave spaces and thriving communities while we dismantle biased systems?
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- General Material
February 2022
Seeking Safety, Equity and Justice: 2021 Ohio Statewide Survey Results: Domestic Violence Survivors’ Experience with Law Enforcement, Courts, Child Welfare, and Social Service Systems
Publisher(s):Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN), Ohio State Bar Foundation, Office of Criminal Justice Services
The seeds for this survey were planted in the months following the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Like the advocates at our member programs, ODVN wanted to better understand how survivors—women of color, specifically, along with other marginalized groups—experience law enforcement and other parts of the response system. We surveyed 505 survivors across the state to get some answers.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
February 2022
Sexual Harassment & Misconduct
Publisher(s):This document from the International Association of Chiefs of Police features a model policy designed to provide police agencies with concrete guidance and directives regarding sexual harassment and misconduct. It also includes a "Concepts & Issues Paper" designed to provide context and background information to support a Model Policy for a deeper understanding of the topic.
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- General Material
January 2022
EITC Income Limits, Maximum Credit Amounts and Tax Law Updates
Publisher(s):Available in multiple languages, this page has the 2021 tax year income limits, maximum EITC amount and the EITC-related tax law changes. Information for tax years 2016 through 2022 is also available.
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- General Material
January 2022
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2016/2017: Methodology Report
Publisher(s):The survey instrument administered in 2016/2017 represents a change in data collection from previous years (2010–2012 and 2015). This report describes the methodology used for the 2016/2017 data collection and the limitations of the data.
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- General Material
January 2022
Sex Trafficking of Black Women and Girls
Publisher(s):This fact sheet outlines why we need to shift the narratives around sex trafficking to center Black survivors.
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- General Material
January 2022
Advance Child Tax Credit Payments in 2021
Publisher(s):The IRS has created a special Advance Child Tax Credit 2021 page designed to provide the most up-to-date information about the credit and the advance payments. You can find information about tools related to the Child Tax Credit on this webpage.