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January 2014
The Collaboration Toolkit for Community Organizations: Effective Strategies to Partner with Law Enforcement
Publisher(s):This toolkit outlines how to strengthen partnerships between the community and law enforcement, further the community's role as a partner in crime reduction efforts, identify and address social issues that diminish the quality of life and threaten public safety in communities, and link those in need to services and resources that currently exist in the community.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2014
Reproductive Health and Intimate Partner Violence Wheel
Publisher(s): Reproductive Health and Intimate Partner Violence Wheel provides definitions and examples of reproductive coercion and intimate partner violence. The wheel can be used as a training tool for advocates and service providers, as well as a supportive and enlightening resource for survivors.
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January 2014
Women With HIV Speak Out Against Violence: A collection of essays and reflections of women living with and affected by HIV
Publisher(s): Compiled from personal narratives, and written by the women impacted, this collection is designed to share an intimate understanding of life for women living with HIV/AIDS and the intersection of domestic violence.
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January 2014
An Introduction to 529 Plans
Publisher(s): This webpage provides background information on the two types of 529 plans: pre-paid tuition plans and college savings plans.
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January 2014
TedTalk: How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime
Publisher(s):This TedTalk presented by pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains how traumatic experiences affect the brain and increase the risk for other health conditions.
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January 2014
Young Hearts Matter - Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month Materials
Publisher(s):This is a bundle of materials created by the Texas Council on Family Violence for organizations to use during National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month in February.
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January 2014
The Right to (Trans) Parent: A Reproductive Justice Approach to Reproductive Rights, Fertility, and Family-Building Issues Facing Transgender People
Publisher(s):This article uses reproductive justice principles to provide new entry points for LGBT advocates and reproductive health and rights advocates to build alliances around gender, sexuality, and reproduction by highlighting opportunities for reproductive justice advocates to engage on reproductive health and rights issues facing transgender people.
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January 2014
Raising Sexually Healthy Children and Adolescents: General Overview and Look at 'Normal Development'
Publisher(s):This article discusses what many parents and caregivers are concerned about today when it comes to their children: how to reduce the risk of sexual violence and increase the likelihood that their children will disclose to them.
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January 2014
Circle of Hope: A Guide for Conducting Effective Psychoeducational Support Groups
Publisher(s):This manual offers a guide to planning and conducting educational support groups for survivors of sexual violence.
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January 2014
Confidentiality and Mandatory Reporting: A Clergy Dilemma?
Publisher(s):Rev. Dr. Marie Fortune examines the issue of mandated reporting of child abuse/endangerment, using the lens of clergy ethics to clarify why the issue is challenging for some.
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January 2014
Questions to Consider: Technology Safety for Programs
Publisher(s): The type of technology that victim service programs use and how it’s implemented can have a profound impact on the safety and privacy of both survivors and agencies. This article from TechSafety.org lists a few things for agencies to consider when using particular technologies.
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January 2014
Population Fact Sheet: Hispanics/Latinos
Publisher(s):This resource addresses some of the root causes of HIV disparity in the Latino community, and some of the interventions Ryan White programs are using to close the gap.









