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January 2013
Sexual Violence in the Military: A Guide for Civilian Advocates
Publisher(s):This guide focuses on the impact of sexual violence in the military. It includes resources for advocates who, through relationships and collaborations with the military, can offer support in responding to the needs of survivors and preventing sexual violence.
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January 2013
50 Years and Counting: The Unfinished Business of Achieving Fair Pay
Publisher(s):This report shines a light on federal and state policies that can help close the wage gap. It identifies the remaining barriers to achieving fair pay for women and concrete steps that can be taken by federal and state policymakers to ensure that women and their families are not struggling indefinitely to make do with less.
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January 2013
Six Ways to Ground Yourself When You’re Feeling Anxious
This document provides steps to help reduce anxiety.
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January 2013
For My Mother: Latin@ Youth Letters on Family, Relationships and Violence
Publisher(s):This study explored the reality of Latin@ youths lives utilizing the format of a letter to their mothers. The findings highlight the complex realities of Latin@ youth lives in the context of domestic violence.
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January 2013
2013 Protected Innocence Challenge: State Report Cards on the Legal Framework of Protection for the Nations Children
Publisher(s):The Protected Innocence Challenge is a study of US state law to assist advocates in their work to end domestic minor sex trafficking.
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January 2013
TransVisible: Transgender Latina Immigrants in U.S. Society
Publisher(s): This study seeks to make visible the social and legal barriers that negatively impact the lives of many Trans Latina immigrants.
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January 2013
Rural Domestic and Sexual Abuse Program Advocates: Making a Difference in the Lives of Older Survivors of Abuse
Publisher(s): Document provides rural domestic and sexual abuse service providers with a variety of tools, strategies, and resources to effectively respond to the unique challenges of abuse in later life cases.
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January 2013
Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) Resolution on Effectively Addressing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Transgender Populations
Publisher(s):This public resolution sponsored by the White House’s Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS highlights the disproportionate impact of HIV on transgender communities and outlines the White House plan to funnel more funding into researching HIV in those communities, providing prevention activities and life-saving, culturally competent care.
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January 2013
A girl's right to learn without fear: Working to end gender-based violence at school
Publisher(s):This plan calls on governments to prioritize actions tied to 8 key principles to ensure that all children can learn free from violence, and that girls benefit from their equal right to education.
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January 2013
Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States
Publisher(s):With support from the Department of Justices (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council formed a committee to conduct a study of crimes of sexual exploitation as they affect citizens and lawful permanent residents of the United States under age 18. The committee was asked to recommend strategies for responding to commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the United States, new legislative approaches, and a research agenda.
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January 2013
Hanging Out or Hooking Up: Clinical Guidelines on Responding to Adolescent Relationship Abuse - An Integrated Approach to Prevention and Intervention (Second Edition)
Publisher(s):This document focuses on the critical role of the adolescent health care provider in preventing, identifying and addressing adolescent relationship abuse. These guidelines are applicable to providers working in a wide range of settings serving adolescents.
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January 2013
How movies teach manhood
Publisher(s): In this TED Talk, Colin Strokes shares personal anecdotes about the role of media in shaping young boys' perceptions of manhood.









