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Global legal and policy developments, resolutions, recommendations and discussions are documented. Conclusions and recommendations are provided.

The President of the Texas Council on Family Violence describes the coalition's experience of participating in the DELTA PREP project, describing its value in helping to build a strong foundation on which to build successful prevention programming.

Advocates often wonder about how to reach and provide culturally relevant services to meet the needs of diverse communities of color. NRCDV's July 2012 offers guidance on providing services that are culturally relevant and accessible.

This report summarizes best practices for responding to child trafficking, as identified by the 127 participants, as well as their recommendations for addressing current challenges. The report served as the foundation for the development of the AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program's current training programs for states and communities.

This report for policy makers and advocates highlights the unique characteristics of the MSM community and outlines the need for specialized services to meet the needs of the community.

The term "master status" was first used by Everett Hughes in the 1940s to describe the tendency of observers to believe that one label or demographic category is more significant than any other aspect of [the observed persons] background, behavior, or performance. When applied to transgender people, master status refers to assuming that everything about a transgender person must be related to their gender.

This Handbook outlines immigration remedies for non-citizen victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. It is intended to aid attorneys who typically practice family law and have experience working with domestic violence victims. The Handbook hopes to aid such practitioners in expanding their services to those victims who also need legal help with their immigration issues.

This study sought to establish the prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization in the six months before and after Hurricane Katrina. Reports of IPV were associated with greater risk of post-Katrina depression and posttraumatic stress disorder.

This presentation includes information on the link between Adolescent Relationship Abuse (ARA) and condom/birth control interference, the likelihood of pregnancy among female victims of ARA, and the difficulty of negotiating the use of birth control with abusive partners.

This report describes the incidence and background of human trafficking in India.

This brief presents data on homicides in Washington State involving Native American victims and perpetrators, and domestic violence homicides on tribal land.

This report presents information about criminal victimization and incidents of violent victimization of persons age 65 or older known to law enforcement in Michigan.