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January 2013
Body Map: Abuse Assessment Screen
Publisher(s):This assessment tool for healthcare providers includes screening questions and a body map to document abuse.
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January 2013
Realidades Latinas: A National Survey on the Impact of Immigration and Language Access on Latina Survivors
Publisher(s):This report provides an analysis of the results of a survey administered over a period of six weeks to over 1,300 Hotline callers who identified as Latin@ survivors of domestic violence. The questions were geared towards survivors’ experiences accessing services and demonstrated the challenges faced by survivors due to language access issues.
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January 2013
Know Your Rights
Publisher(s):This booklet provides information on the full range of immigration relief options created for immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking. For domestic violence victims a discussion of domestic violence protection orders and how they can help immigrant victims is included.
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January 2013
Fox in the Henhouse: A Study of Police Officers Arrested for Crimes Associated with Domestic and/or Family Violence
Publisher(s):This study provides empirical data on cases of officer-involved domestic violence (OIDV). It identifies and describes cases in which police were arrested for criminal offenses associated with an incident of family and/or domestic violence through a content analysis of published newspaper articles. The study includes a discussion regarding OIDV police crime and policy implications.
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January 2013
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and HIV-Affected Intimate Partner Violence in 2012
Publisher(s):NCAVP's report collects data concerning intimate partner violence within LGBTQ and HIV-affected relationships from 19 anti-violence programs in 20 states across the country. In 2012, twenty-one intimate partner violence (IPV) homicides of LGBTQ and HIV-affected people were documented; the highest yearly total ever recorded.
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January 2013
Judicial Checklist
Publisher(s):This checklist includes a definition and examples of domestic violence, judicial considerations in civil protection order cases, judicial considerations regarding custody and visitation in domestic violence cases, and access to the courts.
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January 2013
Safety Planning With Transgender Clients FAQ
Publisher(s):This fact sheet provides information related to safety planning with transgender and gender non-conforming individuals who are experiencing intimate partner violence. The fact sheet includes components of safety planning as well as information on ways safety planning with transgender and gender non-conforming individuals differ from safety planning with non-transgender clients.
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January 2013
Rights and Options for Battered Immigrant, Migrant, and Refugee Women
Publisher(s):This brochure provides a broad overview of the legal rights of immigrant victims of domestic violence.
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January 2013
Women who Stay: Perspectives of Latina Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence on Staying with or Leaving Abusive Partners
Publisher(s):Many women, regardless of race or ethnicity, choose to continue to live with partners who have been (or continue to be) abusive. Traditional domestic violence intervention approaches have emphasized women leaving abusive relationships, but the applicability and acceptability of this approach for women from culturally diverse backgrounds, including immigrant and Latina survivors of IPV, is not well understood.
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January 2013
Start Talking: Questions You Might Encounter
Publisher(s):This handout offers answers to challenging questions that youth often ask when learning about dating violence.
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January 2013
Human Trafficking of Children in the United States: A Fact Sheet for Schools
Publisher(s):This fact sheet defines human trafficking and addresses issues such as the extent of human trafficking in the United States, the ways in which trafficking affects schools, how to identify a victim of human trafficking, and how to report suspected human trafficking.
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January 2013
Who's Spying on Your Computer? Spyware, Surveillance, and Safety for Survivors
Publisher(s):Do you want to know what spyware is, how it works, how it can end up secretly monitoring your computer? This handout answers those questions, discusses risks, and provides safety tips for survivors of abuse, for organizations that assist victims, and for parents.









