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February 2013
Chatting with Latino Youth
Publisher(s):This is a conversation with Latino Peer Youth Educators from Casa de Esperanza and Raul Sanchez, a member of the executive committee and youth advisory board from loveisrespect. These young leaders discuss healthy relationships and what you can do in your communities to prevent and respond to teen dating violence.
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January 2013
The Impact of Sexual Abuse on Children & Adolescents with Kevin O'Brien
Publisher(s):Hosted by the Psychology Webinar Group, this professional awareness session led by specialist Kevin O'Brien explores how trauma and sexual abuse uniquely impact child and adolescent development. Discover how early trauma disrupts healthy developmental milestones, distorts attachment patterns, and alters cognitive processing in young survivors.
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January 2013
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
Publisher(s):This collection of online resources provides information and tools for caretakers, organizations and communities assuming the responsibility of preventing child sexual abuse. Through basic information on child sexual development, defining sexual abuse, and learning effective strategies we can prepare to take action steps toward prevention.
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January 2013
New State Data Show EITC's Widespread Anti-Poverty Impact
This blog is dedicated to providing up-to-date information on tax credit legislative activity, particularly introduced bills and signed law that relate to tax credit programs for families.
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January 2013
Safety Planning With Transgender Clients
Publisher(s):This webinar reviews core components of intimate partner violence and safety planning; provides information on transgender-specific abuse tactics and planning strategies; offers many transgender-specific examples and potential solutions; and provides a tool for working with clients who seek to reduce harm or leave an abusive relationship.
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January 2013
United States Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally: What Does it Mean for Sexual and Reproductive Health?
Publisher(s):This fact sheet summarizes the 2012 Unites States Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally which aims to strengthen the United States global response to gender-based violence through service integration, coordination across agencies, and diplomacy.
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January 2013
Can Forgiveness Play a Role in Criminal Justice?
Publisher(s):This article describes how parents of a domestic violence victim (Ann) coped with her murder by her boyfriend (Conor) and ultimately used the process of restorative justice (controversial in domestic violence cases) to find forgiveness with the help of their strong religious beliefs and religious support system.
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January 2013
Latina Advocacy Framework
Publisher(s):A diagram of the framework of Casa de Esperanza’s Latina Advocacy based on more than 30 years of direct work.
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January 2013
Building Cultures of Care: A Guide for Sexual Assault Services Programs
Publisher(s):This guide provides information to support sexual assault services programs in strengthening their organizational and individual responses to survivors of sexual violence through the use of a trauma-informed approach. It provides an overview of the core principles of trauma-informed care and guiding points and questions to help organizations build cultures grounded in the philosophy of trauma-informed service delivery.
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January 2013
Engaging Asian Men: Divesting from Gender Violence, Investing in Gender Equality
Publisher(s):This report examines how engagement applies within the cultural contexts of Asian men and their communities.
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January 2013
Restoring Dignity: A Toolkit for Religious Communities to End Violence Against Women
Publisher(s):Designed in collaboration with religious leaders from countries around the world, this toolkit offers religious leaders, faith communities and Inter-religious Councils the practical resources and tools to carry out awareness, prevention and advocacy programs to help end to violence against women.
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January 2013
Maturing Your Services: Advocating for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Later Life
Publisher(s):This interactive online course is designed to increase advocates’ and other victim service professionals’ capacity for serving victims of sexual violence in later life.









