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- General Material
January 2013
Start Relating Before They Start Dating: A Workshop For Parents and Caregivers, and their Teens
Publisher(s):This is workshop targeting parents and youth in middle school where youth and parents learn about dating abuse and strategies for improving parent/caregiver-youth communication.
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- General Material
January 2013
Designing Accessible Events for People with Disabilities Registration Tip Sheet
Publisher(s):The registration tip sheet covers what questions you should ask about lodging, meals, interpreting, personal care attendants, and other accommodation needs. It includes sample questions, and additional resources to ensure your registration process assists you in maximizing access for people with disabilities attending your event.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
December 2012
Being Trauma-Informed: Expanding our Lenses
Publisher(s):In many places, the trauma resulting from violence and other severe stressors has been addressed mainly by trained mental health workers. At the same time, research has explored the harmful effects of trauma and suggested ways to address them.
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- General Material
December 2012
Safe and Accessible Meeting and Event Planning
Publisher(s): This slide show provides information on the elements of an accessible meeting and offers practical guidance for advocates and others planning accessible meetings and events.
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- General Material
December 2012
Defending Childhood: Protect, Heal, Thrive
Publisher(s):Defending Childhood: Protect Heal Thrive by the Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence, US Department of Justice (December 2012)
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- General Material
December 2012
Secretary Napolitano Announces Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Sexual Abuse and Assault in Confinement Facilities
Publisher(s):This press release announces new standards to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and assault in confinement facilities in accordance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA).
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
December 2012
How can my organization create accessible materials in alternate languages?
Publisher(s): The way we use language is connected to our hometowns, cultures and families; language isn’t just the way we communicate, but a direct reflection on the lens through which we view the world. NRCDV's December 2012 TA Question of the Month addresses language access.
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- General Material
December 2012
Intimate Partner Violence and Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Publisher(s):Teens in unhealthy dating relationships may experience coerced sex or birth control sabotage, increasing risk of pregnancy. This document provides practical guidance for incorporating IPV content and materials into teen pregnancy prevention (TPP) projects.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
December 2012
Violence During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This Applied Research paper provides research findings concerning violence against pregnant and postpartum women, discusses some of the strengths and limitations of these studies, and concludes with comments concerning the implications of this work for practice and research.
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- General Material
December 2012
Integrating Trauma-Informed and Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in the Domestic HIV Response
Publisher(s): This Powerpoint outlines the importance of trauma-informed HIV services, histories of trauma across the lifespan, the impact of many instances of trauma on cognitive functioning, the impact of trauma on health, risk behaviors and immunofunction, and recommendations.
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- General Material
November 2012
Technology and Human Trafficking: The Rise of Mobile and the Diffusion of Technology-Facilitated Trafficking
Publisher(s): This article examines the ways in which the business of human trafficking is increasingly taking place online and over mobile phones, and explores the potential for the same technologies that are being used for trafficking to become powerful tools to combat trafficking.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
November 2012
How can I build my program’s capacity to provide trauma-informed services?
Publisher(s): An increasing understanding of the concepts of “trauma” and “trauma-informed care” has influenced the way in which advocates and social services providers think of our work with domestic violence survivors. NRCDV's November 2012 TA Question of the Month offers strategies for building organizational capacity to provide trauma-informed care.