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January 2012

Assisting Trafficking Victims: A Guide for Victim Advocates

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This information packet describes practices used in cases of human trafficking, how they relate to sexual violence, and how to assist and advocate for victims of human trafficking.
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January 2012

Abusive International Marriages: Hmong Advocates Organizing in Wisconsin

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Hmong women working in domestic violence programs organized a series of meetings to understand the trends and issues in international marriages and to explore possible actions to address abusive international marriages. Their documentation of the problem and its impact, analysis, survivors’ stories, and strategies are captured in Abusive International Marriages: Hmong Advocates Organizing in Wisconsin.
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December 2011

Model School and District Policies and Procedures

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The site provides a number of links to additional information about school district polices and procedures as well as policy recommendations and model statutory code language for promoting LGBTQ inclusion and preventing and responding to bullying.
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December 2011

Moving beyond Penn State: Bystander training as leadership training

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Jackson Katz shares lessons from the Penn State University sexual abuse case in this three-part series on bystander intervention as a continuation of their support of and focus on this approach to sexual violence prevention. This article discusses building male leadership.
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December 2011

NISVS Dear Colleague Letter

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This letter highlights NISVS findings emphasizing that sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence are widespread and a major public health problem in the United States.
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December 2011

Penn State and the bystander approach: Laying bare the dynamics of male peer culture

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Jackson Katz shares lessons from the Penn State University sexual abuse case in this three-part series on bystander intervention as a continuation of their support of and focus on this approach to sexual violence prevention.
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December 2011

Lifting the Veil of Secrecy: Stopping Sexual Abuse in Sports and Every Institution

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Cohen discusses that prevention is most effective and meaningful when it addresses the key norms within institutions that allow violent actions and behaviors to take place.
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December 2011

Representing Domestic Violence Survivors Who are Experiencing Trauma and Other Mental Health Challenges: A Handbook for Attorneys

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This handbook was created to provide guidance to attorneys so that they can help survivors achieve their civil legal objectives when trauma or other mental health challenges are a potential factor in a case.
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December 2011

Preventing Gender-based Violence, Building Livelihoods: Guidance and Tools for Improved Programming

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The guidebook gives tips on how to design safe economic programs and livelihood activities to help prevent gender-based violence.
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December 2011

Understanding Traumatic Triggers

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This short fact sheet explains what triggers are and how to handle situations that might be triggering a person.
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December 2011

Best Practice Toolkit for Working with Domestic Violence Survivors with Criminal Histories

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An important capacity-building goal of the Open Doors Project is to enhance the community collaboration between DV/SA advocates, community service providers and those working in the criminal justice and corrections systems. The goal of these collaborations is to facilitate a shared objective of keeping women safe and out of jails and prisons.
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December 2011

Language Access and Domestic Violence: Communicating with Limited English Proficient Individuals

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This document provides recommendations for service providers for working with domestic violence survivors with limited English proficiency. Ethical and legal considerations are discussed, as well as tips for working with interpreters.