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January 2011
Transgender & SOFFA: Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Resource Sheet
Publisher(s):This resource sheet includes information on transgender-specific resources, service impacts on trans/SOFFA clients, trans/SOFFA specific power and control tactics, and a list of specific articles available on the web.
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January 2011
From Violence to Coercive Control: Renaming Men's Abuse of Women
Publisher(s):This report discusses the naming of the issue of men's violence against women. The author suggests that labeling is a political process that can minimize the impact and understanding of the violence and makes the problem abstract and difficult to address.
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January 2011
Tech Top 10 Tips: Social Media Use by Survivors
Publisher(s):Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR), Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV)
In recognition of the increasing role that social media plays in the lives of survivors as well as programs and staff, this tool addresses the benefits and risks of social media use by people who have experienced sexual and domestic violence.
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January 2011
Conversation Guide Series
Publisher(s):The Conversation Guide Series is designed to provide guidance to domestic violence programs working to build their own capacity to provide accessible, culturally relevant, and trauma-informed services.
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January 2011
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Overview
Publisher(s):This expanded fact sheet provides an overview of child sexual abuse prevention and offers resources and answers the following questions: What is child sexual abuse? How common is child sexual abuse? Who are the victims of child sexual abuse? Who are the perpetrators? What are the warning signs that a child may be sexually abused? Risk factors for the perpetration of child sexual abuse? How can I reduce the risk of children being abused?
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January 2011
National Sexual Assault Response Team Survey Report 2009
Publisher(s):This report summarizes the information gathered by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) via a web-based survey regarding how local, state, territory and tribal communities have developed Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs).
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January 2011
Men Speak Up: A toolkit for action in men's daily lives
Publisher(s):This report outlines goals for men’s action, identifies how speaking up and activism make a difference, explores what men can do, notes the strategies with which to nourish personal strength, support and inspiration, and acknowledges the mistakes that are easy to make.
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January 2011
Evolving Men: Initial Results from the International Men and Gender Equality Survey
Publisher(s):This report presents findings from a six-country study on men’s attitudes and practices as well as women’s opinions and reports of men’s practices. These practices included health practices, parenting, relationship dynamics, sexual behavior, and use of violence.
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January 2011
Masculinities, power and change
Publisher(s):The relationship between men as gendered beings, power and change has been central in this research. This article presents some of the main findings that most researchers within critical studies on men will agree on, and then it discusses how to better understand men’s relationship to power and marginalization, change and gender equality in future research. It is explorative in its style, and an invitation to further debates on these important questions.
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January 2011
Tools for Change: A Guide to Primary Prevention Implementation
Publisher(s):This toolkit includes information and resources related to understanding primary prevention, developing prevention programming in individual communities, and implementing a statewide primary prevention plan.
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January 2011
Teaching for Tolerance
Publisher(s): This website provides resources for educations to promote diversity, equity, and justice. It provides lesson place, conversation starters, and other supports for teachers to promote media literacy and social activism.
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January 2011
Risk Factors for Child Sexual Abuse: Annotated Bibliography
Publisher(s):This annotated bibliography features articles on risk factors and characteristics associated with child sexual abuse perpetration. The bibliography provides research on child sexual abuse (CSA) perpetrators as a general population, as well as special perpetrator populations such as females, juveniles, pedophiles, and sexually reactive children.









