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January 2011
Reducing Barriers to Support for Women Fleeing Violence: A Toolkit for Supporting Women with Varying Levels of Mental Wellness and Substance Use
Publisher(s):This manual is designed to assist transition housing providers and other service providers to provide effective services to women fleeing violence. It draws on the knowledge of women who have experienced violence and those who have supported them.
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- General Material
January 2011
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey Initial Talking Points
Publisher(s):On December 14, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the initial findings of the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS). This initial set of talking points provide information about the sexual violence findings.
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- Training Tools
January 2011
Advocacy Beyond Leaving: Helping Battered Women in Contact with Current or Former Partners, A Guide for Domestic Violence Advocates
Publisher(s):Using the familiar and concrete framework of woman-defined advocacy, the Guide explains advocates’ important role in safety planning when victims are in contact with current or former partners.
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- General Material
January 2011
Labor Trafficking of Domestic Workers At-A-Glance
Publisher(s):This document provides an overview of labor trafficking for the purpose of domestic work which is prevalent in the United States and internationally.
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- General Material
January 2011
Civil Protective Orders Effective in Stopping or Reducing Partner Violence: Challenges Remain in Rural Areas with Access and Enforcement
Publisher(s):This brief examines urban and rural differences in the community context of partner violence and the effectiveness of protective orders. The study uses data from an urban area and a rural area in Central Appalachia in Kentucky.
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January 2011
PROTECT: Identifying and Protecting High Risk Victims of Gender Based Violence - an Overview
Publisher(s):This report summarizes project PROTECT which aims at contributing to the prevention and reduction of the most serious forms of gender-based violence against girls, young women and their children, such as grievous bodily harm, homicide and attempted homicide, including so-called honour crimes and killings.
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January 2011
Where Our Boys At? Involving Young Men as Allies to End Violence against Girls
Publisher(s):"We kept reading statistics and observing that men were overwhelmingly the perpetrators of violence against women and girls. Yet, they were invisible to us. We were teenagers and it didn’t occur to us that male violence against women and girls was an issue that needed to be primarily solved by women.”
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January 2011
Trauma-Responsive System Implementation Advisor (TreSIA)
Publisher(s):This toolkit includes resources on trauma-informed care, organizational assessment, and organizational change management. Resources guide the user through considerations for leadership and culture, trauma-informed care structure, policies and processes, employee skills and tools and resources.
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- General Material
January 2011
Sexting
Publisher(s):This short tip sheet defines sexting, highlights different forms of sexting, and discusses how sexting is relevant to anti-violence agencies, partnerships and communities.
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- General Material
January 2011
Evidence-Based Practices for Children Exposed to Violence: A Selection from Federal Databases
Publisher(s):This document gathers federal research about programs that serve children exposed to violence and includes a summary of the practices associated with successful results.
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January 2011
An Ally's Guide to Terminology: Talking About LGBT People & Equality
Publisher(s):An overview of essential vocabulary for allies wishing to talk about LGBT people and equality, providing explanations about certain terms that have historically been used against gay and transgender people and showing how allies can use respectful language in different contexts.
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- General Material
January 2011
Golden Voices: Support Groups for Older Abused Women
Publisher(s):This manual is designed to help professionals start a support group for older survivors of domestic abuse.