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This manual is designed to help violence prevention organizations hire an empowerment evaluator who will assist them in building their evaluation capacity through a learn-by-doing process of evaluating their own strategies.

This brief reviews research on risk and protective factors related to sexual violence in later life.

In 2008, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center partnered with the Victims Rights Law Center, National Sexual Assault Coalition Resource Sharing Project, Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault, University of New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania Community Legal Services to develop and conduct a national survey on housing and sexual violence. This report provides a summary of key survey findings.

In this article written for advocates, Salma Elkadi Abugideiri discusses the diversity of the Muslim community in the US, and the religious and cultural issues that victims/survivors of domestic violence may experience.

Intimate partner and sexual violence are critical issues that call for community-oriented approaches to stopping violence before it can begin.

This resource provides information on what a person who has experienced a hate crime can do to report it and find support.

These materials highlight the work of one site in Virginia’s “Enhancing Services to Children and Youth” demonstration project.

This manual provides a comprehensive review of domestic violence survivors’ rights in applying for housing.

This toolkit for service providers is a teaching tool and guide for understanding how trauma from domestic violence impacts children and how best to serve these children's needs. Although it was designed for use by shelter-based and other domestic violence direct service providers in North Carolina, it has broad applicability.

This Chapter demonstrates that although immigrant victims can legally access services that are available to protect victims regardless of immigration status, such as sexual assault and domestic violence services, law enforcement protection, and immigration relief, many immigrant victims are unlikely to seek help due to language barriers, isolation, and lack of information about available help.

This report is a brief summary of the policy victory in Georgia and some subsequent activities since the legislative session.

Sexual violence can affect individuals across the life span, including people in later life. This two page document offers information concerning sexual abuse in later life, including barriers to response and prevention, victims and perpetrators.