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The report reveals shocking findings of three years of intensive research on the issue of child sex trafficking in America from ten locations across the U.S.& Research locations ranged from areas as diverse as Salt Lake City, Utah to Clearwater, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada. Some important key findings include:

The following pages lay out a primary prevention approach with a special focus on effecting change by influencing policies and altering organizational practices.We begin with a short discussion of emerging environmental challenges followed by an examination of specific norms that contribute to child sexual abuse and exploitation.

This document reviews the unauthorized practice of law (UPL), how UPL claims are enforced, justifying the prohibitions, issues for domestic violence advocates and victims, areas of “safe” and “cautious” legal advocacy, prohibited areas of legal advocacy, and best practice recommendations.

These recommendations for best practices for serving LGBT homeless youth include three sections. The first section consists of steps individuals who have regular direct contact with youth can take to improve experiences of LGBT youth in accessing services. The second section provides information on steps to improve agency-wide culture and effectiveness in serving LGBT youth. The third section outlines specific steps for administrators and youth workers to improve experiences of youth in residential settings such as emergency shelters and longer term transitional living.

This webinar highlights findings from the ground-breaking Meeting Survivors' Needs study. Presenters include: MaryLouise Kelley, Director of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program Dr. Eleanor Lyon from the University of Connecticut The Policy Team at the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV)

This set of differences makes program-to-program comparisons not 'apples-to-apples.' Nonetheless, below we present a summary of some of the FY 2006 program results. Please keep in mind that these comparisons are not direct and that final interpretation and meaning must occur within the context of each individual program. Detailed data for each program is reported in subsequent sections of this report.

This guide is intended to provide practical recommendations for USAID staff and presents a framework for addressing gender-based violence globally.

The primary goal of the study was to examine the impact of the law on New Jersey as a whole and each county within the state.

his issue of "The Basics" offers and overview of the basic principles and theories of violence against women prevention, highlighting successful prevention activities and model programs, policies, and social marketing efforts.

This report provides descriptions and analyses of assessment tools, investigative checklists, and protocols used by criminal justice personnel in Canada to measure risk in domestic violence cases.

This statement represents the mission statement of a group of queer-identified men as they work to address male privilege, patriarchy, and gendered oppression.

This presentation provides information about the association between dating violence and teen pregnancy, challenges faced by pregnant teens who experience abuse, and practice suggestions.