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This checklist is a consistent and simple to use tool for practitioners who work with victims of domestic abuse in order to help them identify those who are at high risk of harm and whose cases should be referred to a Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) meeting in order to manage the risk.

This article explores sexual assault as it relates to internalized homophobia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and depression among lesbians. The authors suggest a link between internalized homophobia and emotional suppression and avoidance, noting that this increases PTSD symptoms.

This annual census documents the number of individuals who sought services in a single 24-hour period, as well as the types of services requested, the number of service requests that went unmet due to a lack of resources, and the issues and barriers that domestic violence programs face as they strive to provide services to victims of domestic violence. This report is instrumental in raising awareness about domestic violence and the incredible work that local domestic violence programs do every day. Includes charts of individual State/Territory Summaries.

This white paper offers a rationale to administrators, program directors, and supervisors in child service agencies for the adoption of reflective supervision as a supervisory approach consistent with trauma-informed approaches.

This journal article articulates the relationship between reproductive justice and clinical care. It outlines the ways that a reproductive justice framework is useful for clinical practice and policy to ensure the well-being of women and girls.

The Pandora Project provides online resources, tools, blogs, and groups for LGBTQ people with a history rape or sexual abuse. This page describes the services and resources available to LGBT survivors.

This film is a training tool targeted at prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officers and other specialized audiences, and illustrates the elements and different forms of human trafficking. It can be used to exemplify some of the key facets of human trafficking, including the differences between human trafficking and smuggling of migrants. It is available in abbreviated and full-length versions in Arabic, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

This protocol is based on the premise that supervised visitation cases that involve domestic violence are only appropriate for center-based services.

This document discusses the role of cultural and social norms in promoting VAW and presents promising interventions aiming to change these norms. The document also identifies challenges in rigorously evaluating the effectiveness of such interventions.

Information from a national sample of law enforcement agencies about the prevalence of arrests for and characteristics of internet sex crimes against minors.

This report provides information on the experiences of LGBT students of color in school in the United States. The authors provide information on these experiences with the intention of ensuring that schools provide safe learning environments.

This list of items was designed to assist employers in crafting a strong sexual harassment workplace policy.