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January 2009
Child Development Accounts and Saving for Children's Future: Do Financial Incentives Matter?
Publisher(s):This study describes outcomes in the first large-scale CDA demonstration in the U. S. The research examines connections between savings outcomes and incentives in an asset-building program for children and highlights implications for CDA policy and design.
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January 2009
Community Needs and Resources Assessment
Publisher(s):A needs and resources assessment is a systematic process of gathering and critically interpreting information (data) about a given problem. This 2-pager describes the process for identifying and prioritizing needs in 3 categories for the development of a primary prevention plan.
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January 2009
World Report 2009
Publisher(s):It reflects extensive investigative work undertaken in 2008 by Human Rights Watch staff, usually in close partnership with human rights activists in the country in question.
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January 2009
The National Juvenile Online Victimization Study: Methodology Report
Publisher(s):Information from a national sample of law enforcement agencies about the prevalence of arrests for and characteristics of internet sex crimes against minors.
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January 2009
CAADA Domestic Abuse, Stalking and 'Honour'-based Violence (DASH) Risk Identification Checklist
Publisher(s):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.
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January 2009
Love – All That and More: A Six-Session Curriculum on Healthy Relationships for Youth and Young Adults
Publisher(s): A comprehensive training program that promotes safe, healthy relationships and supports teens in taking action to overcome violence and abuse.
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January 2009
Psychological outcome among lesbian sexual assault survivors: An examination of the roles of internalized homophobia and experiential avoidance
Publisher(s):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.
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January 2009
People First Language
This article discusses how using language that puts the person before their disability and that describes what the person has, not who the person is can help to promote inclusion, freedom, and respect for all.
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January 2009
The Accuracy of Recidivism Risk Assessments for Sexual Offenders: A Meta-Analysis
Publisher(s):These results suggest that it is possible to conduct psychologically informed risk assessments that have the dual advantages of high predictive accuracy and clinically useful understanding of specific cases.
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January 2009
For Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, & Questioning Survivors of Rape & Sexual Abuse
Publisher(s):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.
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January 2009
Supervised Visitation & Domestic Violence: A Protocol for Services
Publisher(s):This protocol is based on the premise that supervised visitation cases that involve domestic violence are only appropriate for center-based services.
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January 2009
SASA! An Activist Kit for Preventing Violence against Women and HIV
Publisher(s):This toolkit offers a comprehensive, user-friendly program tool for organizations interested in mobilizing communities to prevent violence against women and HIV infection. Included in this toolkit are practical resources, activities, and monitoring and assessment tools for local activism, media and advocacy, communication, and training materials.