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“Black advocates are being pushed out of the movement when it needs us most.” In this Technical Assistance Question of the Month (TAQ), Ashley Carter, Founder & CEO of ASX Consulting discusses some of the reasons why Black advocates are leaving the gender-based violence movement.

January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, a presidentially designated observance designed to educate the public about human trafficking and the role they can play in preventing and responding to human trafficking. This toolkit breaks the month down into focus weeks to ensure clear messaging and resource sharing around the theme "Partner to Prevent."

This U.S. study explores lessons learned about domestic violence service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic identified by state, territory, and tribal coalition leadership to advance preparedness and guide structural improvements for future disasters.

This guide is for victim advocates working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals who may be experiencing stalking. It provides basic information about the dynamics of stalking and safety planning, co-occurring crimes, specific tactics used against LGBTQ+ individuals, safety planning strategies that support LGBTQ+ stalking victims, and issues to be aware of when supporting LGBTQ+ victims.

A child-friendly glossary that explains common child welfare terms to help children better understand the child welfare system and related processes.

This resource provides information on common stalking tactics, the impacts of stalking on victims, the unique challenges about cases of stalking in later life, and resources for support.

The National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life has designed this set of self-assessment tools to assist communities in evaluating practices within and across key intervening agencies and in building a coordinated response to elder abuse. The tools include a series of workbooks for five key interveners—(1) domestic violence and sexual assault victim services, (2) adult protective services, (3) law enforcement, (4) prosecution, and (5) courts—and one that addresses coordinated community response.

This paper discusses the importance of prioritizing women’s and girl’s empowerment when addressing protection risks, including gender-based violence, in the context of displacement and climate change. "Adopting a gender lens helps to identify and respond to specific risks and needs, and it highlights the essential roles women can take on in leading sustainable transformations.”

The board of directors play an important role in the success of survivor-serving organizations, including advancing equity values. In this webinar recording, presenters share their experience with board recruitment and engagement, and also executive director and board relationship building strategies.

In this follow-up to Transformative Facilitation: Building Virtual Communities, presenters discuss lessons learned in the shift to virtual facilitation and explore ways to navigate challenges that emerge.

Jamie Thurber and Walter Scalupo share their experiences of childhood sexual abuse by family members, describing how they only recognized or recovered memories of the abuse later in life and how processing the trauma helped them move from shame, confusion, and self-blame toward healing and understanding that the abuse was not their fault.