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This fact sheet lays out the problems DV survivors face and how Housing laws including VAWA can help and protect them.This guide discusses survivors' rights in reference to housing. It includes rules and regulations passed to protect victims of domestic violence.

This handout addresses some of the psychological and spiritual changes that humanitarian workers may experience. It the common symptoms of vicarious trauma and provides guidance for coping.

This report examines how racism, poverty, incarceration, and other social factors have contributed to heightened risk of HIV in Black communities.

This website provides training tools on empowerment to promote self-discovery, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making to develop protective factors that prevent violence and improve health.

This 3-page document explores the elements that impact the identity of Latin@ Lesbians and provides additional information to facilitate discussion after watching the video "My Girlfriend Did It."

This study describes what is known about VAW in Melanesia and East Timor and assesses the effectiveness of efforts made in this region, particularly in increasing access to justice, services to survivors, and promising practices.

On September 25, 2007, 1,346 out of 1,949, or sixty-nine percent, of identified domestic violence programs in the United States participated in the 2007 National Census of Domestic Violence Services. The results are published in this report.

This pregnancy wheel for OB/GYN and reproductive health settings reminds providers to routinely ask their patients about birth control interference or coerced pregnancy and about their experiences with intimate partner violence. The card reminds providers how to offer patients support, raise alternative birth control options and provide referral for safety planning. The back of the wheel lists phone numbers for the National Domestic Violence Hotline, the National Dating Abuse Helpline, and the Sexual Assault Hotline for further support.

This resource kit captures over 10 years of work by IPEC and its partners and makes the Programme's experiences and knowledge available to those who design, implement and improve policy and programming to fight child trafficking.

This report highlights the psychological toll of deployments involving prolonged exposure to combat-related stress over multiple rotations and how these types of deployments may be disproportionately high compared with the physical injuries of combat.

The ways in which agencies and innovative partnerships use their computers and networks impacts the safety and confidentiality of services for victims and survivors, and their children. This tip sheet briefly highlights: basics about how computers and networks work; how agencies and partnerships are or might use computers and networks; and, some benefits, risks and things to consider including issues of: technical support, essentials, training, disposal, cost, security, authorized access and user names, backups, and, security in colocated sites.

This manual is intended to serve as a guide to agencies looking for practical ideas about how to create trauma-informed environments. It is best viewed as a template and should be supplemented by your knowledge and expertise regarding the most effective adaptations for working with families in your own program.