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The purpose of these protocols is to provide all religious and lay leaders of New Hampshire with an action plan to safely respond to families in their faith communities who are experiencing domestic violence. This report was created by a collaboration of New Hampshire professionals with broader application to other states.

This collection of information packets serves as an introduction to the complex and varied issues that religion and faith can present for victims and survivors of domestic violence and their advocates in both the faith and secular communities.

This compilation provides practitioners and clinicians with an inventory of existing assessment tools for determining intimate partner violence and/or sexual violence victimization in clinical/healthcare settings.

This resource focuses on how to become a culturally responsive organization, particularly in terms of visitation practices for families who have experienced intimate partner violence.

This curriculum is a foundational resource on the impact of trauma across the lifespan; recommendations for working with survivors experiencing the traumatic effects of abuse, mental health conditions, and/or psychiatric disability; recommendations for collaboration; developing inclusive and trauma-informed services; peer support principles; and legal issues.

Heath care professionals, such as nurses and mental health service providers, are in a unique position to identify and address the needs of older victims of abuse. This article focuses on three main topics: the dynamics of abuse in later life, a victim-centered response, and working collaboratively with other disciplines to offer a comprehensive response to these complex cases.

This page offers a brief history of IDAs, a description of the role of banks, and a breakdown of where the match comes from, which states have state-supported IDA programs, and examples of successful IDA outcomes.

This handbook reviews techniques for success in preventing trafficking from occurring through a review of lessons learned from existing programming.

This article discusses the role of dental care professionals in identifying domestic violence and responding to patients who have facial injuries that are a result of domestic violence.

The 'DEAF EYES' project at Gallaudet University was established to bring Deaf history to the public and expand our understanding of United States history. The exhibition, book, and other products were produced by Gallaudet University. The two-hour PBS documentary film "Through Deaf Eyes," is a production of WETA Washington, D.C. and Florentine Films/Hott Productions, Inc. in association with Gallaudet University.

The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent perceptions about sexual offenders are based on empirical evidence or misconceptions.

These training slides can be used by advocates to understand the three spheres of culture (of domestic violence and gender inequality, of familial and community values and norms, and of systems) and provide survivor-centered services to survivors.