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December 2005
Shelter Health: Essentials of Care for People Living in Shelter
Publisher(s):This document provides guidance on creating shelter environments that are safe and healthy for residents and staff.
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- General Material
December 2005
Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment Validation Study: The RAVE Study - Summary and Recommendations: Validation of Tools for Assessing Risk from Violent Intimate Partners
Publisher(s):The central purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of several different approaches to predicting risk of future harm or lethality in domestic violence cases.
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November 2005
The Practical Aspects of Online Counseling: Ethics, Training, Technology, and Competency
Publisher(s):This article addresses the strengths and limitations of online counseling. It also offers information on present guidelines for when and who online counseling may be appropriate.
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November 2005
Transitional Housing Services for Victims of Domestic Violence: A Report from the Housing Committee of the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This paper describes results of phone interviews with 12 DV transitional housing programs across the country. Key considerations for new and emerging programs are offered. Program profiles are also provided.
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November 2005
Family Economic (In)Security: A View from the States
Publisher(s):This brief highlights the challenges of low-wage work. Sufficient income, assets, human and social capital are noted as key policy areas to meet family economic security. State-by-state policy and context profiles are available via the NCCP website.
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October 2005
A Call to Men: Ending Domestic Violence, Becoming Part of the Solution
Publisher(s):This web seminar discusses strategies for working with men and boys to prevent intimate partner violence.
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October 2005
Regional Capacity Building Workshop on Men, Caring and Fatherhood
Publisher(s):This workshop report describes the deliberations and outcomes of a meeting of development professionals from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sweden, who discussed how to equip men and boys to become more caring, attentive and gender sensitive fathers and husbands, in turn helping themselves, their families and the society at large.
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October 2005
Sex Offender Residence Restrictions: A Report to the Florida Legislature
Levenson argues that there is no evidence that sex offender residency restrictions prevent sex crimes or promote public safety. Rather, Levenson believes that such policies may actually exacerbate offenders' psychosocial stressors and thereby increase the likelihood of reoffending.
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October 2005
Understanding the Needs of the Victims of Sexual Assault in the Deaf Community
Publisher(s):The report contains a review of relevant literature as well as information on best practices.
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October 2005
Murder at Home: An Examination of Legal and Community Responses to Intimate Femicide in California
Publisher(s):This report is a comprehensive assessment of how different systems work together, and separately, to address domestic violence and domestic violence murder in California.
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October 2005
Efforts to Promote Children's Economic Security Must Address Needs of Hard-Working Immigrant Families
Publisher(s):This brief covers data and statistics on low-income children in the U.S. living in immigrant families. The brief includes an overview of federal and state policy involving immigrant access to vital services/public benefits, e.g. food stamps.
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October 2005
Occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities among women
Publisher(s):Findings indicate that homicide was the leading source of fatal workplace injuries for women, and that female murder victims were much more likely to have been killed by a family member than were male victims.