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January 2003
God's Reconciling Love: A Pastor's Handbook on Domestic Violence
Publisher(s): This much-needed handbook includes basic information about domestic violence, theological reflections, referral resources, and concrete suggestions for a compassionate Christian response to abuse in the home.
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- General Material
January 2003
The Social Norms Approach to Violence Prevention
Publisher(s):Describes an approach that seeks to engage men as allies by creating campaign messages that validate men's hidden feelings and beliefs in order to foster an environment where speaking out against violence against women is socially acceptable
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- General Material
January 2003
Considerations for Mediating with People Who Are Culturally Deaf
Publisher(s):This page, while written for mediators, gives an excellent overview of communication and cultural barriers for Deaf people.
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- General Material
January 2003
LGBTQIA Terminology
Publisher(s):This page provides a working list of terminology used to define or describe LGBTQIA individuals, and communities. It also provides a guide to gender neutral language and pronouns.
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- General Material
January 2003
Factsheet: Focusing on the Prevention of First-Time Male Perpetration of Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):This information is drawn from a review of 37 sexual violence prevention programs, key experts in the field, and a comprehensive literature review.
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- General Material
January 2003
Distracted by Drama: How California Newspapers Portray Intimate Partner Violence
Publisher(s):The publication describes the results of a study analyzing how violence is reported in two nationally prominent CA newspapers during the course of a year. Findings of the study are described in detail to reveal how contemporary reporting portrays IPV.
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- General Material
January 2003
Level Three Sex Offenders Residential Placement Issues: 2003 Report to the Legislature
Publisher(s):This report to the Minnesota Legislature discusses community placement of high-risk sex offenders. The report concludes that residential proximity to potential child victims is unrelated to recidivism risk and that imposing such restrictions unnecessarily complicates the work of corrections staff attempting to reintegrate these men into communities.
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- General Material
January 2003
Factors Associated with Women's Risk of Rape in the Military Environment
Publisher(s):A research article that discusses findings of a survey of 558 women enrolled in the national VA healthcare registry. Twenty eight percent (n=151) of participants reported experiencing rape. The authors found that certain environmental factors increased the likelihood of rape, including sexual harassment and unwanted sexual advances on duty.
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- Training Tools
January 2003
Making Allies, Making Friends
This curriculum provides over 30 classroom sessions to help young people build healthy multi-cultural communities and prevent violence.
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- Training Tools
- General Material
January 2003
Enough and yet Not Enough: An Educational Resource Manual on Domestic Violence Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities in Washington State
Publisher(s):This educational resource manual on domestic violence advocacy for persons with disabilities was developed to enhance the skills of community based domestic violence advocates.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 2003
Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
As public recognition of domestic violence and sexual assault has reached increasing heights, there has been an outcry for more effective prevention programs. This paper looks at these prevention programs.
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- General Material
January 2003
A Journey Towards Freedom: A Haggadah for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence
Publisher(s): A Journey Towards Freedom: A Haggadah for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence transforms the traditional Passover Seder into a special service that addresses the oppression and liberation of women journeying from abuse to safety.