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This document provides suggestions on how to help someone who is experiencing dating abuse

This position statement explains in detail this organization's position with regard to mainstreaming Deaf children in school settings.

This factsheet is intended to help child welfare professionals build a better understanding of TF-CBT, including which clients should be referred for this approach, how it is implemented, and resources for additional information.

This brief report on Strickland's study, the largest of its kind, surveyed 130 incarcerated females, 60 of which were sex offenders and 70 of which were nonsexual offenders - and examined factors such as childhood trauma, substance abuse, emotional neediness and personality disorders. While the majority of both groups reported being the victims of childhood maltreatment, the sex offenders were significantly more likely to experience pervasive, serious and more frequent emotional abuse, physical abuse and neglect.

A fact sheet about domestic violence among the LGBT population that includes information on the power and control wheel for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans relationships, information on survivors, types of abuse, transgender abuse, HIV/AIDS related abuse and barriers to seeking services.

This paper discusses how commonly used definitions of disability can be antithetical to the philosophy and goals of the disability civil rights movement.

This safety card provides guidance to health and community professionals on how to talk to patients about any concerning behavior of those around them and encourages early education about emotional, physical, and financial harassment, abuse and neglect.

This page explores tips for healthy relationships with siblings.

This lesson addresses dating violence by using a series of videos (available on YouTube) as the basis for group discussion about different forms of abuse. It provides participants with strategies for safely ending a relationship and for seeking resources for themselves or friends.

This issue brief discusses how educators can begin to understand the role of trauma, its effect on children and learning, and how educators can change methods of interacting and responding to children impacted by trauma.

Annually, an estimated 4.2 million youth and young adults experience homelessness. This infographic from Ohio University outlines the scope of the problem, existing public policy successes from past few decades to support vulnerable youth facing homelessness, and ongoing challenges.

This chapter provides information on public benefit access by types of immigration status, legal requirements for qualifying as battered ÐqualifiedÓ immigrant, different categories of public benefits for which immigrant survivors may qualify, and guidance for advocates and attorneys to address issues that may arise when applying for benefits.