NRCDV Logo
  • Adult Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
  • Runaway & Homeless Youth Toolkit
  • Prevent Intimate Partner Violence
  • Violence Against Women Resource Library
  • Domestic Violence and Housing Technical Assistance Consortium
  • Domestic Violence Awareness Project
  • National Resource Center on Domestic Violence

img-user-picture.png

 Create an account to save and access your bookmarked materials anytime, anywhere.

  create account  |   login

An Online Resource Library on Domestic & Sexual Violence

Research & Statistics Content Topic Results

The results displayed below have been grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections - containing our most highly valued resources - then by individual related materials. Refine your search by category, types, author and/or publisher using the options provided. Sort by date published, date added, or alphabetically. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
total results: 3922  | date published date added a-z

Materials

Materials
  • General Material

Cultural Competency Tips

Publisher(s):
This brief tipsheet provides guidance on working with survivors from various cultures in a culturally relevant manner.
Materials
  • General Material
  • Training Tools

Teen Dating Violence Curriculum for Asian/Asian American Youth

Publisher(s):
ATASK’s teen dating violence for Asian youth curriculum encourages teens from Asian/Asian American communities to think about stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination and its correlation with domestic violence. For a copy of the curriculum, please contact the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence at 617-338-2350.
Materials
  • General Material

Abuse Among Latin@ Elders

Publisher(s):
This fact sheet from Esperanza United outlines the scope and risk and protective factors of elder abuse in Latin@ communities.
Materials
  • General Material

Attorney General's Annual Report to Congress and Assessment of U.S. Government Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons for Fiscal Year 2014

Publisher(s):
This report describes the U.S. governments comprehensive campaign to combat TIP during Fiscal Year (FY) 2014, including efforts to carry out the 3P strategy to (1) protect victims by providing benefits and services; (2) investigate and prosecute human trafficking crimes; and (3) prevent further trafficking-related crimes. The report features an assessment of U.S. government activities based on improvements since the last annual report and recommendations made by agencies for further improvement during FY 2015.
Materials
  • General Material
  • Training Tools

Reducing Child Labor and Forced Labor: A Toolkit for Responsible Businesses

Publisher(s):
This online Toolkit is a guide for business developed by the U.S. Government focusing on child labor and forced labor practices.
Materials
  • General Material

The Search for Masculinity

Publisher(s):
This series of articles suggests ways to shape positive masculinity in boys when they are surrounded by "rules" of boy life. "We should talk with boys about the reality of gender expectations, and help them brainstorm about how to negotiate this problem."
Materials
  • General Material

The Indian Child Welfare Act: A National Law Controlling the Welfare of Indigenous Children

Author(s):
The affect of the situation to indigenous nations, who were losing children by the thousands, was essentially cultural genocide. Exposure of the problem and its causes imposed strong pressure on the United States government to address native child welfare law.
Materials
  • General Material

Domestic Violence and Faith Communities: Guidelines for Leaders

Publisher(s):
Faith communities can play a significant role in providing support for victims of domestic violence and in holding abusers accountable. This handbook provides information about the nature and dynamics of domestic violence to guide faith leaders in responding to victims and abusers within their faith communities.
Materials
  • General Material

TANF Education and Training Resources

Publisher(s):
This site highlights states that have created successful education and training programs using the TANF program and includes recommendations for federal policies on education and training within the TANF program.
Materials
  • General Material

Special for Immigrant Women

Author(s): Publisher(s):
The article suggest that the immigrant women ask for interpreter when seeking help, leave clear phone messages when calling for help, and to not to give up if the person they contact the first time is not helpful.
Materials
  • General Material

Human Trafficking: Modern Enslavement of Immigrant Women in the United States

Publisher(s):
The following fact sheet is in a question and answer format.& It covers some of the following topics: What is human trafficking? What drives the trafficking industry? What judicial remedies are available to victims of trafficking?
Materials
  • General Material
  • Training Tools

Assisting Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence, Law Enforcement Guide

Publisher(s):
This guide for law enforcement officers provide information about language and cultural issues faced by immigrant women, and immigration laws and services available for immigrant women. The guide also includes suggestions for responding to immigrant victims of domestic violence.