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RePlay: Finding Zoe 2.0
Publisher(s):This online video game for youth ages 8-14 opens a dialogue about abuse, addresses the 'rumour mill' they experience, educates about healthy, respectful relationships, and teaches players about places they can go for help.
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Webinars & Seminars from the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health
Publisher(s):This page provides access to recorded webinars hosted by the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health on various topics related to trauma, mental health, and domestic violence.
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Domestic Violence in Later Life Annotated Bibliography
Publisher(s):Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA), National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This bibliography includes selected journal articles from year 2000 onward and focuses specifically on domestic violence against older women.
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Domestic Violence, Housing, and Homelessness
Publisher(s):The sheet provides talking points supported by relevant statistics on the following: the link between domestic violence and homelessness; the importance of housing for survivors of domestic violence; the need to address housing-related discrimination affecting survivors; and the efficacy of transitional and permanent housing.
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Navigating Teen Dating Relationships: A Parent’s Handbook
Publisher(s):This handbook emphasizes the importance of talking to your teen about dating relationships. It provides guidance to parents of high school children on how to help teens form healthy relationships and how to protect them from the pressures to engage in risk behaviors.
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The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Publisher(s):Prohibiting employment discrimination against persons 40 years of age or older.
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Fact Sheet 16: Employment Background Checks: A Jobseeker's Guide
Publisher(s):This document is a primer on employer background checks for jobseekers, including why they might be conducted and how they might be conducted. Special attention is paid to rights and remedies under the FCRA.
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Talk To Your Doctor About PrEP
Publisher(s): This brochure offers guidance around meeting with a doctor about PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis), including before, during, and after a visit.
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Creating Sustainable Safety for Battered Women
Publisher(s):Whether we are assessing risks, advocating for an individual, making policies, or evaluating programs, thinking critically and broadly about women’s safety undoubtedly enhances the effectiveness of our work on behalf of battered women.
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Working with a Deaf Survivor: A Resource Guide
This manual provides guidance for domestic violence advocates in working with survivors who are Deaf or hard of hearing. It offers tips for effective communication and collaboration with disability rights advocates and organizations.
For additional resources, see the Vermont NetworkÍs page on Hearing Accommodations.
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LGBT-Inclusive Curriculum
Publisher(s): GLSEN's LGBT-Inclusive Curriculum provides lesson plans to integrate LGBT history, themes, and people into the classroom. Lesson plans range from grades K-12 and include themes such as LGBT History Month, Ready Set Respect!, ThinkB4YouSpeak, and more.
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Safety and Security Concerns
Publisher(s):There are some smart, strategic solutions to the risks of domestic and sexual violence at work. This page offers four sections detailing ideas for strengthening an employer’s overall workplace violence prevention procedures to deal with domestic and sexual violence threats.