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Special for Immigrant Women
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.
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Incorporating Racial Equity into Trauma-Informed Care
Publisher(s):This brief offers practical considerations to help health systems and provider practices incorporate a focus on racial equity to enhance trauma-informed care efforts.
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Assisting Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence, Advocate's Guide
Publisher(s):This guide for advocates provides guidance on collaborating with immigrant and community agencies to effectively respond to the unique needs of battered immigrant women.
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In Our Own Voice: African American Stories of Oppression, Survival and Recovery in Mental Health Systems
Publisher(s):This guide provides historical highlights regarding African-American survivors and mental health treatment in America; explores the themes shared in the collected oral histories; provides strategies for using history projects as a tool for personal and community healing and social change; and includes resources to assist you in starting your own history project.
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Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Publisher(s):This manual offers information on homelessness and trauma, the role of shelter providers, as well as implementing the 8 PFA Core Actions in shelter settings.
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Stop Abuse for Every (SAFE) Teen Act (S. 1447/H.R. 2689): Teen Dating Violence is an Education Issue
Publisher(s):This 2-page document summarizes information about the “Stop Abuse for Every Teen Act” or SAFE Teen Act designed to help schools play an important role in preventing teen dating violence.
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What Men Can Do & What Young Men Can Do
Publisher(s):These information sheets discuss some practical ways that men and young men (middle school aged) can be involved in stopping violence and changing social norms.
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Quiz: Are your services linguistically and culturally accessible to immigrant and refugee women?
Publisher(s):This quiz helps service providers identify if their services are linguistically and culturally accessible to immigrant and refugee women.
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Female Genital Mutilation in the U. S. Factsheet
Publisher(s):This factsheet gives a brief overview of federal laws against FGM in the United States and also lists state laws against FGM.
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Facts About Programs Delivering Battered Women's Services to Women with Disabilities
Publisher(s):This resource describes research done on domestic violence organizations who provide services to women with disabilities and gives basic information.
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NSVRC’s Resources on Working with Male Survivors
Publisher(s):hub of tools, guides, and training resources to support advocates and service providers working with male survivors.
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Culture as a Resource for Organizational Development
Publisher(s):This article highlights a culturally-based organizational structure developed from the perspective of culturally specific organizations. Additionally, the article explores cultural foundations for leadership development, management/administration, governance and organizational accountability using a lens that integrates cultural realities and considerations.









