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Talk with Your Child
Publisher(s):This article offers tips, strategies, and resources for talking with your child about dating, forming friendships, and treating one another with respect.
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No Refuge Here: Sexual Abuse in Immigration Detention
Publisher(s):This webinar on sexual violence behind bars focuses on the immigration detention system. Expert presenters look at the unique vulnerabilities of immigrant detainees, and the obstacles they face to getting help.
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Public Benefits Manual
Publisher(s):This manual is a comprehensive tool that provides information relating to public benefits. It is composed of chapters and training tools providing an overview of immigrant crime victims’ legal rights to services and public benefits.
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Elder Abuse
Publisher(s): This page from WomensLaw.org is about older adults who are being abused by a caregiver. Sometimes a family member or an intimate partner can also be a caregiver. This means that if you are being abused by a caregiver, you may also qualify for a domestic violence restraining order in your state.
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Immigration Issues
Publisher(s): This fact sheet provides basic information for transgender immigrants in the U.S. regarding some of the most common problems, including violence and the threat of being detained or deported.
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Transitional Housing Toolkit
Publisher(s):"This toolkit is meant to provide transitional housing providers with easy access to information and resources to enhance services to survivors. The information provided here addresses frequently asked questions, common challenges, best practices, templates for adaptation, and resources for additional information and assistance."
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Domestic Violence: A Competency-Based Training Manual for Community Mental Health Staff
Publisher(s):Aside from setting screening guidelines, this manual discusses barriers faced by women in rural communities when attempting to protect themselves from domestic violence and presents guidelines for coordinating community response to domestic violence.
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VetWow's MST Resources Channel
Publisher(s):This channel offers several videos and podcasts discusses issues related to military sexual trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, and what it is like to experience sexual violence while serving in the military.
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The Guide
Publisher(s): This guide gives members of the Jewish community strategies for coping and healing from trauma.
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Trauma-Informed Organizational Toolkit for Homeless Services
Publisher(s):The prevalence of traumatic stress in the lives of families experiencing homelessness is extraordinarily high. This comprehensive toolkit was developed for use by homeless shelters and housing providers, although the material can be highly useful for domestic violence advocates.
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The 10 Cs: A Model of Diversity Awareness and Social Change
Publisher(s):This document is a self-inventory describing the “10 Cs” model. Based on the premise that we must start with an inventory of ourselves and examine our own experiences to more effectively confront issues of personal and societal oppression, this self-inventory is an essential first step in the longer journey toward social change.
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Defining Deaf Culture
Publisher(s):This web page offers dictionary definitions of 'culture' and offers an 'insider's definition' of Deaf culture that draws on aspects identified in these sources.