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January 2019
Teen Dating Violence Among Latin@ Youth: Research-Based Facts
Publisher(s): To provide insight into the experience of teen dating violence (TDV) for Latin@ youth, Casa de Esperanza reviewed 10 years (2008-2017) of academic research that examines TDV with exclusively Latin@ samples. This review revealed a wide range of rates on the prevalence of TDV among Latin@ youth and identified a growing body of research that examines several potential individual and family level risk and protective factors.
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January 2019
APA Issues First-Ever Guidelines for Practice with Men and Boys
Publisher(s): This article contains guidelines to help psychologists specifically work with men and boys. It emphasizes how traditional masculinity is psychologically harmful and that socializing boys to suppress their emotions causes damage that echoes both inwardly and outwardly.
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- Training Tools
January 2019
Indigenous Ally Toolkit
Publisher(s): This toolkit offers concrete strategies and action steps for being an ally to Indigenous nations. The toolkit provides best practices for folks who feel inclined to join Indigenous causes, outlines proper terms, grammar and common misconceptions, and offers strategies for taking action.
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January 2019
Gender and Security Toolkit: Policing and Gender
Publisher(s):Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance, UN Women, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
This security toolkit draws together the key lessons of the past decade in promoting gender equality in security and justice. The toolkit shares new and emerging good practices, reflect upon how successes in increasing gender equality have been achieved and move forward thinking about integrating a gender perspective in security and justice sector institutions.
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January 2019
Help-Seeking by Male Victims of Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA): A Systematic Review and Qualitative Evidence Synthesis
Publisher(s): This review seeks to understand help-seeking by male victims of domestic violence and abuse and their experiences of support services. It aims to address the gap in the review literature focusing on the qualitative research which explores the barriers to formal help-seeking and the experiences of all male victims of DVA with helpseeking services.
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January 2019
Expect Respect Program Overview: A School-Based Program for Preventing Teen Dating Violence and Promoting Safe and Healthy Relationships
Publisher(s):The Expect Respect Program is a school-based program designed to promote safe and healthy relationships.
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January 2019
Healing Together: Shifting Approaches to End Intimate Partner Violence
Publisher(s): This resource centers the experiences of women of color and people harmed by their partners, connecting violence against women to broader efforts advancing racial justice and prompting a paradigm shift in the field of intimate partner violence by moving beyond traditional strategies and responses that rely on punishment and criminalization to highlight restorative responses grounded in community, healing, and transformative justice to improve safety for survivors.
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- NRCDV Publications
December 2018
We exist! As a woman of color, how can I find my place in the domestic violence movement?
Publisher(s):The movement to end domestic violence continues to struggle to address the ways in which it has historically disregarded, dismissed and devalued women of color. In NRCDV's December 2018 TA Question of the Month, Ivonne Ortiz lifts up the history and challenges of women of color in the movement and offers strategies for advocates of color to stay connected and bring their whole selves to the work.
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
December 2018
WEBINAR: ACE-DV Speakers Initiative Series: Navigating Challenges in Storytelling with Audiences
Publisher(s):In this panel discussion, representatives of the ACE-DV Leadership Forum strategize together about common audience-generated challenges when sharing our stories in public spaces.
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December 2018
Officer-Involved Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This webpage provides an overview on the topic of Officer Involved Domestic Violence (OIDV) and provides links to additional information.
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December 2018
Serving Teen Survivors: A Manual for Advocates
Publisher(s): Though factors such as mandated reporting and confidentiality may be seen as barriers to working with teens, they are simply aspects of working with this age group. This manual is designed to help those providing services to survivors of sexual violence serve teens using a trauma-informed approach.
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December 2018
Making Care Less Taxing: Improving State Child and Dependent Care Tax Provisions
Publisher(s):The tax codes of the federal government and over half the states have some type of child and dependent care (CADC) tax provision that reduces the amount of tax owed by families and, in some instances, increases their tax refunds. This suite of Making Care Less Taxing materials from the National Women's Law Center provides a comprehensive overview of CADC tax provisions.









