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June 2017
Home Truth
This documentary tells the story of Jessica Lenahan, whose three daughters were kidnapped and killed by her estranged husband due to the lack of actions taken by local law enforcement.
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June 2017
Expanding Partnerships & Linkages: Key Directions in Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention
Publisher(s):This report describes the evolving field of sexual and domestic violence prevention, and summarizes key findings, examples of innovative work, and resources from PreventConnect's 2016 web conference series.
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- Training Tools
June 2017
Supporting Victims and Survivors of Faith: Working with Survivors of Clergy Abuse
Publisher(s): This webinar, presented by Sarah Rieth and FaithTrust Institute, explores what advocates need to know about abuse by spiritual leaders and how to best support victims of this abuse.
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- NRCDV Publications
June 2017
Let’s Talk about How We Talk…
Publisher(s): In NRCDV's June 2017 TA Question of the month, NSVRC prevention specialist Mo Lewis offers guidance on how to confront problematic language.
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June 2017
Child Sex Trafficking in America: A Guide for Parents and Guardians
Publisher(s):This fact sheet explains child sex trafficking, how children become victims, who the perpetrators are, statistics, indicators for exploitation, suggestions on how to keep your child safer and agencies for assistance and information.
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June 2017
A to Z Advocacy Model: Asians and Pacific Islanders Build an Inventory of Evidence-Informed Practices
Publisher(s): The A-Z Advocacy Model captures a do-everything-it-takes approach by undertaking an inventory of practices and analyzing their underlying principles in API-serving programs.
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June 2017
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, And HIV-Affected Hate Violence in 2016
Publisher(s):NCAVP's annual report examines hate violence against LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities.
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- NRCDV Publications
May 2017
Safe Housing Partnerships
Publisher(s):Domestic and sexual violence is a leading cause of homelessness for women and children. This new website highlights the important intersection of domestic & sexual violence and homelessness and provides resources for advocates.
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May 2017
Technology-Facilitated Stalking: What You Need to Know
Publisher(s): Typical activities such as tweeting, updating a Facebook status, or using a phone’s GPS to find local restaurants can all be misused by abusers to stalk, harass, surveil, and control victims. This page from TechSafety.org provides information on technology-facilitated stalking and offers some safety tips for survivors.
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May 2017
Preventing Intimate Partner Violence Across the Lifespan: A Technical Package of Programs, Policies, and Practices
Publisher(s): The technical package is intended as a resource to guide prevention decision-making to help communities and states stop intimate partner violence before it starts, support survivors, and lessen the short and long-term harms of intimate partner violence.
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May 2017
Justice Doesn't Trickle Down: How Racialized and Gendered Rules Are Holding Women Back
Publisher(s): This paper describes in detail a wide range of disparities and inequities experienced by women of color across the domains of economics, safety, and health. It explains that these outcomes are not the result of individual ambition or aptitudes, as conservatives often suggest, but rather an outgrowth of a web of racialized and gendered rules—policies, institutions, and practices—that have emerged from the United States’ long history of racism and sexism.
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May 2017
Key Findings: 2017 Advocate and Legal Service Survey Regarding Immigrant Survivors
Publisher(s):Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence (APIGBV), ASISTA, Casa de Esperanza, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV), National Domestic Violence Hotline, National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), Tahirih Justice Center
Seven national organizations released the results of the 2017 Advocate and Legal Service Survey Regarding Immigrant Survivors.