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June 2016
Whole Women's Health v. Hellerstedt
Publisher(s): This webpage details the Supreme Court case in which the court struck down two provisions of a Texas law, HB2, that impose medically unnecessary regulations on doctors and facilities that provide abortions. The webpage includes case background and links to related articles and legal documents.
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- Training Tools
June 2016
Transgender Youth Sexual Assault Survivors: Skills for Advocates
Publisher(s):This webinar addresses unique issues and strategies of working with both trans youth from supportive family structures and youth who do not have a stable home or school environment. Topics include barriers to accessing services, youth-specific confidentiality concerns, polyvictimization and intersectionality, and more.
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- General Material
June 2016
Black Mamas Matter: A Toolkit for Advancing the Right to Safe and Respectful Maternal Health Care
Publisher(s):This toolkit is a direct response to the call for advocacy tools focusing on a rights-based maternal health policy agenda, and includes materials that will support the work of state maternal health advocates as they mobilize their communities and communicate with state policy leaders.
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
June 2016
WEBINAR: Guiding Principles for Working with Older Victims of Abuse
Publisher(s):This webinar highlights NCALL’s guiding principles to help victim service providers better serve older adults victims of abuse.
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- General Material
June 2016
Advocates' Introduction to Gender-Based Asylum
Publisher(s):This webinar describes immigration protections and benefits available through gender-based asylum for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
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- NRCDV Publications
June 2016
How can my organization support transgender sexual assault survivors?
Publisher(s): In NRCDV's June 2016 TA Question of the month, Jennifer Benner provides guidance for supporting trans survivors of sexual assault, as well as links to additional resources for service providers.
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June 2016
Hang Up on Harassment: Dealing with Cellular Phone Abuse
Publisher(s):With cell phones now the primary way of communicating, harassing phone calls can be especially distressing and disruptive. This fact sheet offers steps that victims of harassing calls, text messages, or spam can take to increase safety.
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- Training Tools
June 2016
Promoting Respect and Dignity Across the Lifespan: Working with Older Victims of Domestic & Sexual Violence
Publisher(s): This webinar highlights the Older Survivors of Abuse: A Framework for Advocates summary report from the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL), which describes guiding principles, minimum guidelines, and practical strategies to help victim service providers better serve older survivors of abuse.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
June 2016
Shared Risk and Protective Factors for Violence: Research and Practice
Publisher(s): Domestic violence is linked to many other forms of violence and other health outcomes through shared risk and protective factors. This 2-part webinar series from the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence outlines key research on risk and protective factors and explores ways that local programs can use this research to information DV prevention strategies.
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- Training Tools
June 2016
Working with Older Survivors of Abuse: A Framework for Advocates
Publisher(s):This toolkit will help community based domestic violence and/or sexual abuse programs assess existing services and provides guidance to enhance program and advocates response to older survivors of abuse.
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June 2016
Putting Ourselves Out of Business: A Feminist Approach to Integrating Prevention as a Core Operating Principle for Intimate Partner Violence Service Agencies
This paper takes a feminist approach to understanding how prevention can be integrated into direct service as a core operating principle of intimate partner violence agencies.
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May 2016
Chart Book: The Earned Income Credit and Child Tax Credit
Publisher(s):This chart book provides important information about these working-family tax credits and outlines priorities for making the credits more effective.