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April 2015
WEBINAR: Addressing the Needs of Youth Experiencing Homelessness and Abuse
Publisher(s):This webinar focused on the intersections of relationship violence and sex trafficking among runaway and homeless youth. Experts in this field of service suggested a variety of ways that individuals, organizations, and communities can provide effective support to youth experiencing violence and abuse while living in unstable housing situations.
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April 2015
This Workplace is a DV-Free Zone: Creating a Policy That Successfully Addresses DV in the Workplace
Publisher(s): The webinar reviews the importance of having a policy that addresses situations where the employee is either a victim or a perpetrator of domestic violence, sexual violence, dating violence, or stalking; principles that inform an effective policy; and features of Legal Momentum’s model policy.
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April 2015
10 Principles for the Workplace
Publisher(s):These 10 principles were developed by a national coalition of employer, labor, and government organizations and define a set of standards to guide workplace responses to domestic violence.
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April 2015
Preparing Your Case
Publisher(s): This section of WomensLaw provides tips on preparing for a final protection order hearing in civil court. Although it is geared towards protection order cases, the general principles may be useful for litigants representing themselves in other types of cases as well, such as custody cases.
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April 2015
Choosing and Working with a Lawyer
Publisher(s): This section of WomensLaw includes information on choosing and working with a lawyer in civil court proceedings, such as protection orders, custody, and divorce.
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
April 2015
WEBINAR: Engaging Men: Triumphs, Troubles, and Tools
Publisher(s):This webinar served as a virtual workshop designed to generate dialogue about the current proliferation of “engaging men” work.
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- General Material
April 2015
The Future of Sex Offense Courts: How Expanding Specialized Sex Offense Courts Can Help Reduce Recidivism and Improve Victim Reporting
Publisher(s): This law review article explores the topic of specialized sex offense courts. It describes key elements to successful sex offender courts, discusses some criticisms of specialized sex offense courts, and offers some potential improvements to the specialized sex court model.
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April 2015
HIV Among Transgender People
Publisher(s):This fact sheet includes facts and statistics about HIV prevalence in trans communities, and includes some of the challenges of reporting and collecting data about HIV prevalence among transgender people.
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April 2015
How can campus sexual violence prevention efforts be inclusive and relevant for all students?
Publisher(s): NRCDV's April 2015 TA Question of the Month offers strategies on building inclusive sexual violence prevention campaigns on campus for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
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April 2015
Human Trafficking and Immigration Rights
Publisher(s):This brief report covers topics including barriers to accessing immigration remedies for trafficked persons and increased vulnerability of workers that lack immigration protections. It also outlines recommendations regarding access to legal immigration status.
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April 2015
What is a 529 Plan?
Publisher(s): This brief video describes the 529 Plan, an investment account designed to help families save for college.
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April 2015
Child Trafficking for Labor in the United States
Publisher(s):This fact sheet defines child trafficking, describes how children are trafficked for labor, lists the challenges in identifying and providing services to child labor trafficking survivors and offers recommendations to end child labor trafficking.