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January 2015
Create Your Policy
Publisher(s):This tool, available on the “Workplaces Respond” website, will help employers create a workplace policy by guiding employers through a series of questions, offering a choice of model language based on a promising practice (which has the most protective language for employees) or, if applicable, language based on the law in the specific state or locality.
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January 2015
WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence against women: Initial results on prevalence, health outcomes and women's responses
Publisher(s):Report findings document the prevalence of intimate partner violence and its association with women's physical, mental, sexual and reproductive health. Data is included on non-partner violence, sexual abuse during childhood and forced first sexual experience. Information is also provided on women's responses. Available in English, French, and Spanish.
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January 2015
Mindshift
Publisher(s): The mobile app was designed for teens and young adults to help cope with anxiety. It provides tools to track and manage anxiety symptoms.
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January 2015
A Best Practice Assessment of Your Civil Protection Order System
Publisher(s): This webinar provides a detailed description of engaging in a best practice assessment of the civil protection order system. Considerations for jurisdictions interested in conducting assessments, as well as the technical assistance provided by the National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit (NCPOFFC) are discussed.
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January 2015
After DOMA: Tax Filing FAQs for Same-Sex Married Couples
Publisher(s):This fact sheet includes questions and answers designed to give general information about tax issues that same-sex couples will be dealing with in tax year 2013 and beyond, and is not meant to be exhaustive. It is intended for general information purposes only.
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January 2015
Sexual Assault and Rape in the Military: The Invisible Victims of International Gender Crimes at the Front Lines
Publisher(s): This piece argues that that understanding intra-military sexual assault as a violation of customary international law could help lead to reforms in how the prosecution of such cases is handled.
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January 2015
10 Principles for Effective Prevention Messaging
Publisher(s):This document offers practical tips to think about when developing prevention messaging.
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January 2015
Faith and Intimate Partner Violence Handbook for Advocates
Publisher(s):This handbook for advocates was created through a collaboration between FaithTrust Institute and Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (FCADV). It is a valuable resource to those who want to better understand the role that religion and spirituality may have in the lives of victims/survivors of intimate partner violence.
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January 2015
Culture, Language, and Access: Key Considerations for Serving Deaf Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):This document offers a framework for understanding and addressing the unmet needs of Deaf survivors that is rooted in a cultural and linguistic perspective.
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January 2015
Hardy Girls, Healthy Women
Publisher(s): This website provides resources to support girls in promoting self-esteem within external environments. It includes information on curriculum on ally behaviors for grades 2-8.
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January 2015
Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project: 12th Annual Report
Publisher(s):This Report features the story of Trisha, a young woman who lost her mother to domestic violence homicide at the tender age of 14.
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January 2015
Representing Battered Respondents Under The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: A Practice Guide for Attorneys and Domestic Violence Victim Advocates
Publisher(s):This Guide is intended to assist attorneys and domestic violence victim advocates in their representation and work with battered mother respondents in the United States in cases filed under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.