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Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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  • NRCDV Publications
  • General Material
April 2006

Current Trends in Psychological Assessment and Treatment Approaches for Survivors of Sexual Trauma

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This document provides a review and critique of current trends in mental health assessment and treatment for sexual trauma survivors with an emphasis on early intervention. Treatment approaches are restricted to psychotherapy.
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  • NRCDV Publications
  • General Material
February 2006

Assessment for Lifetime Exposure to Violence as a Pathway to Prevention

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This document provides a brief overview of the research on lifetime exposure to violence and the long-term health consequences of violence. It also examines how assessment for lifetime exposure to violence can create a pathway to prevention.
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  • NRCDV Publications
  • General Material
February 2006

Marital Rape: New Research and Directions

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This document provides an overview of the research on marital rape including a brief legal history of marital rape; discussion of its occurrence; summary of the effects; and an analysis of practitionersí intervention with marital rape survivors.
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  • General Material
January 2006

Traumatic Brain Injury and Domestic Violence: HELPS Screening Tool for Traumatic Brain Injury

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This document discusses the intersection between DV and TBI, lists symptoms and recommendations for working with survivors with TBI, and offers a screening tool to aid in determining if survivors should be seen by a doctor for further evaluation.
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  • General Material
January 2006

Before It Occurs: Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse

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This document discusses various levels of prevention and focuses on primary prevention strategies for intimate partner violence. It also explores health care professionals' role in primary prevention of intimate partner violence.
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  • General Material
January 2006

Risk Assessment and Sex Offender Community Supervision: A Context-Specific Framework

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The author points out that the risk assessment and management of sex offenders is heavily influenced by the unique social and political context in which our society views sex crimes and sex offenders.
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  • General Material
January 2006

The Family Violence Risk Assessment Project and its Domestic Violence Screening Instrument (DVSI-R)

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This Sanctions Update focuses on the DVSI-R: what it is, how it is used in the courts, how it benefits system players and victims, and what the next steps are for refining it even further.
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  • General Material
December 2005

Domestic Violence Against Older Women: Final Technical Report

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This qualitative study report examines domestic violence in older women. The report presents older women's definition of domestic violence, their views about causes, reporting, interventions, and consequences for perpetrators, and barriers to help seeking.
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  • General Material
December 2005

Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment Validation Study: The RAVE Study - Summary and Recommendations: Validation of Tools for Assessing Risk from Violent Intimate Partners

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The central purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of several different approaches to predicting risk of future harm or lethality in domestic violence cases.
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  • General Material
August 2005

TANF: State Approaches to Screening for Domestic Violence Could Benefit from HHS Guidance

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This Government Accounting Office (GAO) report on federal and state implementation of the Family Violence Option recommends that HHS identify and promote promising practices.
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  • NRCDV Publications
  • General Material
March 2005

Are Heterosexual Men Also Victims of Intimate Partner Abuse?

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The document discusses discrepancies in scholars' interpretations of findings regarding women's use of violence against intimate partners, explains the findings of the research review, and provides recommendations for research and practice.
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  • General Material
December 2004

Family Violence: An Intervention Model for Dental Professionals

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This bulletin argues that dental professionals need to be trained in intervention skills and strategies for domestic violence prevention.