Self Care / Vicarious Trauma Content Topic Results
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July 2025
Supporting Children Exposed to Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):Led by Patty Bland, this webinar explores the intersection of domestic violence and substance abuse, focusing on their cumulative impact on children and families. The presentation examines active abuse versus coping behaviors, long-term health implications from adverse childhood experiences, and practical strategies for supporting young survivors.
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June 2025
Operational Considerations: Organizational Guidelines for Screening for IPV/HT - IPV/HT Series
Publisher(s):This session explains how community health centers can develop organizational systems for identifying and responding to intimate partner violence (IPV) and human trafficking (HT), emphasizing trauma-informed care, staff training, screening, safety, and community partnerships.
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May 2025
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Impact of IPV/HT - Identifying and Responding to IPV/HT Series
Publisher(s):This session introduces healthcare professionals to the realities of human trafficking, emphasizing how force, fraud, coercion, trauma, and online recruitment can affect survivors and how trafficking may present in healthcare settings.
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May 2025
What Turns You On: Unhealthy vs. Healthy Sex
Publisher(s):This webinar is a part of the “What Turns You On Series” by Center For Healthy Sex, examining the differences between healthy and unhealthy sexual behaviors, emphasizing the roles of shame, trauma, intimacy, authenticity, and emotional connection in shaping sexual experiences.
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- NRCDV Publications
May 2025
How can we build our collective capacity to weather turbulence?
Publisher(s):In the midst of a storm, when things feel out of control, it can be especially hard to see the choices we have. This Technical Assistance Question (TAQ) explores strategies for cultivating equanimity in the face of collective challenges, emphasizing how collaboration will sustain us in the work to end domestic violence.
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
May 2025
Trauma Impacts All of Us: Introducing the #TriumphOverTrauma Campaign
Publisher(s):This resource offers an overview of the Triumph Over Trauma Campaign, which aims to normalize and destigmatize experiences of trauma and adversity and explore the ways we grow from these experiences towards resilience and healing.
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
May 2025
WEBINAR: #TriumphOverTrauma Launch Party
Publisher(s):NRCDV’s Youth Advisory Board is excited to introduce the Triumph Over Trauma Campaign in observance of Mental Health Awareness Month 2025.
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April 2025
The Facts About Child Sexual Abuse, Trauma, and Recovery
Publisher(s):Child sexual abuse is a widespread and preventable form of trauma that can have significant long-term effects on a child’s mental, physical, behavioral, and social well-being. The video emphasizes trauma-informed, multidisciplinary support and the importance of caring adults and evidence-based treatment in helping children heal and regain a sense of safety.
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April 2025
Equip Yourself to Stop Child Sexual Abuse
Publisher(s):Child sexual abuse is a widespread and preventable problem, and adults play a critical role in recognizing warning signs, responding to disclosures, and creating environments where children feel safe speaking up. Prevention depends on open communication, awareness of grooming behaviors, and prompt reporting when abuse is suspected.
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- NRCDV Publications
March 2025
How does moral injury show up in the domestic and sexual violence field and what can advocates do about it?
Publisher(s):In this TAQ, Dr. Johnanna Ganz discusses the concept of moral injury in domestic and sexual violence advocacy, its impact on career sustainability, and strategies for managing harm.
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January 2025
Child Sexual Abuse within the Family Environment
Publisher(s):This webinar highlights the learning outcomes and recommendations from a report analyzing child sexual abuse within the family environment. Drawing on widespread reviews, research, and survivor testimonies, the presentation outlines key findings regarding underreporting, multi-agency practice challenges, and systemic failures across services.
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July 2024
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Online Sexual Offenses: Surviving the “Perfect Storm”
Publisher(s):Defense attorney Mark Mahoney presents critical forensic and neurological evidence explaining how Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) influences behavior in criminal justice settings, particularly in child exploitation and internet-based cases. Watch this webinar to learn how eye-tracking research, cognitive science, and "counterfeit deviance" demonstrate why neurodivergent individuals process social reality differently, and why traditional legal assumptions of intent and dangerousness fail when applied to autism









