Sexual Health / Literacy Content Topic Results
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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.
Special Collection
Special Collection
January 2019
Preventing and Responding to Teen Dating Violence
This Special Collection of resources emphasizes collaborative and multilevel approaches to the prevention of and response to teen dating violence. Recent updates include additional resources for teachers and school-based professionals and a new section to support the efforts of pregnancy prevention advocates and adolescent sexual health practitioners in addressing adolescent relationship abuse.
Special Collection
February 2017
Reproductive Justice & Violence Against Women: Understanding the Intersections
This collection includes select resources that detail the history of the reproductive justice movement, provide comprehensive information on reproductive justice and social change, and lift up the work of organizations that are advancing a reproductive justice agenda. Also included are resources on the intersection of domestic and sexual violence and reproductive justice, and information on federal and state policies surrounding the issue.
Special Collection
July 2016
Fostering Resilience, Respect & Healthy Growth in Childhood and Beyond
This Special Collection offers resources that promote strategies for creating environments where children can thrive with a particular focus on enhancing capacity for resilience across the lifespan.
Special Collection
September 2015
The Intersections Between Intimate Partner Violence and HIV/AIDS
This Special Collection is designed to assist domestic violence advocates in providing support and resources to victims of domestic violence who are also living with HIV/AIDS or at risk of contracting HIV due to violence in the context of their relationship.
Materials
Materials
- General Material
December 2025
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2023/2024 Sexual Violence Data Brief
Publisher(s): Sexual violence is a serious public health problem that is associated with many negative physical and mental health conditions and health risk behaviors. This data brief presents 2023/2024 national and state-level prevalence estimates for sexual violence from CDC’s National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS).
Materials
- General Material
September 2025
What Turns You On: Fun Sex
Publisher(s):This webinar explores the importance of self-reflection, communication, and intentional exploration in developing a satisfying and enjoyable sex life by helping individuals better understand their desires, boundaries, and sources of arousal.
Materials
- General Material
July 2025
What Turns You On: Consent
Publisher(s):This webinar is a part of the What Turn You On Series by Center For Healthy Sex, exploring the importance of consent, communication, boundaries, and self-awareness in fostering healthy, safe, and fulfilling sexual relationships.
Materials
- General Material
June 2025
Parkinson’s & Sexuality: Emotional Health, Intimacy, and Relationships
Publisher(s):This webinar explores the intersection of Parkinson’s Disease and sexuality, focusing on intimacy, identity, emotional well-being, and relationship challenges for individuals living with Parkinson’s and their caregivers.
Materials
- General Material
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.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
August 2024
WEBINAR: Self-Managed Abortion, Domestic Violence, and the Law
Publisher(s):This training was designed specifically for those who provide direct services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence to address questions at the intersection of self-managed abortion care and your work to support victims and survivors of gender-based violence.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
August 2024
Health Equity Prevents Gender-Based Violence: Everyone deserves the opportunity to experience optimal health and well-being!
Publisher(s):This graphic illustration tells the story of how health equity is connected to preventing gender-based violence, and describes meaningful ways to advance these shared goals through collaboration. This resource utilizes NRCDV’s Storytelling Framework to make the case for advancing wellness through an anti-oppression lens.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
August 2024
How can domestic and sexual violence organizations best respond to essential health care needs of survivors?
Publisher(s): Abortion is essential health care. In this Technical Assistance Question of the Month (TAQ), Ondine Quinn, Senior Director of Programs at Provide, Inc., discusses who are the most impacted by abortion bans and restrictions and how people are being criminalized for abortions