Sexual Violence 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.
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January 2012
Addressing Intimate Partner Violence, Reproductive and Sexual Coercion: A Guide for Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Reproductive Health Care Settings, Second Edition
Publisher(s):This document expands the scope of routine screening for IPV to include assessment for reproductive and sexual coercion. A trauma-informed, comprehensive approach to relationship violence that includes behaviors that interfere with patients reproductive health can improve the quality of care and reproductive health outcomes including higher contraceptive compliance, fewer unintended pregnancies, preventing coerced and repeat abortions, and reducing sexually transmitted infections (STIs)/HIV and associated risk behaviors.
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- Training Tools
January 2012
Assisting Trafficking Victims: A Guide for Victim Advocates
Publisher(s):This information packet describes practices used in cases of human trafficking, how they relate to sexual violence, and how to assist and advocate for victims of human trafficking.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2012
Beyond Title IX: Guidelines for Preventing and Responding to Gender-based Violence in Higher Education
Publisher(s):This report presents guidelines on incorporating effective gender-based violence prevention and response for colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher education.
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- General Material
January 2012
Outreach to Underserved Teen Victims of Crime: Chart a Course for Expanding Victim Services to Youth
Publisher(s):This guidebook provides an overview of the challenges faced in conducting outreach to under served teen victims of crime and highlights examples of the various projects and resources developed and implemented in local communities in the Under served Teen Victims Initiative.
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- General Material
January 2012
Elder Abuse Cases: Proposed Performance Measures for Courts
Publisher(s):This document offers an overview of performance measures, offers strategies for “flagging” elder abuse cases, and provides logistics and tools required to collect, analyze and interpret each measure.
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- General Material
January 2012
Self-Care and Trauma Work
Publisher(s):This document provides a brief overview of vicarious trauma and how to take care of yourself when working to address sexual violence.
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- General Material
January 2012
Assisting Survivors with Personal Privacy Management: Digital Technology and Safety Information Booklet
Publisher(s):Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV), Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR)
This booklet expands on technology safety tips, providing guidance and best practice information for assisting survivors to protect their safety and preserve their privacy when using social media and personal electronic devices.
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January 2012
Uniform Betrayal: Rape in the Military
Publisher(s):This video incorporates stories and voices of service members who have experienced rape. In this video, the term Military Sexual Violence (MST) is defined in the video as the the official term for the psychological trauma that may result from military rape, sexual assault, or sexual harassment.
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December 2011
Moving beyond Penn State: Bystander training as leadership training
Publisher(s):Jackson Katz shares lessons from the Penn State University sexual abuse case in this three-part series on bystander intervention as a continuation of their support of and focus on this approach to sexual violence prevention. This article discusses building male leadership.
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December 2011
NISVS Dear Colleague Letter
Publisher(s):This letter highlights NISVS findings emphasizing that sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence are widespread and a major public health problem in the United States.
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December 2011
Penn State and the bystander approach: Laying bare the dynamics of male peer culture
Publisher(s):Jackson Katz shares lessons from the Penn State University sexual abuse case in this three-part series on bystander intervention as a continuation of their support of and focus on this approach to sexual violence prevention.
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- General Material
December 2011
Lifting the Veil of Secrecy: Stopping Sexual Abuse in Sports and Every Institution
Publisher(s):Cohen discusses that prevention is most effective and meaningful when it addresses the key norms within institutions that allow violent actions and behaviors to take place.









