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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
November 2017
Serving Trans and Non-Binary Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Despite the fact that people who identify as trans or non-binary experience violence at alarming rates, there are still significant gaps in services for these survivors of domestic and sexual violence. This collection supports advocates and agencies seeking to provide accessible, sensitive, and relevant services that are inclusive to survivors of all genders.
Special Collection
March 2014
Open Doors: Domestic Violence Shelter Development
The NRCDV receives a large number of technical assistance requests related to domestic violence program development. Part 1 provides resources for building, sustaining and enhancing shelter programs to meet the diverse needs of domestic violence survivors.
Special Collection
April 2013
Trauma-Informed Domestic Violence Services: Understanding the Framework and Approach (Part 1 of 3)
The first of a 3-part series that also includes Building Program Capacity (PART 2 of 3) and Developing Collaborations and Increasing Access (PART 3 of 3), PART 1 provides an overview of the framework and research supporting trauma-informed approaches to working with survivors and their children.
Special Collection
April 2013
Trauma-Informed Domestic Violence Services: Building Program Capacity (Part 2 of 3)
The second of a 3-part collection that also includes Understanding the Framework and Approach (PART 1 of 3) and Developing Collaborations and Increasing Access (PART 3 of 3), PART 2 provides practical tools and resources on building capacity to implement trauma-informed programs.
Special Collection
April 2013
Trauma-Informed Domestic Violence Services: Developing Collaborations and Increasing Access (Part 3 of 3)
The third of a 3-part collection, which also includes Understanding the Framework and Approach (PART 1 of 3), and Building Program Capacity (PART 2 of 3), PART 3 provides resources for building collaboration to ensure that survivors and their children have access to culture-, DV- and trauma-informed mental health and substance abuse services.
Special Collection
August 2012
Capacity Building for Domestic Violence Prevention Programming
This collection provides materials to support the work of building organizational capacity in state and local domestic violence programs for primary prevention work, as it relates to assessing and influencing change in individuals, communities, and institutions.
Special Collection
November 2011
Meeting Survivors' Needs Research Project
This collection complies information and resources from both Meeting Survivors' Needs studies, documenting our movement work to provide both residential and non-residential services to survivors of domestic violence and their loved ones.
Materials
Materials
- General Material
August 2025
Tipsheet: Working with Survivors on Probation and Parole
Publisher(s): Community-based advocates can play a critical role in helping survivors successfully complete supervision, particularly when working in partnership with a survivor’s probation or parole officer. This tipsheet highlights various practical strategies advocates can use when working with survivors on probation and parole.
Materials
- General Material
August 2025
Facilitating Enforcement of Protection Orders Registration of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Protection Orders – Implications for Advocates
Publisher(s): This guide provides information on state and federal laws, policies, and practices for registration of a protection order in another jurisdiction.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
August 2025
What Practical Tools Do Advocates Need to Offer Effective Support to Male Survivors?
Publisher(s): Survivors are survivors. Believing this means recognizing that abuse impacts individuals no matter their background or who they are, and that all survivors deserve support and safety. This Technical Assistance Question (TAQ) offers concrete tips, guiding questions, and ideas for how to support male survivors – from before your first client reaches out to your program to debriefing with your supervisor after you close their file.
Materials
- General Material
July 2025
Working With Survivors in Jail: A Manual for Community-Based Advocates
Publisher(s): This manual provides information and strategies to help community-based advocates provide effective and holistic support to incarcerated victims of battering.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
June 2025
How can intentional, transparent decision-making strengthen our collective movement?
Publisher(s):Collaborative and transparent decision-making processes can help us build stronger connections both inside and outside our organizations. This Technical Assistance Question (TAQ) piece offers guidance on how organizations can create decision-making processes that stay true to their mission while strengthening relationships with stakeholders.