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October 2021
Advocacy Tips for Supporting Victims in the Amish/Plain Community
Publisher(s): Created by OneEighty in Wooster, Ohio, these materials offer key tips and background information for domestic violence advocates working with Amish and Plain Communities.
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September 2021
Minnesota’s Best Practice Guide for the Co-occurrence of Child Maltreatment and Domestic Violence
Publisher(s): Families are the primary providers to meet children’s needs; the safety and well-being of children depends on the safety and well-being of all family members. As both researchers and child protection caseworkers know well, there is a high rate of co-occurrence of child maltreatment and domestic violence. This best practice guide was developed to support local child welfare agency staff as they engage with families experiencing co-occurring domestic violence and child maltreatment.
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July 2021
Assessing Our Capacity for Serving Male Survivors of Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):This self-assessment tool helps reflect on your organization’s current work serving men who have experienced sexual violence. The tool offers reflection questions related to individual and organizational capacity to serve male survivors.
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- Training Tools
April 2021
Breaking the Silence: Supporting Survivors of Police Sexual Violence
Publisher(s): Amidst a growing national conversation about sexual violence sparked by #MeToo and the ‘me, too.’ movement originated by Tarana Burke, and an ongoing national reckoning around the violence of policing, one form of sexual and police violence remains shrouded in silence: police sexual violence. This is a curriculum for sexual assault service providers intended to accompany Interrupting Criminalization’s report Shrouded in Silence: Police Sexual Violence - What We Know and What We Can Do About It.
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- Training Tools
February 2021
Supporting Deaf & DeafBlind Survivors
Publisher(s):This is a series of videos about Deaf and DeafBlind culture, best practices for working with Deaf and DeafBlind survivors, and how to find qualified interpreters. There is also a panel discussion highlighting key factors that contributed to a successful partnership between a hearing and Deaf organization.
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- General Material
January 2021
The Importance of Faith in the Lives of Faith-Affiliated Survivors of Abuse
Publisher(s): The first in Safe Havens Supporting Victims and Survivors of Faith: A Webinar Series for Advocates series, this webinar addresses the importance of faith for some victims and ways that faith can be both a barrier and a resource.
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- General Material
December 2020
Building a Culture of Trust
Publisher(s): Workplace discussion on issues such as racism, ageism, and heteronormativity can be difficult even in circumstances where people have strong relationships and can assume goodwill. This document provides guidance to help organizations build connections that can foster trust; engage in the development of strong teams; and promote communication and development opportunities between and among staff when embarking on or building up their equity efforts.
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- Training Tools
October 2020
Supporting Crime Victims with Disabilities Online Training Toolkit
Publisher(s): This toolkit was designed to provide comprehensive and culturally responsive informational and educational resources, tools, videos, and examples of best practices for law enforcement, forensic interviewers, victim advocates, and others to prepare them to effectively respond to victims of crime with disabilities across the lifespan.
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
August 2020
WEBINAR: Enhancing Services to Male Survivors Part 2: Voices from the Field
Publisher(s): Part II of the Enhancing Services to Male Survivors webinar series showcases the work of two domestic violence agencies that are leading the way as they expand their services to male survivors. The presenters share lessons learned through this process and offer promising practices to help build capacity to recognize and respond to the needs of male-identified survivors of domestic violence.
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- Training Tools
August 2020
10 Out of 10 Webinar Series: How Seminaries Can Prepare Future Pastors to Prevent and Respond to Sexual and Domestic Violence
Publisher(s): Ninety percent of protestant pastors report encountering sexual or domestic violence in their congregations, but only 50% believe they are prepared to respond to it. If 9 out of 10 pastors will encounter domestic or sexual violence situations at work, then 10 out of 10 pastors must receive training on how to respond. This webinar series offers guidance for integrating domestic and sexual violence training into seminaries.
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- Training Tools
July 2020
Faith Matters: Supporting Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Survivors of Domestic Violence
Publisher(s): This workshop from the Battered Women's Justice Project will help advocates adopt a faith-sensitive lens and best practices for supporting families who are guided by their faith.
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
June 2020
WEBINAR: Enhancing Services to Male Survivors Series Part 1: Changing the Narrative
Publisher(s): In part one of the Enhancing Services to Male Survivors Series, presenters engage in a discussion about including a gender-conscious philosophical framework for enhanced services to male survivors of domestic violence that links to and builds upon the historical roots of the movement against gender-based violence and is consistent with anti-discrimination laws and related grant conditions.