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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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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
November 2012
Domestic Violence and the Holidays: What's Cooking?
Publisher(s):With the approaching holiday season, questions may arise about how to appropriately respond to the food-related needs of survivors in shelter and how to manage excess food donations. This brief document offers guidance from the NRCDV Technical Assistance Team.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
November 2012
Domestic Violence: Understanding the Basics
Publisher(s):National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV), VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women
This interactive eLearning module addresses 10 common questions related to domestic violence to help new advocates, allied professionals, students, and the general public achieve a basic understanding of this complex issue.
Materials
- General Material
- Training Tools
October 2012
Walking with Latino Survivors
Publisher(s):This webinar highlights best practices for advocates when working with Latino survivors.
Materials
- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
October 2012
Advocacy Services for Women with Abusive Partners: A Review of the Empirical Evidence
Publisher(s):Advocacy interventions have received scant evaluation, and the belief in their effectiveness has largely been predicated on anecdotal evidence. The purpose of this review was to systematically locate and review the empirical evidence behind providing advocacy services to survivors of intimate partner violence.
See more at The DV Evidence Project.
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- General Material
October 2012
Helping Children Recover from Exposure to Trauma: Resources for Child Care Providers and Parents
Publisher(s):Child Care State Systems Specialist Network, Office of Child Care (OCC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
This is a document provides information on helping children recover from trauma. It provides links to resources and training modules for early childhood educators.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
October 2012
Examining the Work of Local Domestic Violence Programs within a "Social and Emotional Well-Being Promotion" Conceptual Framework
Publisher(s):This paper examines the work of domestic violence programs within a "social and emotional well-being" framework. It first elucidates how domestic violence negatively impacts survivors' and their children's well- being, and which factors have been shown to restore this well-being over time. It then describes the Theory of Change that is at the foundation of domestic violence programs' work, and details how domestic violence programs creatively engage with survivors and their children to influence the factors known to promote their well-being.
Materials
- General Material
- Training Tools
September 2012
Human Trafficking Awareness Video for First Responders
Publisher(s):This video is a resource geared to fire and emergency medical services providers discussing patient (trafficked individual) recognition indicators.
Materials
- General Material
- Training Tools
September 2012
Transgender 101: Serving Gender Variant Crime Victims
Publisher(s):This webinar is designed to assist service providers in better serving transgender survivors of sexual assault and other forms of violence. Topics covered in the webinar include a discussion of the diversity under the transgender umbrella, social, medical, legal and other options for transgender people, conversation about components of a transgender person's life that may or may not be relevant to service providers and resources to support transgender crime victims and the professionals who serve them.
Materials
- General Material
- Training Tools
September 2012
Sexual Violence & Individuals Who Identify as LGBTQ Information Packet
Publisher(s):This information packet contains nearly a dozen resources focused on serving, engaging, and collaborating with individuals and communities who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning (LGBTQ). The packet contains resources to support counselors, advocates, preventionists, technical assistance providers, and allied professionals committed to affirming all individuals and communities.
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- General Material
August 2012
Know and Tell Why Fact Sheet
Publisher(s):This fact sheet explains the importance of service providers knowing why they are required to ask specific questions, and explaining to survivors what information the agency is trying to find out with the questions. This is particularly important when working with trans individuals.
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- General Material
May 2012
Enhancing Prosecutions of Human Trafficking and Related Violence Against Sexually Exploited Women
Publisher(s):This issue discusses the critical strategies that can help prosecutors develop a response to human trafficking that recognizes and responds to the interconnected sexual and physical violence perpetrated against trafficked and non-trafficked victims.
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- General Material
May 2012
Services Available to Victims of Human Trafficking: A Resource Guide for Social Service Providers
Publisher(s):This booklet provides brief descriptions of community and State-funded resources available to victims of trafficking. Various Federal benefits and services are included as well as details on how to obtain a Certification Letter or Eligibility Letter from the HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement.









