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Outreach and Training for Local Faith-Based Organizations
Publisher(s): This resource serves as a tool to assist domestic violence service providers with outreach and training to local faith-based organizations.
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Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Matter for Nonprofits
Publisher(s): Embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion as organizational values is a way to intentionally make space for positive outcomes to flourish, whether in the nonprofit capacity building or public policy spheres. This webpage from the National Council of Nonprofits explores why racial equity needs to be centered in all aspects of our work, and offers resources and tools for practice and discussion within nonprofit organizations.
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The Primer: Helping Victims of Domestic Violence and Child Abuse in Polygamous Communities
Publisher(s):This resource was designed to assist human services professionals, law enforcement officers and others in helping victims of domestic violence and child abuse from polygamous communities in Arizona and Utah.
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Conflict Resolution Kit
Publisher(s):This toolkit teaches twelve skills necessary for effective communication: The Win/Win Approach, The Creative Response, Empathy, Appropriate Assertiveness, Co-operative Power, Managing Emotions, Willingness to Resolve, Mapping the Conflict, and more.
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JWI Clergy Resources
Publisher(s):JWI offers a number of domestic violence resources for Jewish clergy, including prayers, sermons, webinars, music, and the "Embracing Justice" clergy guide. This guide offers key information and resources to support rabbis and cantors in working with domestic violence victims, families, and perpetrators.
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Victim Support Video for Law Enforcement Part 1
This 9-minute video is designed to explain to non-federal law enforcement officials the crime of human trafficking. In addition, the video describes both short term and long-term immigration relief (provided by the Department of Homeland Security) that might be available to victims of human trafficking.
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Breaking the Mould
Publisher(s):This website provides resources for primary schools to examine the impact of gender stereotypes and challenge gender norms.
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Medical Interpreter Competency Checklist
Publisher(s):This checklist provides guidelines and evaluation for medical interpreters.
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The Victim Assistance Training Online (VAT Online)
Publisher(s):VAT Online is a foundational Web-based victim assistance training program that offers victim service providers and allied professionals the opportunity to acquire the essential skills and knowledge they need to more effectively assist victims of crime.
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Quiz: Are your services linguistically and culturally accessible to immigrant and refugee women?
Publisher(s):This quiz helps service providers identify if their services are linguistically and culturally accessible to immigrant and refugee women.
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Sexual Violence Against Asian and Pacific Islander Women Training Manual
This training manual describes the different types of sexual violence perpetrated against Asian and Pacific Islander women. Skits and discussion questions are included to help advocates understand sexual violence in vulnerable populations.
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Intersection of Domestic Violence and Disaster Curricula
Publisher(s):Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), National Domestic Violence Hotline, Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (FCADV), New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NYSCADV), New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence (NJCEDV)
These curricula are geared toward professional staff working in the fields of domestic violence and/or disaster response to ensure trauma-informed best practice for disaster management in the context of domestic violence.