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- NRCDV Publications
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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.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
July 2025
WEBINAR: Strengthening Our Movement: Decision Making
Publisher(s):This webinar offers guidance on how organizations can create decision-making processes that stay true to their mission while strengthening relationships with key stakeholders.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
June 2025
Supporting Black Maternal Vitality & Resiliency at the Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), COVID-19, and Historical Trauma: Key Findings and Strategies
Publisher(s):This report captures the key findings, critical areas for improvement, and promising practices to promote Black maternal vitality and narrow gaps in services for Black pregnant and birthing survivors across the United States.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
May 2025
How can we build our collective capacity to weather turbulence?
Publisher(s):In the midst of a storm, when things feel out of control, it can be especially hard to see the choices we have. This Technical Assistance Question (TAQ) explores strategies for cultivating equanimity in the face of collective challenges, emphasizing how collaboration will sustain us in the work to end domestic violence.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
May 2025
Trauma Impacts All of Us: Introducing the #TriumphOverTrauma Campaign
Publisher(s):This resource offers an overview of the Triumph Over Trauma Campaign, which aims to normalize and destigmatize experiences of trauma and adversity and explore the ways we grow from these experiences towards resilience and healing.
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- General Material
May 2025
Sharing Bad News with Survivors of Domestic Violence
Publisher(s): This tipsheet offers trauma-informed strategies for navigating difficult conversations. Grounded in the ACRTI (Accessible, Culturally Responsive, Trauma-Informed) framework, it emphasizes building trust, ensuring safety, and preparing environments and relationships long before bad news must be shared.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
May 2025
WEBINAR: #TriumphOverTrauma Launch Party
Publisher(s):NRCDV’s Youth Advisory Board is excited to introduce the Triumph Over Trauma Campaign in observance of Mental Health Awareness Month 2025.
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- General Material
May 2025
Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities
Publisher(s):Emergencies, such as natural disasters, human-caused disasters, and disease outbreaks, can be scary and stressful. This web page includes resources that can help you feel more prepared and may keep you safer during emergencies.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
March 2025
WEBINAR: When the Work Hurts: Managing the Impacts of Moral Injury and Career Sustainability in Mission-Driven Work
Publisher(s):This webinar takes a deep dive into the key concepts of moral distress and moral injury, with a focus on what it is and how it can show up in mission-driven environments. The presenter offers strategies on how to navigate the hard, the ugly, and the painful as well as naming your personal signs that it is time to leave the work.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
March 2025
How does moral injury show up in the domestic and sexual violence field and what can advocates do about it?
Publisher(s):In this TAQ, Dr. Johnanna Ganz discusses the concept of moral injury in domestic and sexual violence advocacy, its impact on career sustainability, and strategies for managing harm.









