Trauma Informed Approach Content Topic Results
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June 2014
Responding to Transgender Victims of Sexual Assault
Publisher(s):This guide provides practical information supported by the experiences of transgender survivors and some specific challenges that victim service providers may encounter.
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April 2014
Thinking Outside the Box: Limiting the Collection of Rape Kit Evidence in Acquaintance Rape Trials
Publisher(s): This article explores the concept of limiting the collection of rape kit evidence in cases where the victim knows the person who raped them.
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April 2014
Training for Advocates and Attorneys on Trauma Informed Work with Immigrant Women
Publisher(s):This is a hands-on training for advocates and attorneys on trauma-informed work with immigrant women who are survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
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April 2014
Trauma and Resilience
This publication sets forth key risks of and opportunities for using research on trauma in youth advocacy. It focuses on legal strategies advocates can use in court, and the state and local policies needed to support these strategies.
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March 2014
Shifting the Paradigm for Investigating Trauma Victimization
Publisher(s): This resource outlines the Forensic Experiential Trauma Interview (FETI), an interviewing method that uses information about the parts of the brain that experience trauma.
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January 2014
How Somatic Therapy Can Help Patients Suffering from Psychological Trauma
Publisher(s): This document discusses the benefits of somatic psychotherapy and how it works to help people who are experiencing stress, physical pain, and mental stress.
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January 2014
The Halls: Class Dismissed
Publisher(s):This web series tells the stories of three young men in Boston, and their struggles sifting through relationships, trauma, masculinity and their own identities. The program is designed to engage young men in the conversation to end gender based violence against women and girls.
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January 2014
Circle of Hope: A Guide for Conducting Effective Psychoeducational Support Groups
Publisher(s):This manual offers a guide to planning and conducting educational support groups for survivors of sexual violence.
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January 2014
Women With HIV Speak Out Against Violence: A collection of essays and reflections of women living with and affected by HIV
Publisher(s): Compiled from personal narratives, and written by the women impacted, this collection is designed to share an intimate understanding of life for women living with HIV/AIDS and the intersection of domestic violence.
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January 2014
TedTalk: How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime
Publisher(s):This TedTalk presented by pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains how traumatic experiences affect the brain and increase the risk for other health conditions.
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November 2013
Women and Natural Resources: Unlocking the Peacebuilding Potential
Publisher(s):United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO)
This report analyzes the reasons behind this discrepancy, its implications for long-term peace and development and suggests some solutions.
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November 2013
A Hidden Cause of Chronic Illness
Publisher(s):This piece, originally published in More magazine, received an honorable mention for the 2014 Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma. It explores how previous domestic violence and sexual trauma can continue to impact survivors many years later in the form of chronic health problems.