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January 2021
Problematic Sexual Behaviors: The Latest Research On How to Name and Treat
Publisher(s):This webinar examines the history, definitions, controversies, and clinical approaches surrounding sex addiction, compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD), and hypersexuality while exploring how trauma, attachment, compulsivity, impulsivity, and behavioral addiction influence problematic sexual behaviors.
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November 2020
Trauma Informed Care With Refugee and Immigrant Youth
Publisher(s):In this lecture, Dr. Margarita Alegria describes the issues immigrants and refugees face as they arrive in the U.S. and seek to integrate into a new country and how professionals can support these individuals.
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November 2020
Human Trafficking Prevention: Strategies for Runaway and Homeless Youth Settings
Publisher(s): This issue brief from the Family Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) recognizes the vital role that runaway and homeless youth (RHY) programs can play in the prevention of sex and labor trafficking among runaway and homeless youth. It also highlights the importance of integrating public health, trauma-informed, and positive youth development principles into human trafficking interventions.
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- NRCDV Publications
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October 2020
WEBINAR: Re-centering: Indiana's Movement to Ground Domestic Violence Programs in Survivor-Defined Success
Publisher(s): In this webinar from the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, presenters from the Indiana Coalition will discuss the processes for working together, data collection strategies, key findings, limitations, and next steps.
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October 2020
Committed to Safety for ALL Survivors: Guidance for Domestic Violence Programs on Supporting Survivors Who Use Substances
Publisher(s): Bridging NCDVTMH’s expertise in domestic and sexual violence (DSV) and substance use, Committed to Safety for ALL Survivors assists programs and advocates in supporting survivors who use substances by providing practical strategies embedded within an accessible, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed (ACRTI) approach.
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October 2020
Supporting Students with Disabilities in Trauma-Sensitive Schools
Publisher(s):In this resource, the writers discuss how trauma and disability can interact and how schools who want to respond successfully to trauma in kids can, practically, include the reality of disability when shaping practices toward that end.
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September 2020
What to Do When Your Abusive Partner is Also Your Caregiver
Publisher(s):A survivor-centered guide that addresses domestic violence in caregiving relationships and provides safety planning strategies and resources for people with disabilities.
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September 2020
Sex Therapy Lecture Series: Treatment of Persons With Sexual Offense Histories
Publisher(s):This webinar examines the assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention of sexually abusive behavior while emphasizing person-centered, trauma-informed approaches that reduce stigma, strengthen accountability, and support long-term community safety.
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September 2020
Finding Safety: A Report About LGBTQ Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Publisher(s): This report from the LA LGBT Center summarizes the issues, needs, and recommendations for enhancing mental health and support services in relation to LGBTQ domestic violence and sexual assault. The report summarizes a wide range of original information and data obtained specifically for this report and offers recommendations for ensuring that LGBTQ survivors receive the service, support, respect, and care they need to overcome abuse and achieve self-determination and self-fulfillment.
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September 2020
Training Bulletins: Neurobiology of Trauma
Publisher(s):This three-part training bulletin series explains how trauma affects survivor behavior, memory, and decision-making while correcting common misconceptions about the neurobiology of trauma. It promotes scientifically accurate, trauma-informed practices for professionals responding to sexual assault.
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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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July 2020
Coffee and Conversation: When Black Women Seek Help
Publisher(s): This webinar from Ujima, Inc. explores the many different avenues or systems that Black women may engage when addressing the intersecting forms of violence in their lives. Presenters from different service sectors discuss the ways in which advocates in those fields can be more culturally humble, trauma-informed, and responsive to the needs and realities of Black women survivors.









