Trauma Informed Approach Content Topic Results
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January 2013
Responding to intimate partner violence and sexual violence against women: WHO clinical and policy guidelines
Publisher(s):These guidelines aim to provide evidence-based guidance to health-care providers on the appropriate responses to intimate partner violence and sexual violence against women, including clinical interventions and emotional support. They also seek to raise awareness among health-care providers and policymakers of gender-based violence in order to improve health-sector response to the problem.
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January 2013
We Rise! Children, Trauma, and Resilience
Publisher(s):This document provides multiple activities and events to encourage young people to work through challenges related to violence that informed the development of a community mural.
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- Training Tools
January 2013
Building Cultures of Care: A Guide for Sexual Assault Services Programs
Publisher(s):This guide provides information to support sexual assault services programs in strengthening their organizational and individual responses to survivors of sexual violence through the use of a trauma-informed approach. It provides an overview of the core principles of trauma-informed care and guiding points and questions to help organizations build cultures grounded in the philosophy of trauma-informed service delivery.
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January 2013
Access to Healthcare for Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault
Publisher(s):This chapter describes the range of services an immigrant victim of sexual assault can access through different programs and services of the health care system.
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January 2013
Six Ways to Ground Yourself When You’re Feeling Anxious
This document provides steps to help reduce anxiety.
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January 2013
An Integrated Approach to Intimate Partner Violence and Reproductive Coercion
Publisher(s):Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (WCSAP), Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV), Washington State Attorney General
The goal of this toolkit is to present an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to service delivery in order to meet the needs of pregnant and parenting survivors of intimate partner violence and reproductive coercion.
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January 2013
A Trauma-Informed Approach for Adolescent Sexual Health
The purpose of this document is to provide information promoting sexual health and well being for all youth impacted by trauma in their lives.
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- Training Tools
January 2013
Growing Resiliency: Meeting the Needs of Children Surviving Incest
Publisher(s):This webinar discusses the challenging dynamics of supporting a child's resiliency after experiencing sexual violence by a family member. It reviews ways that advocates and allied professionals can nurture resiliency.
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January 2013
Trauma-Informed Care: Best Practices and Protocols for Ohio's Domestic Violence Programs
Publisher(s):This manual includes information on understanding trauma, responding to trauma survivors, trauma-informed care best practices, trauma-informed protocols (for hotline calls, intakes, support groups, exit interviews, safety planning and parenting), and vicarious trauma.
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- Training Tools
January 2013
Serving Transgender Survivors of Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):This technical assistance resource from the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape provides statistics on sexual assault in trans communities, addresses the lack of trans-specific services and barriers that transgender individuals may face in accessing services, and provides guidance for advocates.
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- Training Tools
December 2012
Being Trauma-Informed: Expanding our Lenses
Publisher(s):In many places, the trauma resulting from violence and other severe stressors has been addressed mainly by trained mental health workers. At the same time, research has explored the harmful effects of trauma and suggested ways to address them.
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December 2012
Safe and Accessible Meeting and Event Planning
Publisher(s): This slide show provides information on the elements of an accessible meeting and offers practical guidance for advocates and others planning accessible meetings and events.









