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This report analyzes the reasons behind this discrepancy, its implications for long-term peace and development and suggests some solutions.

This webinar examines how the language used to describe sexual assault can reinforce myths, minimize offender accountability, and contribute to victim blaming. It encourages the use of accurate, survivor-centered language that reflects sexual violence as a crime and promotes more informed responses within the justice system and the public

This article examines the ways trauma in the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS impacts access to and retention in care.

In the past decade, it has become increasingly clear that addressing trauma requires a multi-agency, multi-pronged approach. Public education, prevention, early identification, and effective trauma assessment and treatment are all necessary to break the cycle of trauma and violence. Significant progress has been made in creating organizational cultures based on knowledge of trauma and its impact (trauma-informed approaches), strategies to prevent or reduce rates of violence and trauma, and effective treatment interventions (trauma-specific treatments).

This document provides guidelines for making shelters safe for transgender evacuees.

This webinar provides core information and statistics about who transgender people are, the types and magnitude of violence they encounter, and the key intersections between disability and traumatic experience.

This paper presents findings from several studies demonstrating that women who experience domestic violence are more at risk for mental health problems.

This literature review provides an analysis of nine trauma-based treatments specifically designed or modified for survivors of domestic violence, along with caveats and recommendations for research and practice going forward.

Hosted by the Psychology Webinar Group, this professional awareness session led by specialist Kevin O'Brien explores how trauma and sexual abuse uniquely impact child and adolescent development. Discover how early trauma disrupts healthy developmental milestones, distorts attachment patterns, and alters cognitive processing in young survivors.

Many women, regardless of race or ethnicity, choose to continue to live with partners who have been (or continue to be) abusive. Traditional domestic violence intervention approaches have emphasized women leaving abusive relationships, but the applicability and acceptability of this approach for women from culturally diverse backgrounds, including immigrant and Latina survivors of IPV, is not well understood.

This document provides the benefits of sharing your story to promote resilience.

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.