Young People Content Topic Results
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Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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January 2012
Did You Know Your Relationship Affects Your Health?
Publisher(s):This poster presents information about sexual abuse and coercion in relationships and suggests women who experience sexual violence to talk to their healthcare providers and national hotlines.
See the Futures Without Violence Reproductive Health Initiative for more information.
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- General Material
January 2012
Sexual Violence in Youth: Findings from the 2012 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey
Publisher(s):This special report summarized key findings from NISVS data demonstrating the widespread nature of sexual violence in the United States, with many victims under the age of 18 when they first experience it.
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January 2012
Outreach to Underserved Teen Victims of Crime: Chart a Course for Expanding Victim Services to Youth
Publisher(s):This guidebook provides an overview of the challenges faced in conducting outreach to under served teen victims of crime and highlights examples of the various projects and resources developed and implemented in local communities in the Under served Teen Victims Initiative.
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January 2012
Vision for Change: A New Wave of Social Justice Leadership
Publisher(s):This report details the specific findings of the Building Movement Project's conversations with diverse younger nonprofit leaders, focusing on what it takes to do their jobs and makes recommendations for concrete change that will support their visions, and help to build a stronger progressive infrastructure for all stakeholders.
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January 2012
National Survey of Youth Access to Dating Abuse Services
Publisher(s):This survey report illustrates important national trends in service provision to youth. Trends in availability and accessibility highlight gaps in service as well as strengths and unique needs of communities.
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- Training Tools
January 2012
Beyond Title IX: Guidelines for Preventing and Responding to Gender-based Violence in Higher Education
Publisher(s):This report presents guidelines on incorporating effective gender-based violence prevention and response for colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher education.
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January 2012
Toward Healthy and Whole: Rethinking Gender and Transformation for Bois of Color
Publisher(s):This document describes the Brown Boi Project approach to gender transformation. Gender transformative learning builds an environment where mental health resources are de-stigmatized, new models for masculinity emerge, and boys of color are able to develop an empowering sense of self.
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January 2012
Mindfulness in Schools
Publisher(s): This document provides information on promoting mindfulness in the classroom to help kids regulate behavior and focus on learning.
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January 2012
Hanging Out or Hooking Up?
Publisher(s):This safety card challenges teens to consider how their significant other treats them, identifying dynamics of healthy relationships and signs that may indicate abuse. Tips are provided to those wanting to support a friend who may be facing relationship abuse, and the card is written in gender-neutral terms. (Available in English and Spanish)
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January 2012
Tips for Supporting Children and Youth Exposed to Domestic Violence: What You Might See and What You Can Do
Publisher(s):This tip sheet gives describes common behaviors among infants, young children, school-age children, and adolescents exposed to domestic violence and provides concrete recommendations about ways advocates can help.
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January 2012
It’s time... to talk to your children about healthy sexuality
Publisher(s): This is a fact sheet that provides a scenario and discussion to promote a conversation between youth and caregivers around healthy sexual development.
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- General Material
December 2011
Model School and District Policies and Procedures
The site provides a number of links to additional information about school district polices and procedures as well as policy recommendations and model statutory code language for promoting LGBTQ inclusion and preventing and responding to bullying.