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 2011
Youth and Child Advocate and Educator Manual of Activities and Exercises for Children and Youth
Publisher(s):This manual provides a listing of activities and exercises designed to be used by advocates and educators working with children and youth to prevent violence and foster healthy relationships. Manual includes descriptions of the activities, as well as information about the age level of the target audience, objective of the activity, required training materials, and time needed to complete the activity.
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- General Material
January 2011
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention: Programs for children
Publisher(s):This guide is intended to inform people who wish to learn more about child sexual abuse prevention programs designed to educate children.It is also intended to assist advocates and prevention educators in selecting or designing prevention programs, and to provide evidence to support prevention educators in their efforts to make the case for the benefits of these programs to funders, parents, or the community at large.
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January 2011
Child Sexual Abuse Information Packet
Publisher(s):This information packet was developed for sexual violence prevention educators, advocates, and their allied partners in public health and other disciplines. The packet contains resources to support the prevention of child sexual abuse and draws from research on child sexual abuse prevention programming, child sexual abuse risk and protective factors, and the public health model of prevention.
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- General Material
January 2011
Secondary Traumatic Stress: A Fact Sheet for Child-Serving Professionals
Publisher(s):This fact sheet provides a concise overview of secondary traumatic stress and its potential impact on child-serving professionals. It also outlines options for assessment, prevention, and interventions relevant to secondary stress, and describes the elements necessary for transforming child-serving organizations and agencies into systems that also support worker resiliency.
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January 2011
Building Child Welfare Response to Child Trafficking
Publisher(s):This handbook provides policies, protocols and forms for incorporating child trafficking identification and response mechanisms into state and private child welfare systems using Illinois as a case study.
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January 2011
Youth 360: Youth Leadership to Prevent Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):In this podcast, Alex Leslie discusses the goals and components of Youth 360, a program developed by Cleveland Rape Crisis Center that builds competence in speaking up, speaking out, and preventing dating and sexual violence.
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January 2011
Taking Stock of Ten Years of Research on the Relationship Between Assets and Children's Educational Outcomes: Implications for Theory, Policy, and Intervention
Publisher(s):This paper reviews the relationship between assets and children's long-term educational attainment, and highlights Child Development Accounts (CDAs) as an important asset in this equation.
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January 2011
National Sexuality Education Standards: Core Content and Skills, K-12
Publisher(s):The goal of this resource is to provide clear, consistent and straightforward guidance on the essential minimum, core content for sexuality education that is age-appropriate for students in grades K-12. The Standards are presented both by topic area and by grade level.
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January 2011
Queer Youth Advice for Educators: How to Respect and Protect Your Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students
Publisher(s):This guide presents the feelings and thoughts of LGBTQ youth and their allies on the subject of school. It presents an opportunity to gain understanding and knowledge around issues LGBTQ youth and promote a inclusive and nonviolent school climate.
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January 2011
2010-2011 Pathways Update
Publisher(s):This progress report provides an overview of strategies and activities used to reach the Alaska Pathways objectives: promoting healthy relationships and preventing violence.
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January 2011
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Research Brief
Publisher(s):The purpose of this research brief is to synthesize prior research on risk and preventative factors for child sexual abuse (CSA) perpetration, while highlighting special offender populations.
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January 2011
I Am Courageous
Publisher(s):State Department of Florida Children and Families, Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (FCADV)
This toolkit provides ideas for youth activists across the state to educate others about teen dating violence and to take action in their communities and schools.









