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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.
total results: 54  | date published date added a-z

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  • General Material
  • Training Tools
August 2015

Serving Transgender Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Violence Webinar

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Topics include prevalence rates, barriers to accessing services, and unique issues facing both trans survivors and service providers. Specific attention is paid to the complex needs surrounding shelter, as well as the challenges and opportunities of rural service delivery with trans survivors.
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  • General Material
June 2015

Know Your Rights! Trans Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence

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This fact sheet outlines trans survivors’ rights under VAWA.
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  • General Material
May 2015

Let's Talk About It! A Transgender Survivor's Guide to Accessing Therapy

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This 107-page guide addresses many of the specific questions trans survivors ask: how to decide if therapy is right for you and, if it is, how to choose the best type of therapy for you, and how to find referrals and choose a therapist.
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  • General Material
January 2015

Pronouns & Trans People: Victim Service Providers' Fact Sheet

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This fact sheet explains how to respectfully ask someone about their pronouns, and explores some of the gender-neutral alternatives some people use.
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  • NRCDV Publications
  • General Material
September 2014

Sheltering Transgender Women: Providing Welcoming Services

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This Technical Assistance Guidance highlights effective strategies for integrating trans women into shelter, building on the knowledge that most shelter staff and allied professionals have already developed practice, familiarity, and skill in providing shelter services to women.
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  • General Material
  • Training Tools
June 2014

Responding to Transgender Victims of Sexual Assault

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This guide provides practical information supported by the experiences of transgender survivors and some specific challenges that victim service providers may encounter.
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  • General Material
  • Training Tools
June 2014

Violence and Trauma in the Lives of Transgender Older Adults

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This webinar shares available data and service implications of working with transgender older adults who are often hesitant or unwilling to access care, live with higher rates of mental and physical health conditions, need the sensitivity of both trauma- and trans-informed providers, and who may need support with key social and interpersonal skills to effectively receive the care and services they need.
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  • General Material
  • Training Tools
May 2013

Disability and Transgender Survivors: Empowering providers who work with multiply-marginalized populations

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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.
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  • General Material

Power and control tactics specific to trans people

Publisher(s):
Power and control tactics are often a central framework for discussing intimate partner violence. This webinar guides participants through detailed trans-specific power and control tactics both used against transgender/gender non-conforming individuals, as well as those that trans* people use against their partners(s).
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  • General Material
  • Training Tools
January 2013

Safety Planning With Transgender Clients

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This webinar reviews core components of intimate partner violence and safety planning; provides information on transgender-specific abuse tactics and planning strategies; offers many transgender-specific examples and potential solutions; and provides a tool for working with clients who seek to reduce harm or leave an abusive relationship.
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  • General Material
January 2013

Safety Planning: A Guide for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Individuals who are Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence

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This guide provides an overview of intimate partner violence and safety planning for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals, including step-by-step information on laying the groundwork, staying safe at home, packing an emergency bag, financial planning, safe havens, staying safe in a new home, job and public safety, orders of protection, protecting children and pets, and emotional support.
Materials
  • General Material
January 2013

Trans-Specific Power and Control Tactics

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This handout provides information on trans-specific power and control tactics used against and by trans partners. Topic areas include safety, outing, disclosure, community attitudes, gender stereotypes and transphobia, using or undermining identity, violating boundaries, and restricting access.