National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health (NCDVTMH) Content Topic Results
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December 2011
Making a Connection When Trauma Affects Interaction and Communication
Publisher(s):This Conversation Guide is designed to help you increase your staff's ability to support survivors when trauma affects interaction and communication.
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- General Material
November 2011
Practical Tips for Increasing Access to Services
Publisher(s): This document is part of the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, & Mental Health’s Creating Trauma-Informed Services Tipsheet Series and discusses practical steps that advocates can take to consider survivors’ mental well-being while they are participating in programming.
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- General Material
November 2011
Model Medication Policy for DV Shelters
Publisher(s):The Model Medication Policy is designed to offer guidance to domestic violence programs on adopting medication policies that are accessible, trauma informed, and compliant with anti-discrimination laws.
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- General Material
November 2011
How Abuse Might Affect Your Mental Health: Safety and Well-Being Tipsheet Series
Publisher(s):This tip sheet provides information on the ways that experiencing abuse can affect the mental health of survivors. Tips on how to seek support for oneself, or a loved one who is being abused, are also included.
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- General Material
September 2011
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Employment Support: Tools for Practice
Publisher(s): This document is part of the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, & Mental Health’s Creating Trauma-Informed Services Tipsheet Series and discusses how advocates can support survivors in obtaining and maintaining employment.
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- General Material
August 2011
Tips for Creating a Welcoming Environment
Publisher(s):This tip sheet gives recommendations about creating welcoming environments for people who have experienced domestic abuse and other traumatic events.
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- General Material
August 2011
Tips for Supporting Survivors with Reduced Energy
Publisher(s):This document is part of the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, & Mental Health’s Creating Trauma-Informed Services Tipsheet Series and discusses reasons why survivors may deal with reduced energy and how advocates can work effectively with survivors who are suffering from this.
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- General Material
August 2011
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Domestic Violence Advocacy
Publisher(s): This document is part of the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, & Mental Health’s Creating Trauma-Informed Services Tipsheet Series. It explains the “five core components of a trauma-informed approach to domestic violence advocacy.”
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- General Material
August 2011
Tips for Making Connections with Survivors Experiencing Psychiatric Disabilities
Publisher(s):This tip sheet gives practical recommendations for DV advocates working with survivors who are experiencing psychiatric disabilities.
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- General Material
August 2011
Tips for Enhancing Emotional Safety
Publisher(s):This document is part of the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, & Mental Health’s Creating Trauma-Informed Services Tipsheet Series and explains how domestic violence advocates can increase peoples’ emotional safety while they are participating in programming.
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- General Material
May 2011
Intimate Partner Violence and Lifetime Trauma
Publisher(s):This article reviews available research exploring the link between histories of physical and sexual abuse in childhood and IPV victimization in adulthood.
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- General Material
May 2011
Prevalence of intimate partner violence and other lifetime trauma among women seen in mental health settings
Publisher(s):This document provides a brief review of the available research documenting the prevalence of lifetime abuse among women receiving mental health services.