Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic Violence Content Topic Results
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May 2020
Between Compassion and Accountability: Guidelines for Faith Leaders Responding to People Who Abuse Intimate Partners
Publisher(s): Safe Havens has partnered with Dr. David Adams to develop this guide for faith leaders. This resource is intended to point the way and to give faith leaders confidence that we can offer those who abuse both accountability and the compassion and support they need to end the abuse.
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January 2013
Partnering to Address Faith and Safety: A Guide for Faith Leaders and Domestic and Sexual Violence Service Providers to Assist Older Victims of Abuse
Publisher(s):Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic Violence, National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL)
This guide provides ideas, best practices and strategies for domestic and sexual violence service providers and faith leaders to build partnerships that support older victims and survivors.
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January 2012
What You Can Do to Support Victims of Sexual and Domestic Violence in Your Congregation
Publisher(s):This tip sheet for faith community leaders includes ideas for making your congregation a safe and supportive space for survivors. Other helpful hints include to putting survivor safety first and not victim-blaming.
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January 2010
Elder Abuse and Faith: A Guide for Service Providers on Reaching out to Faith-Based Organizations Regarding Elder Abuse
Publisher(s):Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic Violence, National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL)
This document addresses outreach challenges that service providers may encounter when reaching out to faith-based organizations and offers strategies that may help respond to those challenges.
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January 2008
Where Faith and Safety Meet: Faith Communities Respond to Elder Abuse
Publisher(s):This online toolkit is designed to help domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse service providers reach out to and collaborate with local faith leaders.
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Hearts and Hands: Piecing Together Faith and Safety for Rural Victims of Sexual and Domestic Violence
Publisher(s): The recently developed training manual (2014) includes 10 interactive training exercises to help faith leaders better understand trauma, power and control, victim-centered responses, and other issues that will help them support victims and provide referrals to services.
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- NRCDV Publications
Supporting Victims and Survivors of Dating Violence in Our Faith Communities: A Guide for Faith Leaders and Congregations
Publisher(s):Break the Cycle, Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic Violence, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
Faith leaders and communities can play a key role in supporting young adults that may be experiencing dating violence. This publication from Safe Havens and Break the Cycle offers background information on dating violence and explores ways that faith communities can support survivors and promote healthy relationships.
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Outreach and Training for Local Faith-Based Organizations
Publisher(s): This resource serves as a tool to assist domestic violence service providers with outreach and training to local faith-based organizations.
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Where Faith and Safety Meet: Faith Communities Respond to Elder Abuse
Publisher(s): This online toolkit is designed to help domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse service providers reach out to and collaborate with local faith leaders.
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Denominational Statements for Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This denominational statements resource is a compilation of information about the official position of major Christian denominations in the U.S. concerning domestic violence. This ever-evolving resource can be searched by religious affiliation, topic, or keyword.