U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Content Topic Results

This manual is geared towards service providers responding to victims and community at large following incidents of mass violence and terrorism.

"Recognizing the need to better measure both the scope of the problem of intimate partner violence (IPV) as well as resulting economic costsÑin particular, those related to health careÑCongress funded the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct a study to obtain national estimates of the occurrence of IPV-related injuries, to estimate their costs to the health care system, and to recommend strategies to prevent IPV and its consequences." The resulting report, Costs of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the United States: describes briefly the development

This field manual offers mental health and public health professionals information on disaster preparedness and recovery to assist disaster survivors. It describes survivor reactions, at-risk populations, counseling, referrals, and stress prevention and management.

This memo addresses some of the questions raised by states related to the TANF Final Rules released on 4/12/99.

The summary includes a discussion of those sections of the Final Rule related to state implementation of the Family Violence Option (FVO).

Brochure explaining the impact of commercial sexual exploitation on young people. Outlined information includes: which youth are more at risk to be victimized, activities that be considered as or lead to commercial exploitation of youth, signs of sexual exploitation, the needs of victims of sexual exploitation, when and who to share information and resources for service providers and victims.

This fact sheet defines labor trafficking, as per the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, the forms of labor trafficking, identification of victims, the impact on the health of victims and information on assisting victims.

This fact sheet provides an overview of the TVPA, the goals of the TVPA to prevent human trafficking, protect victims and prosecute traffickers, and a brief overview of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003.

The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 created the first comprehensive federal law to address human trafficking. This fact sheet includes key provisions of the Act with respect to prevention, protection, and prosecution.

Chapters include: The Five Protective Factors Tip Sheets for Parents Engaging Your Community When Children Are at Risk

This webpage is an excellent pathfinder and primer on the federal government's poverty guidelines.