Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV) Content Topic Results
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July 2008
Fatality Review Reports: Innovative Advocates Use the Reports
Publisher(s):This document provides practical examples of how advocates have used fatality review reports to raise awareness of domestic violence and mobilize change in their communities.
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June 2008
Physical “Fixes” that Help Programs Minimize Rules
Publisher(s):This handout facilitates creative thinking about changing physical environments in shelters so that potentially oppressive rules can be eliminated.
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April 2008
How We Gave up Curfew (and a lot of other rules, too)
Publisher(s):A program director reflects on how her program’s staff worked to pare down the shelter rules, rethinking what was necessary and reexamining their own investment in particular rules.
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January 2008
Covering Domestic Violence: A Guide for Journalists and Other Media Professionals
Publisher(s):This guide is designed to assist journalists in accurately covering domestic violence homicides and other related stories.
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June 2007
Model Protocol on Confidentiality When Working with Battered Women
Publisher(s):This model protocol on confidentiality covers definitions, federal and state obligations, recommended policy and procedure, training, protecting confidentiality of immigrant and refugee women, and dealing with the media. It also contains sample forms for releases.
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Battered women's shelters: Reflections
Publisher(s):This publication offers reflections on the strengths and weaknesses of shelters as a model for helping women abused by their intimate partners.
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Nothing About Us Without Us - Disability Advocacy Project Report
Publisher(s):This report chronicles the community mobilization and co-advocacy efforts between domestic violence and disability advocates through the development of two pilot site projects (one rural and one urban) in Washington State. Alternative formats are available upon request.
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March 2005
Suggested Guidelines for Advocates Participating in Domestic Violence Fatality Reviews
Publisher(s):This document provides several basic guidelines for advocate participation in fatality reviews.
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June 2004
Advocates and Fatality Reviews
Publisher(s):This document describes the “System Analysis” approach. “This approach avoids blaming individuals and instead focuses on the analysis of systems and institutions with the goal of creating lasting changes.”
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April 2004
Model Protocol on Working with Friends and Family of Domestic Violence Victims
Publisher(s):This manual provides guidance around beginning or enhancing work with friends or family of survivors as primary supports in his/her life.
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April 2004
Increasing Agency Accessibility for People with Disabilities: Domestic Violence Agency Self-Assessment Guide
Publisher(s):Intended for use in domestic violence victim services, this guide was produced to provide domestic violence programs and agencies with a practical tool to review the accessibility of the agency and services offered for victims with disabilities.
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December 2003
Model Protocol For Advocates Working With Battered Women Involved In The Child Protection System
Publisher(s):This protocol contains an introduction that outlines the origins and key features of CPS, and recommended policy and procedures. Covered are: individual advocacy strategies, determining if a mandatory report is required, making a mandatory report, reviewing case files, and advocating in court.