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- General Material
July 2004
Coping after a homicide: A guide for family & friends
Publisher(s):This handbook is intended to assist family and friends of homicide victims in their grieving process and to explain what lies ahead with respect to the criminal case.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
May 2004
Sexual Victimization in Indian Country: Barriers and Resources for Native Women Seeking Help
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document summarizes the barriers facing and resources available to American Indian victims of sexual victimization, with a focus on systemic barriers found in the organizations and communities most likely to serve native women.
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- General Material
April 2004
Task Force Report on Care for Victims of Sexual Assault
Publisher(s):This is a summary of the findings from a 90 day review of sexual assault policies and programs among the military services and the Department of Defense, and the recommendations for change to better serve victims and increase prevention efforts.
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- General Material
April 2004
The California Campus Blueprint to Address Sexual Assault
Publisher(s):This report presents legislative recommendations to the Governor of CA and the Legislature regarding changes that should be made in existing laws and enactment of new laws to enhance the SA-related polices and practices of colleges and universities.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2004
Mental Health Response to Mass Violence and Terrorism: A Training Manual
Publisher(s):U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
This manual is geared towards service providers responding to victims and community at large following incidents of mass violence and terrorism.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
April 2003
Sexual Violence and Adolescents
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
Despite many similarities, the risk factors for and consequences of sexual violence within adolescent relationships differs from adult marital or cohabiting relationships. As such, programs must be tailored to meet the specialized needs of the population.
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- General Material
January 2003
Organizational Prevention of Vicarious Trauma
Publisher(s):This article discusses the importance of work environment in the development of vicarious trauma problems for domestic and sexual violence workers.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
December 2002
Domestic Abuse in Later Life
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
Nearly 77 million people more than a quarter of the total US population are age 50 or older (US Census Bureau 2000). So there must be many victims of domestic violence in later life, correct? A question that this document explores.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
December 2002
Women's Experiences of Abuse as a Risk Factor for Incarceration
Publisher(s):Violence perpetrated against women and girls increases their risk of arrest and incarceration; this paper examines the intersections of violence that are forcing abused girls and women into the criminal justice system not as victims, but as offenders.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
March 2002
Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence
Publisher(s):This packet provides an introduction to the complex and varied issues around children's exposure to intimate partner violence. It includes articles, research findings, statistics and resources pulled from work done between 1990-2002.
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- General Material
January 2002
Violence in the Home is a Global Phenomenon: Immigrant and Refugee Power and Control Wheel
Publisher(s):An adaptation of the Power & Control Wheel, this illustration describes abusive tactics that batterers use to control their victims, focusing on how they may be experienced by battered immigrant and refugee women.
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- General Material
January 2002
The Essence of Being Real: Relational Peer Support for Men and Women who have Experienced Trauma
Publisher(s):This manual offers trauma survivors a way to explore their experiences, receive support, and work through the stigma often associated with needing help to heal.