Domestic Violence Content Topic Results
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Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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January 2011
Tech Top 10 Guidelines: Social Media Use by Programs & Staff
Publisher(s):Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR), Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV)
In recognition of the increasing role that social media plays in the lives of survivors as well as programs and staff, this tool addresses the benefits and risks of social media use within anti-violence programs.
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- General Material
January 2011
A Review of the Evidence on the Effects of Intimate Partner Violence on Men
Publisher(s): This review examines the empirical evidence on the effects of intimate partner violence (IPV) in men, including posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms, depression, and suicidal ideation in men who have experienced IPV.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2011
Somewhere to Turn: Making Domestic Violence Services Accessible to Battered Immigrant Women - A 'How To' Manual For Battered Women's Advocates and Service Providers
This manual addresses the dynamics of domestic violence in immigrant families; ways to create agency-wide cultural competency training programs; multicultural approaches to shelter protocol development; recruiting and hiring multicultural staff; foreign language needs and helpful interviewing techniques for client intake sessions and meetings; ways to do outreach and collaboration with immigrant communities; and, descriptions of model programs.
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- General Material
January 2011
Shifting Boundaries: Final Report on an Experimental Evaluation of a Youth Dating Violence Prevention Program in New York City Middle Schools
Publisher(s):The purpose of this study was to provide high‐quality scientific evidence concerning the effectiveness of targeting a young, universal primary prevention audience with classroom‐based curricula and school‐level interventions.
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- General Material
January 2011
Civil Protective Orders Effective in Stopping or Reducing Partner Violence: Challenges Remain in Rural Areas with Access and Enforcement
Publisher(s):This brief examines urban and rural differences in the community context of partner violence and the effectiveness of protective orders. The study uses data from an urban area and a rural area in Central Appalachia in Kentucky.
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- General Material
January 2011
Does your partner blame it on you being trans or genderqueer?
Publisher(s): This brochure outlines some specific tactics that an abuser may use against their trans or genderqueer partner.
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January 2011
When the Vow Breaks (Abbreviated Version)
Publisher(s):This is an abbreviated version of a 16-minute documentary with first hand accounts from domestic violence survivors and commentary from rabbis and a social worker experienced in treating victims and survivors of abuse.
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- Training Tools
January 2011
Accessibility & Responsiveness for Survivors with Disabilities Review Tool
Publisher(s): The Accessibility Responsiveness Tool provides a framework for domestic violence, sexual violence, and disability service organizations to think about the “when, where, what, and how” of providing inclusive, accessible, trauma-informed, and responsive services.
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- General Material
January 2011
Reducing Barriers to Support for Women Fleeing Violence: A Toolkit for Supporting Women with Varying Levels of Mental Wellness and Substance Use
Publisher(s):This manual is designed to assist transition housing providers and other service providers to provide effective services to women fleeing violence. It draws on the knowledge of women who have experienced violence and those who have supported them.
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- General Material
December 2010
Stand & Serve Primary Prevention Program Theory
Publisher(s):Peer Solutions works with an evidence-based "Stand & Serve" prevention model. The "Stand & Serve" approach utilizes developmental assets/positive youth development, community development, social norms, diffusion of innovation/peer education, social change, and marketing research to prevent violence.
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- General Material
December 2010
A Social Worker’s Role in Elder Abuse Cases: Reporting, Holistic Assessment and Resources
Publisher(s):This recorded webinar describes how legal services lawyers and social workers work together in elder abuse cases.
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- General Material
December 2010
Up to Us: Lessons learned and goals for change after thirteen years of the Washington State Domestic Violence Fatality Review
Publisher(s):This sixth and final biennial report draws on the lessons learned by the Washington State Domestic Violence Fatality Review (DVFR) after more than a decade of analysis and community conversation, and it sets out eleven goals for change.