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A New Vision for Advancing Our Movement for Reproductive Health, Reproductive Rights and Reproductive Justice
Publisher(s):This article defines reproductive oppression; outlining and providing the three main frameworks to achieve reproductive justice. It describes the problem, the strengths and weaknesses of the struggle, and gives direction and vision for the movement.
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Traumatic Brain Injury and Domestic Violence Facts
Publisher(s):This fact sheet provides frequently asked questions and answers about TBI and DV as well as screening tips.
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Health Professional Students: Get Involved
Publisher(s):This page provides information about action steps that health professional students and faculty can take to support organizing efforts and improve health care responses to women, men, and children who have been impacted by domestic violence.
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Young Moms Module: Assessment and Safety Planning for Domestic Violence in Home Visitation
Publisher(s): The Young Moms module represents a recent expansion of the Healthy Moms Happy Babies (HMHB) Curriculum and recognizes that the field of home visitation requires new tools to meet the needs of adolescent mothers. This module will train home visitors on how to screen, refer and document these activities as part of routine programming.
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Transforming Trauma in LGBTQ Youth
Publisher(s):This webinar series offers concrete strategies and recommendations for providers working with LGBTQ youth who have experienced trauma, including how to increase access to services, create a safe environment for care, and work with families and schools.
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Medical Interpreter Competency Checklist
Publisher(s):This checklist provides guidelines and evaluation for medical interpreters.
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Brief Screening for Possible Brain Injury
Publisher(s):This brief screening tool is used to determine if an individual has experienced a brain injury during the course of a domestic violence incident, or at any other time.
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Addressing Domestic Violence in a Clinical Setting
Publisher(s):This manual is designed for health professionals and addresses domestic violence from the clinical perspective, with a focus on assisting migrant and immigrant survivors of abuse.
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Incorporating Racial Equity into Trauma-Informed Care
Publisher(s):This brief offers practical considerations to help health systems and provider practices incorporate a focus on racial equity to enhance trauma-informed care efforts.
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Gender Neutral Body Map
Publisher(s):A gender neutral anatomical diagram for skin surface assessment.
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Aging with Respect Safety Card
Publisher(s): This safety card provides guidance to health and community professionals on how to talk to patients about any concerning behavior of those around them and encourages early education about emotional, physical, and financial harassment, abuse and neglect.
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A Domestic Violence Campus Organizing Guide for Health Professional Students and Faculty
Publisher(s):This brief notes that health care providers receive inadequate training on domestic violence prevention, identification, and response, and presents guidelines for students to organize fellow students and faculty to initiate policy change.