Intervention & Prevention Content Topic Results
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June 2008
Chart a Course: Policies that Affect Victim Services for Teens
Publisher(s):This booklet is a guide on examining policies for working with teens who experience crime and abuse. It provides information about mandatory reporting, confidential communications, boundaries, and building partnerships with advocates and schools.
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- General Material
June 2008
Teaching the skills of peace
Publisher(s):This article provides examples of elementary and preschools that are going beyond 'conflict resolution' to teach positive social behavior to children. Highlights promising programs such as Peace Camps and PeaceBuilders.
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- General Material
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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- General Material
June 2008
Risk Assessment Instruments to Predict Recidivism of Sex Offenders: Practices in Washington State
Publisher(s):This paper reviews policies and practices regarding assessment of sex offenders for risk of re-offense among public agencies and private treatment providers in Washington State. The authors found that a diverse set of instruments are employed by public and private entities in making decisions about sex offenders.
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- General Material
May 2008
Project Trust: a Report and Recommendations for Enhancing the Well-being of Native American Youth, Families and Communities
Publisher(s):Project TRUST Partnership , New Mexico Department of Health Office of School & Adolescent Health (OSAH)
Project trust members embarked on an effort to examine those things that have influenced both positive and negative challenges to providing behavioral health care for Native American adolescents.
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- General Material
May 2008
Transcending Violence: Emerging Models for Trauma Healing in Refugee Communities
Publisher(s):This monograph is an introduction and overview of the issues involved in providing mental health trauma services for refugees in the United States. It is intended primarily for people who work in or care about the public mental health system.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
May 2008
Substance Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document provides an overview of the research on the relationship between substance abuse and woman battering, covering the victim's use of substances and the specific needs for domestic violence services for those with substance abuse problems.
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May 2008
Considering the Differences: Intimate Partner Sexual Violence in Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Discourse
Publisher(s):This article discusses the gap in services for survivors of intimate partner sexual violence and how both sexual assault and domestic violence service providers can help fill that gap.
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April 2008
Pediatricians Should Screen Moms for Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This news article discusses a 2008 study by Dr. Bair-Merritt. Findings of the study underscore the need for pediatricians to screen mothers for domestic violence.
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April 2008
Women in the Wake of the Storm: Examining the Post-Katrina Realities of the Women of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast
Publisher(s):"This report shares findings garnered from a series of interviews held with a diverse group of women from throughout the Gulf region. In telling their stories, it provides an analysis of women's increased vulnerability during times of natural disasters and lays out policy recommendations that pinpoint how best to address those needs in the wake of this disaster, and in anticipation of the next."
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April 2008
First Response to Victims of Crime: A Guidebook for Law Enforcement Officers
Publisher(s):This guide book offers user-friendly information for law enforcement on how to respond to a wide range of victims. It attempts to highlight the most salient issues involved for victims of certain crimes and for certain populations of victims.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
April 2008
Incorporating Evaluation into Media Campaign Design
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This Applied Research paper provides information on core concepts relevant to media campaign evaluation strategies and showcases several sexual violence prevention campaigns that have completed evaluations at various stages of the implementation process.