Intervention & Prevention Content Topic Results
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January 2019
Respect Women: Preventing Violence Against Women
Publisher(s): This document from the World Health Organization outlines risk and protective factors for violence against women and outlines prevention strategies.
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January 2019
Strategies for Supporting Bicultural and Bilingual Staff
Publisher(s): It is important to provide meaningful access to services for all survivors, including taking steps to ensure access for individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP). This Technical Assistance Bulletin offers strategies for supporting bicultural and bilingual staff.
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January 2019
Latinas and Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence-Based Facts
Publisher(s): While the number of studies examining intimate partner violence (IPV) in Latin@ populations is growing, research on this issue continues to be limited in quality and breadth. This document from the National Latin@ Network compiles and summarizes key research on this topic.
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January 2019
What Does "Be a Man" Really Mean?
Publisher(s): The current standards and expectations of manhood have an undeniable impact on our relationships and our society. Inspired by the courage and vulnerability of women and survivors in the #metoo movement, speaker Mazin Jamal shares his struggles with manhood, mistakes he's made, and the steps he's taking to learn and grow in this TED Talk.
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January 2019
Boys won’t be boys. Boys will be what we teach them to be.
Publisher(s): In this TED Talk, speaker Ben Hurst rejects the use of the common phrase that "boys will be boys" as a "get-out-of-jail free" card for boys, men, and toxic masculinities. Instead, he states that boys will be what we teach them to be.
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January 2019
Why Faith Matters: Responding to Sexual Violence and Abuse: A Handbook for Advocates and Allies
Publisher(s): Spirituality and religion may be essential aspects of a victim's/ survivor's life and identity. This handbook, written for advocates, addresses key questions and issues that may arise in the aftermath of sexual violence and abuse and offers ways for advocates and allies to support survivors.
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January 2019
Illustrating Our Prevention Story
Publisher(s): This Prevention Storybook represents the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence's attempt to wrap their arms around prevention learnings from the past ten years. The storybook outlines ICADV's rationale and framework for prevention and details successful prevention strategies throughout Indiana.
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January 2019
Expect Respect Program Overview: A School-Based Program for Preventing Teen Dating Violence and Promoting Safe and Healthy Relationships
Publisher(s):The Expect Respect Program is a school-based program designed to promote safe and healthy relationships.
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
December 2018
WEBINAR: ACE-DV Speakers Initiative Series: Navigating Challenges in Storytelling with Audiences
Publisher(s):In this panel discussion, representatives of the ACE-DV Leadership Forum strategize together about common audience-generated challenges when sharing our stories in public spaces.
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December 2018
Making Care Less Taxing: Improving State Child and Dependent Care Tax Provisions
Publisher(s):The tax codes of the federal government and over half the states have some type of child and dependent care (CADC) tax provision that reduces the amount of tax owed by families and, in some instances, increases their tax refunds. This suite of Making Care Less Taxing materials from the National Women's Law Center provides a comprehensive overview of CADC tax provisions.
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December 2018
Serving Teen Survivors: A Manual for Advocates
Publisher(s): Though factors such as mandated reporting and confidentiality may be seen as barriers to working with teens, they are simply aspects of working with this age group. This manual is designed to help those providing services to survivors of sexual violence serve teens using a trauma-informed approach.
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- NRCDV Publications
November 2018
What else can men do to prevent domestic and sexual violence?
Publisher(s): Because preventing gender-based violence is everyone’s responsibility, and because men are particularly well positioned to influence masculine norms and men’s behavior, NRCDV's November 2018 TA Question of the Month, authored by Colleen Yeakle of the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, asks “What else can men do to prevent domestic and sexual violence?”