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October 2017
Taxpayers Who are Victims of Domestic Abuse Should Know Their Rights
Publisher(s): Domestic abuse often includes control over finances, and important part of managing finances is understanding one’s tax rights. This page from the IRS offers information about survivors' rights when filing their taxes.
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- General Material
October 2017
Building Students’ Resilience on the Bus
Publisher(s): This article provides six strategies bus drivers can use to support students’ emotional self-regulation.
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- Training Tools
October 2017
Enhanced Safety Planning for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Publisher(s): This webinar offers guidance for advocates on how to help immigrant survivors become aware of their rights; identify immigration remedies for victims, including special VAWA provisions around confidentiality; prepare enhanced safety plans for immigrant survivors; and increase meaningful access to services for immigrants and survivors with limited English proficiency.
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- General Material
October 2017
Tax Information for Survivors of Domestic Abuse
Publisher(s):This brochure provides basic information about Innocent Spousal Relief, including what documentation is needed and privacy issues.
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October 2017
Ensuring Access to Shelter and Services for Immigrant Survivors
Publisher(s): Immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking often face additional challenges and barriers when seeking assistance and safety. This document discusses the importance of continuously enhancing outreach and access to services in order to provide a pathway to safety and well-being for immigrant survivors and their children.
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- Training Tools
October 2017
First Responders: Support for Pregnant Survivors of Abuse or Rape During Disasters
Publisher(s): This fact sheet covers the intersection of abuse and pregnancy, specific challenges and barriers to reporting violent incidents during disasters, what first responders need to know about pregnant survivors of abuse, and ways they can be of help.
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- Training Tools
October 2017
Impact of Language Access and the Requirements of Title VI on Law Enforcement
Publisher(s):Failure to utilize qualified interpreters increases risk to officer and community safety, jeopardizes criminal investigations and prosecutions, and can result in the loss of federal funding. This webinar addresses the widespread problem of police failure to access qualified interpreters and the problems associated with using unqualified interpreters.
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- NRCDV Publications
September 2017
How can my agency do better at reaching out to Latin@ members of our community?
Publisher(s):In NRCDV's September 2017 TA Question of the month, NSVRC language access coordinator Maria Jirau-Torres shares insight on ways that domestic violence programs can better reach out to Latin@ communities.
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- NRCDV Publications
August 2017
Awareness + Action = Social Change: Strategies to End Gender-Based Violence
Publisher(s):For Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we refer to the equation “Awareness + Action = Social Change” as a call to communities to be an active part of ending gender-based violence.
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August 2017
National Best Practices for Sexual Assault Kits: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Publisher(s): These best practices emphasize the use of collaborative, victim-centered, and multidisciplinary approaches to improve evidence collection and preservation, increase consistency and provide uniformity for the prioritization and transferal of evidence, enhance laboratory process efficiencies for DNA testing, and advance investigative practices and agency protocols.
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- NRCDV Publications
August 2017
When it comes to gender-inclusive services, how can we do better?
Publisher(s): In NRCDV's August 2017 TA Question of the month, Breckan Erdman shares resources for promoting gender inclusivity in domestic and sexual violence agencies.
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July 2017
Universities have a problem with sexual assault and harassment: Here’s how to fix it
Publisher(s):This piece outlines what universities can do to prevent and reduce sexual assault and harassment among students and staff, particularly through violence prevention education.