Intervention & Prevention 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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November 2011
Model Medication Policy for DV Shelters
Publisher(s):The Model Medication Policy is designed to offer guidance to domestic violence programs on adopting medication policies that are accessible, trauma informed, and compliant with anti-discrimination laws.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
November 2011
Enhanced Services to Children and Youth Who Have Been Exposed to Domestic Violence: Promising Practices & Lessons Learned
Publisher(s):This Guide showcases the nine demonstration projects funded by the FVPSA Program of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through Stamp Out Family Violence Act of 2001, focusing on their goals, collaborative partnerships, experiences, challenges, and successes. These Demonstration of Enhanced Services to Children and Youth Exposed to Domestic Violence sites expanded the fieldÕs understanding of the varied ways in which children, youth and families experiencing domestic violence can be identified and provided essential services and supports.
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- General Material
October 2011
Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota
Publisher(s):This report reviews findings from an assessment of the life circumstances of Native women in prostitution in Minnesota, a group of women not previously studied in research such as this.
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- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
- General Material
October 2011
Twitter Town Hall Summary: #reachyouth
Publisher(s):This document provides a summary of the participants, discussion themes, shared resources, and feedback related to the Twitter Town Hall on the use of language and generational accessibility in dating violence prevention efforts.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
October 2011
New language, old problem: Sex trafficking of American Indian women and children
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This Applied Research paper summarizes findings of existing research and other documents on sex trafficking of Native women and girls in the U.S. and Canada and the legal issues related to their protection.
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- Training Tools
- General Material
October 2011
Honor Our Voices: Children's Perspectives of Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This online learning module features the diaries of three children in different age groups, sharing their experiences of exposure to domestic violence and offering related best practice themes for shelter advocates and other social service providers. Includes a downloadable guide for practice and a digital library of short audio programs.
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- General Material
October 2011
Indian Health Service: Continued Efforts Needed to Help Strengthen Response to Sexual Assaults and Domestic Violence
Publisher(s): This study by the GAO mandated under the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 examines the ability of IHS and tribally operated hospitals to collect and preserve medical forensic evidence in cases of sexual assault and domestic violence.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
October 2011
Changing Perceptions of Sexual Violence Over Time
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
The author reviews available research on perceptions held by the general public about sexual violence and how they have changed over time. She also makes recommendations for future practice, which include discussing the root causes of sexual violence and addressing subtle victim blaming.
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- General Material
October 2011
Safety and Services: Women of color speak about their communities
Publisher(s):The project upon which this report is based invited African American women to express their views on services for victims and survivors of domestic violence, in particular the needs of survivors in low-income communities.
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- General Material
September 2011
From Data to Prevention III: Framing Data to Demonstrate the Need for Primary Prevention
Publisher(s):This web conference explored NISVS and its messaging implications for the field, tools for creating a strong message framework around IPV/SV/stalking data, and addressed workshop questions solicited from the field in advance of the web conference.
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- Training Tools
- General Material
September 2011
Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education: What Domestic Violence Advocates Need to Know
Publisher(s):National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV), National Healthy Marriage Resource Center (NHMRC)
This webinar explores questions such as: What is Healthy Marriage and Relationship (MRE) Education anyway? How have MRE programs worked with domestic violence coalitions and community-based domestic violence programs? What tools have been developed that might be helpful to our DV prevention efforts? Where are the opportunities for collaborative healthy relationship work going forward?
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- General Material
September 2011
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Employment Support: Tools for Practice
Publisher(s): This document is part of the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, & Mental Health’s Creating Trauma-Informed Services Tipsheet Series and discusses how advocates can support survivors in obtaining and maintaining employment.