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January 2016
The Steep Climb to Economic Opportunity for Vulnerable Families
This report summarizes the key findings from the 2016 Assets & Opportunity Scorecard and provides a deeper look at the racial wealth divide and the outcome and policy data trends over time and across states in the Scorecard’s five issue areas: Financial Assets & Income, Businesses & Jobs, Housing & Homeownership, Education and Health Care.
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January 2016
Respect! Empathy! Action!
Publisher(s):This website provide resources for teachers to help students develop skills to improve school climate, build leadership, and encourage ally behaviors.
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January 2016
Mandatory Reporting of Elder Abuse
This video provides an overview of mandatory reporting of elder abuse or vulnerable adult abuse.
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January 2016
Teaching a People's History
Publisher(s):The Zinn Education Project promotes and supports the teaching of people’s history in middle and high school classrooms across the country.
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January 2016
There's No One I Can Trust: The Impact of Mandatory Reporting on the Help-Seeking and Wellbeing of Domestic Violence Survivors
Publisher(s): This report summarizes a study of over 3600 domestic violence survivors that examined their experience of mandatory reporting and explored how mandatory reporting affected their help-seeking strategies and overall wellbeing.
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January 2016
Police-Involved Domestic Violence
Publisher(s): This webinar, hosted by Professor Leigh Goodmark, Director of the Gender Violence Clinic at the University of Maryland School of Law, discusses the findings of her investigation into law enforcement-perpetrated domestic violence.
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January 2016
Resources for Understanding Adolescent Development
Publisher(s):This is a web-based toolkit about adolescent development.
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January 2016
Human Trafficking and the Experiences of Transgender Immigrant Latin@ Survivors
Publisher(s): This presentation from Francesco Duberli of Survivors’ Pathway explores the unique experiences of transgender Latin@ immigrant survivors of human trafficking and the challenging barriers they face when attempting to access services and resources.
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January 2016
Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias in Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault: A Roundtable Discussion
Publisher(s):In August 2015, law enforcement officials, victim advocates, academics, and other subject matter experts convened to discuss a draft of the Department of Justice’s Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias in Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence publication and to share promising practices and to develop effective strategies for serving victims of these crimes. This document shares the discussion and opinions of the participants who attended the roundtable.
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January 2016
Resource Guide for Advocates & Attorneys on Interpretation Services for Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Trafficking Victims
Publisher(s):These guidelines focus on court interpretation for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or trafficking with limited English proficiency. It is intended to inform how advocacy, interpretation, and language access can be integrated.
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January 2016
2015 U.S. Transgender Survey Report
Publisher(s):The 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey is the largest survey examining the experiences of transgender people in the United States. The findings reveal disturbing patterns of mistreatment, violence, and discrimination and startling disparities between transgender people in the survey and the U.S. population when it comes to the most basic elements of life, such as finding a job, having a place to live, accessing medical care, and enjoying the support of family and community.
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January 2016
U and T Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide for Federal, State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, Judges, and Other Government Agencies
Publisher(s):This resource guide explains the eligibility and benefits of a U and T Visa and the role that law enforcement or other agencies may have in the issuance of certifications.