Policy & Systems Advocacy 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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- General Material
November 2010
Telling Amy's Story
Publisher(s):This is the 15 minute version of a full-length film that follows the timeline of a domestic violence homicide that occurred in central Pennsylvania on November 8, 2001. This story illustrates the importance of the fatality review process in the prevention of intimate partner homicide.
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- General Material
October 2010
SEEING Beyond Abuse
This article offers an overview of the consequenses of trauma to the eye that may be suffered by victims of abuse, highlighting the connection between domestic violence and glaucoma. It urges appropriate screening and intervention for eye care providers.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
October 2010
Economic Empowerment of Domestic Violence Survivors
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This Applied Research paper reviews and critiques the existing literature on economic abuse experienced by domestic violence survivors and selected economic empowerment programs designed to address such abuse and its aftermath.
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- General Material
September 2010
Justice at the Intersections: Action for Reproductive and Economic Justice in NYC
Publisher(s):This film provides interviews with 16 organizations doing reproductive justice work in New York City.
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- General Material
September 2010
A Straight Guide to LGBT Americans
Publisher(s):This reference guide serves as a resource for friends, family members, colleagues, and allies as they experience the coming out process with an individual who identifies as LGBT.
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- General Material
September 2010
The U Visa and How It Can Protect Workers
Publisher(s):This article explains how undocumented immigrant workers who are victims of crime can benefit from the U Visa. \
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- General Material
September 2010
Reproductive Justice: A Communications Overview
Publisher(s):The objective of this report includes understanding the values that underlie the American public’s views on issues relating to reproductive justice as a predicate to developing a communications framework for the reproductive justice movement, and identifying those segments of the public who appear to be most receptive to reproductive justice messaging and policies.
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- General Material
September 2010
The Earthquake in Sexual Assault Response: Police Leadership Can Increase Victim Reporting to Hold More Perpetrators Accountable
This article the authors provide information to help law enforcement personnel and other community professionals design a response system that goes beyond simple compliance with the "letter of the law" and actually create a model for best practices that achieve the honorable "spirit of the law" enacted with this VAWA 2005 provision.
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- General Material
September 2010
Collaboration Charter
Publisher(s):This charter represents the collaborative agreement among partners of the Domestic Violence and Mental Health Collaboration Project. The charter includes agreements on mission and values, roles and responsibilities, decision-making, conflict resolution, communications, and confidentiality.
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- General Material
September 2010
Lessons from SEED: A National Demonstration of Child Development Accounts
Publisher(s):This summary report details the experience of over 1100 children in 12 states, working with the SEED program. Included is information on related state and federal policy, market development, and communications. The results of this research have implications for the design of a larger system of CDAs.
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- General Material
September 2010
State Law Guide - Employment Rights for Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):This guide is divided into two main sections. The first section outlines existing laws. The second section outlines proposed legislation on this topic. Each of these sections is further divided into those laws or bills specific to domestic violence and those laws or bills that relate to crime victims more generally.
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- General Material
August 2010
The Four Cs of HIV Prevention with African Americans: Crisis, Condoms, Culture, and Community
Publisher(s):This journal article discusses how to design successful interventions to prevent HIV using socio-cultural factors which address institutional and social barriers impacting risk reduction in African American communities.