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Dating Abuse Statistics
Publisher(s): Dating abuse affects people from all ages, backgrounds and identities, which is why it is important to talk about how abuse can happen in young people’s relationships. This document from Break the Cycle offers key statistics about dating violence and its impact.
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Sexual Harassment Fact Sheet: What to do if you or someone you know is sexually harassed
Publisher(s):This article lists several unwanted behaviors that may be considered sexual harassment and offers suggestions on how to confront and stop sexual harassment and harassers.
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School And District Policies To Increase Student Safety And Improve School Climate: Promoting Healthy Relationships And Preventing Teen Dating Violence
Publisher(s):This policy toolkit was designed to support schools looking to foster a culture of healthy relationships and prevent teen dating violence. The toolkit offers best practices around the prevention of dating violence, as well as guidelines for early intervention and crisis response.
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For Family & Friends
Publisher(s): This article gives family and friends of LGBTQ+ youth tips on how to support their family member/friend.
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Etiquette Tips for Working with Deaf/Hard of Hearing Individuals
Publisher(s):This one-pager offers tips for hearing advocates to engage in effective, respectful communication with Deaf or hard of hearing individuals.
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Reasons Why We Can't Profile Sex Offenders
Publisher(s):The author of this article discusses how researchers have developed "typologies" of sex offenders and have focused on describing characteristics of adult and adolescent sex offender, both males and females and that although this information is helpful none of it speaks of erotic development and its connection with the sex disorder or Paraphilia Disorder.
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Intersection of Domestic Violence and Disaster Curricula
Publisher(s):Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), National Domestic Violence Hotline, Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (FCADV), New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NYSCADV), New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence (NJCEDV)
These curricula are geared toward professional staff working in the fields of domestic violence and/or disaster response to ensure trauma-informed best practice for disaster management in the context of domestic violence.
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Fact Sheet: Domestic Violence and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Relationships
Publisher(s):A fact sheet about domestic violence among the LGBT population that includes information on the power and control wheel for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans relationships, information on survivors, types of abuse, transgender abuse, HIV/AIDS related abuse and barriers to seeking services.
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Help A Friend
Publisher(s):This information sheet provides tips to young people to help their peers who experience relationship violence.
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How much do you know about healthy friendships? Quiz
Publisher(s):This quiz explores healthy practices and behaviors for friendships among young people.
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Introduction to Positive Youth Development
Publisher(s): This web based training provides introduction to concepts and theories of positive youth development and how to put them into practice.
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Reproductive Justice Briefing Book: A Primer on Reproductive Justice and Social Change
Publisher(s):Pro-Choice Public Education Project (PEP), SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective
This is the expanded and updated version of the book. The idea and original edition was developed in collaboration with many people in preparation and for distribution at the 2007 U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta.