Sexual Health / Literacy Content Topic Results
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
April 2006
Current Trends in Psychological Assessment and Treatment Approaches for Survivors of Sexual Trauma
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document provides a review and critique of current trends in mental health assessment and treatment for sexual trauma survivors with an emphasis on early intervention. Treatment approaches are restricted to psychotherapy.
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- General Material
March 2006
Reproductive Rights as Human Rights
Publisher(s):"Reproductive rights activists in the United States underutilize the global human rights framework. This is largely because many are unfamiliar with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and international treaties that protect women's reproductive rights. Reproductive justice advocates should become familiar with the human rights obligations of the U.S. government... Eight Categories of Human Rights: Civil, Political, Economic, Social, Cultural, Environmental, Developmental and Sexual."
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
March 2006
The Psychological Consequences of Sexual Trauma
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document describes current research findings on the effects of childhood and adulthood sexual victimization on women's mental health. Existing data on understudied communities and risk factors for mental health problems are discussed.
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- General Material
February 2006
Intimate Partner Violence and HIV/STD Risk Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Communities
Publisher(s):This report discusses the intersection of violence and HIV in LGBT relationships based on a study conducted in New York, USA.
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- General Material
January 2006
Preserving the Core of Roe: Reflections on Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Publisher(s):In Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional right to have an abortion while altering the standard for analyzing restrictions on that right, crafting the "undue burden" standard for abortion restrictions. This Article asks whether Casey's undue burden standard has meaningfully protected a woman's right to an abortion.
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- General Material
July 2005
"Don't Forget Us": The Education and Gender-Based Violence Protection Needs of Adolescent Girls from Darfur in Chad
Publisher(s):This is a report of findings from a three-week mission to examine the protection of adolescent girls, with a particular focus on education and reproductive health in refugee camps.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2005
Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP)
Publisher(s):Center Against Domestic Violence, Office of Domestic Violence and Emergency Intervention Services, U.S. Department of Social Services of the Human Resources Administration, City of New York
This school-based domestic violence prevention curriculum teaches students to recognize and prevent teen relationship abuse. Lesson plans include a variety of exercises. Parent workshop information and school staff development materials are also included.
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January 2005
The Secret of the Silver Horse
Publisher(s):This resource is an online picture book where children are shown the difference between a good secret and a secret about sexual abuse.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
July 2004
Pornography and Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document summarizes the current research on the connection between pornography and sexual violence, and looks at how we define pornography, the consumption and effects of pornography, and the implications this has on policies and practices.
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- General Material
June 2004
Sexual Violence Prevention Strategies Aimed at Potential Victims of Drug Facilitated Sexual Battery: "Watch Your Drink" Messages and Drink Testing Devices
Publisher(s):This position papers addresses the rising popularity of two prevention strategies targeted at potential victims of drug-facilitated sexual battery and argues that prevention projects and funding should focused on broader messages that address root causes.
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January 2004
Sexual Development and Sexual Behavior Problems in Children Ages 2-12
Publisher(s):This fact sheet provides basic information about sexual development and problematic sexual behavior in children ages 2-12.
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- General Material
December 2003
Preventing Sexual Re-victimization: Tailoring Prevention for Previously Victimized Women
Publisher(s):This article offers insight into how we might tailor sexual violence prevention programs to specifically address issues of re-victimization.