Sexual Violence 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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January 2012
The Basics: What Every Reporter Needs to Know about IPV
Publisher(s): This is a tipsheet for reporters to help them report sensitively and accurately on issues involving intimate partner violence.
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January 2012
Did You Know Your Relationship Affects Your Health?
Publisher(s):This poster presents information about sexual abuse and coercion in relationships and suggests women who experience sexual violence to talk to their healthcare providers and national hotlines.
See the Futures Without Violence Reproductive Health Initiative for more information.
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January 2012
Housing and Sexual Violence Research Brief
Publisher(s):This research brief explores the relationship between housing issues, homelessness, and sexual violence. The research reviewed indicates that residents of subsidized housing and people who are homeless experience disproportionate rates of sexual violence.
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January 2012
Mobilising Men in Practice: Challenging sexual and gender-based violence in institutional settings
Publisher(s):This guidebook presents tools, stories, and lessons learned in mobilizing men to challenge sexism, rape culture, and violence in institutional settings.
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January 2012
Questions and Answers: The Application of Title VII and the ADA to Applicants or Employees Who Experience Domestic or Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking
Publisher(s): The examples provided in this publication illustrate how Title VII and the ADA may apply to employment situations involving applicants and employees who experience domestic or dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
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January 2012
It’s time... to talk to your children about healthy sexuality
Publisher(s): This is a fact sheet that provides a scenario and discussion to promote a conversation between youth and caregivers around healthy sexual development.
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January 2012
Outreach to Underserved Teen Victims of Crime: Chart a Course for Expanding Victim Services to Youth
Publisher(s):This guidebook provides an overview of the challenges faced in conducting outreach to under served teen victims of crime and highlights examples of the various projects and resources developed and implemented in local communities in the Under served Teen Victims Initiative.
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January 2012
What You Can Do to Support Victims of Sexual and Domestic Violence in Your Congregation
Publisher(s):This tip sheet for faith community leaders includes ideas for making your congregation a safe and supportive space for survivors. Other helpful hints include to putting survivor safety first and not victim-blaming.
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January 2012
Finding the Perfect Shade of Change: Resources for Sexual Violence Preventionists Creating Safe and Healthy Communities
Publisher(s):This information packet provides guidance to prevention practitioners at local, state, tribal, territory, and national organizations to work more effectively toward the goal of eliminating sexual violence in their communities.
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January 2012
Inclusive Services for LGBT Older Adults: A Practical Guide To Creating Welcoming Agencies
Publisher(s):Aging service providers should be aware that the effects of a lifetime of stigma, discrimination, rejection and ridicule puts LGBT older adults at greater risk for physical and mental illnesses. This publication highlights the importance of cultural sensitivity when working with LGBT older adults and describes the barriers faced by older persons in seeking help for abuse, working with law enforcement, and seeking court protections.
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January 2012
The Facts on Violence Against American Indian/Alaskan Native Women
Publisher(s):American Indian women living on Indian reservations experience unique challenges that intensify the epidemic of violence against them. Accurate statistical data quantifying incidences of violence against women on reservations, or “Indian country,” is in small quantity.
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January 2012
Handbook for National Action Plans on Violence Against Women
Publisher(s):This handbook outlines the international and regional legal and policy framework which mandates States to adopt and implement National Action Plans to address VAW, including a model framework for adoption.