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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 2013
Empowering Survivors: Legal Rights of Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault
Publisher(s):This manual provides information that will be useful to advocates, attorneys, justice, and social services professionals working with and assisting immigrant survivors of sexual assault, as it contains several chapters devoted to immigration law topics.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2013
Serving Transgender Survivors of Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):This technical assistance resource from the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape provides statistics on sexual assault in trans communities, addresses the lack of trans-specific services and barriers that transgender individuals may face in accessing services, and provides guidance for advocates.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2013
Sexual Violence in the Military: A Guide for Civilian Advocates
Publisher(s):This guide focuses on the impact of sexual violence in the military. It includes resources for advocates who, through relationships and collaborations with the military, can offer support in responding to the needs of survivors and preventing sexual violence.
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- General Material
January 2013
Safety Planning With Transgender Clients FAQ
Publisher(s):This fact sheet provides information related to safety planning with transgender and gender non-conforming individuals who are experiencing intimate partner violence. The fact sheet includes components of safety planning as well as information on ways safety planning with transgender and gender non-conforming individuals differ from safety planning with non-transgender clients.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2013
DO YOU: Building Youth Resilience through Creative Expression
Publisher(s):This uncurriculum and facilitator’s guide was developed to promote resilience among teens and counteract negative factors that lead violence victimization/perpetration, sexual harassment, and gender based bullying.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2013
Maturing Your Services: Advocating for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Later Life
Publisher(s):This interactive online course is designed to increase advocates’ and other victim service professionals’ capacity for serving victims of sexual violence in later life.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
- Training Tools
November 2012
Domestic Violence: Understanding the Basics
Publisher(s):National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV), VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women
This interactive eLearning module addresses 10 common questions related to domestic violence to help new advocates, allied professionals, students, and the general public achieve a basic understanding of this complex issue.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
November 2012
Domestic Violence and the Holidays: What's Cooking?
Publisher(s):With the approaching holiday season, questions may arise about how to appropriately respond to the food-related needs of survivors in shelter and how to manage excess food donations. This brief document offers guidance from the NRCDV Technical Assistance Team.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
October 2012
Walking with Latino Survivors
Publisher(s):This webinar highlights best practices for advocates when working with Latino survivors.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
October 2012
Advocacy Services for Women with Abusive Partners: A Review of the Empirical Evidence
Publisher(s):Advocacy interventions have received scant evaluation, and the belief in their effectiveness has largely been predicated on anecdotal evidence. The purpose of this review was to systematically locate and review the empirical evidence behind providing advocacy services to survivors of intimate partner violence.
See more at The DV Evidence Project.
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- General Material
October 2012
Helping Children Recover from Exposure to Trauma: Resources for Child Care Providers and Parents
Publisher(s):Child Care State Systems Specialist Network, Office of Child Care (OCC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
This is a document provides information on helping children recover from trauma. It provides links to resources and training modules for early childhood educators.
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- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
October 2012
Examining the Work of Local Domestic Violence Programs within a "Social and Emotional Well-Being Promotion" Conceptual Framework
Publisher(s):This paper examines the work of domestic violence programs within a "social and emotional well-being" framework. It first elucidates how domestic violence negatively impacts survivors' and their children's well- being, and which factors have been shown to restore this well-being over time. It then describes the Theory of Change that is at the foundation of domestic violence programs' work, and details how domestic violence programs creatively engage with survivors and their children to influence the factors known to promote their well-being.