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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
July 2011
ARRA: Extending the Unemployment Insurance Safety Net to Victims of Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This document explains the provisions in the federal stimulus legislation, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), that provide monetary incentives for states to allow access to unemployment insurance for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault who leave jobs due to the violence or are fired because of the violence.
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Welfare Reform at Age 15: A Vanishing Safety Net for Women and Children
Publisher(s):The authors include recommendations for TANF reauthorization, including education and training for living wage employment, funding for childcare, and banning full family sanctions.
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- General Material
Materials for In-Person Judicial and Multidisciplinary Education on Cases Involving Adult Victims of Sexual Assault
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- Training Tools
January 2011
Facilitating Access to TANF for Battered Immigrants: A Pilot Training Manual for TANF Eligibility Workers
Publisher(s):This training manual provides information to TANF eligibility workers on how to access TANF for qualified alien immigrant survivors.
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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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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
March 2010
Not Enough: What TANF Offers Family Violence Victims
Publisher(s):Report on findings from a survey of 600 domestic violence, legal aid, and anti-poverty agency staff where 14% said that the TANF family violence responses work well in their states, and 43% said fewer than half of victims were able to access benefits.
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- General Material
February 2010
State Law Guide: Teen Dating Abuse Education and School Policies
Publisher(s):This guide presents state laws and pending legislation requiring school districts to adopt policies to address teen dating violence.
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Are You Experiencing Abuse?
Publisher(s):This brochure provides information to help young people identify dating abuse and information about young people's rights to be free from abuse. It also includes information on where they can seek help.
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- General Material
January 2008
Divorce: A Guide for Women
Publisher(s): This guide was designed to acquaint women considering a divorce with general information about divorce and the law. It provides women, regardless of the circumstances surrounding their divorce, with knowledge and resources to help ensure that their children, health, finances and safety are secure.
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The Violence Against Women Act Now Ensures Legal Services for Immigrant Victims
Publisher(s):This article provides information about the 2005 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which has expanded legal services to all immigrant women survivors of domestic violence, including women in non-marital relationship, same-sex partner violence, and non-intimate relationships.
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April 2006
Battered Immigrants and U.S. Citizen Spouses
Publisher(s):This study reveals that the rate of abuse is higher among immigrant women who are married to American citizens. Examples of immigration-related tactics of abuse are provided.