Domestic 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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April 2012
A Good Solution Solves Multiple Problems
Publisher(s):This web conference discusses efforts made by anti-sexual and -domestic violence organizations to prevent violence through collaboration efforts with outside partners.
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April 2012
Holding Abusers Accountable: An Elder Abuse Forensic Center Increases Criminal Prosecution of Financial Exploitation
Publisher(s):This article describes a study that examined the effectiveness of an elder abuse forensic center compared with usual handlings to increase prosecution of of elder financial exploitation cases.
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- Training Tools
April 2012
Engaging Women in Trauma-Informed Peer Support: A Guidebook
Publisher(s):This guide is designed as a resource for peer supporters in behavioral health or other settings who want to learn how to integrate trauma-informed principles into their relationships with the women they support or into the peer support groups of which they are members.
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April 2012
OPDV Bulletin: Strangulation in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Publisher(s):This article presents an overview of the risks posed by strangulation attempts in domestic violence cases, and is adapted from a portion of a presentation from the three-day conference, "Detection and Prosecution of Strangulation in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Cases.”
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April 2012
Assets for Independence (AFI) Serving Domestic Violence Survivors Toolkit
Publisher(s): This toolkit provides step-by-step guidance to bring partnerships from concept to reality, and contains answers to such questions as how to structure these partnerships and define the roles and responsibilities of each party, as well as how AFI grantees and DV service providers can launch their first conversations toward partnering.
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March 2012
New Studies Link the Mental Health Effects of Trauma with Poorer HIV Treatment Access and Outcomes for Women
Publisher(s):This page highlights research on the link between past and recent abuse with poorer HIV treatment access and outcomes for women.
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March 2012
Teen Victims of Domestic Violence Homicide in Washington State
Publisher(s):This brief presents data on teen victims of domestic violence homicide in Washington State.
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March 2012
Understanding the Nature and Dynamics of Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This manual provides an overview of the complex issue of domestic violence, and offers strategies for advocacy and empowerment.
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March 2012
Embracing Prevention as Social Change: How to Build Organizational Capacity for Prevention
Publisher(s):When an agency fully embraces primary prevention, the work becomes part of the organizational culture, existing in all departments, volunteers, board members, and administrators. This guidebook defines organizational capacity for primary prevention as an agency's ability to support and implement domestic and sexual violence prevention efforts.
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March 2012
Trabajadoras: Challenges And Conditions Of Latina Workers In The United States
Publisher(s):The Trabajadoras report seeks to raise awareness about the realities that many Latinas face and the role that gender, ethnicity and immigration status play in influencing their social and economic standing in society. This report sheds light on the adversities that many Latinas are confronting at work and in their communities, sharing the stories of courageous and inspiring women who have endured a range of abuses but have chosen to stand up against injustice and motivate other women to do the same.
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- NRCDV Publications
February 2012
How can I best respond to victims of domestic violence whose partners struggle with combat-related PTSD or TBI?
Publisher(s): PTSD and TBI are not new issues to domestic violence advocates. NRCDV's March 2012 TA Question of the Month examines the implications to the domestic violence field of PTSD and TBI among veterans who return home to their partners and families.
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February 2012
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): What DV Victim Advocates Should Know to Help Survivors
Publisher(s):Family Violence Prevention Fund, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
This webinar is designed to help state and local domestic violence advocates learn more about the EITC and other tax credits, and why free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) tax preparation sites are an important community resource for survivors.
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is the federal government's largest program benefiting low-wage working families, but the IRS estimates that 20 to 25 percent of qualifying taxpayers miss out on thousands of dollars every year because they fail to claim it.
This webinar is designed to help state and local domestic violence advocates learn more about the EITC and other tax credits, and why free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) tax preparation sites are an important community resource for survivors.