Sexual Violence: Population-Specific Approaches

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January 2013

The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2010 Findings on Victimization by Sexual Orientation

This special report examines lifetime victimization of sexual violence, stalking and intimate partner violence by respondents’ self-reported sexual orientation.

Authors: Mikel L. Walters, Jieru Chen, and Matthew J. Breiding

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2013

Branching Seedz of Resistance

This youth-led initiative seeks to build community engagement to end the cycles of violence against LGBTQ young people. Projects and efforts include leadership development initiatives, critical media education, and action research activities.

Authors: Colorado Anti-Violence Program

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September 2012

Task Force to Address the Relationship Between Domestic Violence and Child Abuse and Neglect Report

This report provides recommendations for Texas human service systems that work with children to make positive strides toward healthier outcomes for children and families affected by violence and abuse.

Authors: Texas Health and Human Services Commission

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May 2012

Cultivating Fear: The vulnerability of immigrant farmworkers in the US to sexual violence and sexual harassment

This report discusses the experiences of immigrant farmworkers in the United States with a range of sexually violent behaviors. The report suggests that these experiences are common, reporting is limited, and the involvement of a victim advocate may increase reporting.

Authors: Human Rights Watch

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February 2012

Cyberbullying and Sexual Harassment: FAQs about Cyberbullying and Title IX

This fact sheet describes cyberbullying, its intersections with sexual harassment, and the application of Title IX which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in schools. It provides guidance to schools, students, and families in addressing these crimes.

Authors: National Women’s Law Center

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2012

Mobilising Men in Practice: Challenging sexual and gender-based violence in institutional settings

This guidebook presents tools, stories, and lessons learned in mobilizing men to challenge sexism, rape culture, and violence in institutional settings.

Authors: Alan Greig with Jerker Edström

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2012

The Bully-Sexual Violence Pathway in Early Adolescence

This informational brief describes the second wave of findings from a research project that seeks to find the links between sexual harassment, bullying, and homophobic teasing.

Authors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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January 2012

Men Struggle for Rape Awareness

This article discusses the challenges and limitations that male victims of rape have historically faced and some statistics on the prevalence of sexual violence against men. Most men are raped by a person they know.

Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin

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2012

Hanging Out or Hooking Up?

This safety card for teens is written in gender-neutral language and provides information about healthy relationships.

Authors: Futures Without Violence

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2012

Outreach to Underserved Teen Victims of Crime

This guidebook provides an overview of the challenges faced in conducting outreach to underserved teen victims of crime and highlights examples of the various projects and resources developed and implemented in local communities in the Underserved Teen Victims Initiative.

Authors: by National Crime Prevention Council and the National Center for Victims of Crime

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