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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
April 2005
BCS Connecting Institute Seminar Overview
Publisher(s):This issue of the BCS newsletter reviews the initial event of the Building Comprehensive Solutions to Domestic Violence Connecting to Build Comprehensive Solutions Institute.&The Connecting Institute Tampa Seminar, held November 2004, is the featured story. This main article summarizes activities, philosophy, and highlights of the Connecting Institute's kick-off gathering of 15 (fifteen) state teams.& Lessons learned are highlighted. The newsletter also includes a listing of relevant written materials.
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- General Material
March 2005
Discrimination in Metropolitan Housing Markets: National Results from Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3 of the Housing Discrimination Study (HDS)
The Housing Discrimination Study 2000 (HDS 2000) represents the most ambitious effort to date to measure the extent of housing discrimination in the United States against persons because of their race or color. It is the third nationwide effort sponsored by HUD to measure the amount of discrimination faced by minority home seekers. The previous studies were conducted in 1977 and 1989.
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- General Material
March 2005
Involuntary Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators: Comparing State Laws
Publisher(s):This paper focuses on three questions: Number of Persons Held Under SVP Laws, Number of Persons Released Under Some Form of Less Restrictive Alternative and SVP Program Costs.
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- General Material
March 2005
The Community Engagement Continuum: Outreach, Mobilization, Organizing and Accountability to Address Violence Against Women in Asian and Pacific Islander Communities
Publisher(s):The Community Engagement Continuum documents a range of innovative community based approaches in the anti-violence movement and clarifies the goals of engagement. This model encourages a more strategic approach to all four levels and offers tools towards realistic step-by-step implementation.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
March 2005
Are Heterosexual Men Also Victims of Intimate Partner Abuse?
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
The document discusses discrepancies in scholars' interpretations of findings regarding women's use of violence against intimate partners, explains the findings of the research review, and provides recommendations for research and practice.
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- General Material
March 2005
Suggested Guidelines for Advocates Participating in Domestic Violence Fatality Reviews
Publisher(s):This document provides several basic guidelines for advocate participation in fatality reviews.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
March 2005
Violence Against Women and the Role of Religion
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document provides an overview of some of the basic issues and questions that confront religiously identified women who have experienced abuse, and outlines strategies for clergy and secular anti-violence advocates to reach out to one another.
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- General Material
February 2005
Marriage and the TANF Rules: A Discussion Paper
Publisher(s):The paper summarizes the research addressing the effects of TANF on family formation and suggests policies that would neither discourage marriage nor disadvantage children being raised in single-parent families.
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- General Material
January 2005
Gender Considerations in Disaster Assessment
Publisher(s):This fact sheet outlines women’s unique vulnerabilities in the wake of a disaster and offers principles of good practice.
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- General Material
January 2005
A Guide to Managing Stress in Crisis Response Professions
Publisher(s):U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
This guide provides basic information on the signs and symptoms of stress and offers practical strategies for stress management that can be incorporated into the daily routine of managers and workers.
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- General Material
January 2005
2005 ACA Code of Ethics: Section A.12. Technology Applications (Page 6)
Publisher(s):The Code establishes principles that define ethical behavior and best practices for ACA members. Section A.12. offers guidelines for the use of technology applications in counseling work re: benefits, limitations, access, informed consent, and web sites.
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- General Material
January 2005
Digital Dangers: Information & Communication Technologies and Trafficking in Women
Publisher(s):This paper discusses the ways that the internet and other information and communication technologies aid the trafficking of women.