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“You” Season 1 Discussion Guide

A guide outlining potential discussion questions and activities on the first season of the Netflix television show …

“You” Season 2 Discussion Guide

A guide outlining potential discussion questions and activities on the second season of the Netflix television …

10 Action Steps: Building and Sustaining Collaborations to Support Trafficking Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Strategies and tools for DV/SA/HT organizations to build or enhance multidisciplinary teams to better support survivors of human …

10 Things Courts Should Know About Their Local Intervention Programs for Abusive Partners

This two-page handout is designed for courts that include programming for abusive partners in their case dispositions. It lists the …

2020 Comprehensive Training and Technical Assistance: Tribal Jurisdiction Program

Discussion of the 2020 Tribal Jurisdiction …

2021 Comprehensive Training and Technical Assistance: Tribal Jurisdiction Program

Discussion on the 2021 Tribal Jurisdiction …

2022 Virtual Training Series for Prosecutors

In September 2022, the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL), under a grant from the U.S. Department of …

A Domestic Violence Court Planning Road Map: The Tulalip Tribes Experience

Creating a specialized domestic violence court can be daunting for any community. It requires careful planning, leadership, and the buy-in …

A Judicial Guide to Child Safety in Custody Cases

Because custody cases involving abuse have intermingled issues of safety and access, judges require effective and accessible information and tools …

A Prosecutor's Guide to Full Faith and Credit for Protection Orders: Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence

'A Prosecutor's Guide to Full Faith and Credit for Protection Orders: Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence' is a National Center …

A Ten-Factor Framework for Sexual Assault Response Team Effectiveness

Systems-change sexual assault response teams (SARTs) are community-based multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) that work to create long-term improvements to local systems …

ABA CDSV Standards of Practice

One of the resources we provided our Steering Committee Meeting to Develop Best Practices for Supervision of Domestic and Sexual …

Access to Publicly Funded Legal Services for Battered Immigrants

This factsheet summarizes new regulations issued by the Legal Services Corporation in April 2014 implementing access to legal services provisions …

Accounting for Risk and Danger Practice Checklists: Coordinating Risk Assessment in Domestic Violence Cases

Identifying and documenting risk factors for serious or lethal intimate partner violence (IPV) should be incorporated into each step of …

Ada County Domestic Violence Mentor Court Fact Sheet

This fact sheet describes the Ada County Domestic Violence Mentor Court and is part of a series of Domestic Violence …

Address Confidentiality Laws by State

List of Address Confidentiality Programs by state. These programs provide an alternate address to protect survivor …

Addressing Domestic Violence in Rural Communities

Rural communities face unique challenges in responding to incidences of domestic violence, due to geographic isolation and a lack of …

Addressing Gender-Based Violence on Campus: Guide to a Comprehensive Model

This guide contains ideas, structures, information, and resources that can help campuses build partnerships to develop and adopt protocols and …

Addressing Stalking: A Checklist for Campus Professionals

In reviewing your university’s response to stalking, consider the following questions: – Does your university provide stalking-specific services to victims? …

Addressing Stalking: A Checklist for Domestic and Sexual Violence Organizations

Because there are very few stalking-specific service providers, stalking victims rely on domestic and/or sexual violence programs to assist them …

Addressing Stalking: A Checklist for Domestic and Sexual Violence Organizations (Spanish)

Because there are very few stalking-specific service providers, stalking victims rely on domestic and/or sexual violence programs to assist them …

Adolescent Survivors and Economic Security

Part of the Population Policy Series, this brief examines the barriers that young survivors face in building economic security, escaping …

Advocating for Our Relatives

Our advocacy work must reclaim our traditional values of respect and cooperation and we must work to restore balance and …

Aggregate and Client Level Data

This resource explains the difference between aggregate and client level data, and how to use …

An Introduction to Program Evaluation for Rural Communities

Effective, age-appropriate evaluation allows us to understand what is succeeding in the program, what is not, and if we are …

An Overview of Abuse in Later Life

A comprehensive discussion of abuse in later life? and an explanation of why the term takes certain variables into …

An Overview of Elder Abuse:A Growing Problem

A brief introduction to the issue of elder abuse, including recent statistics related to …

Are We Making a Difference SARTs Assessing Systems Change

This resource includes stories from the field, tools, templates, and evaluation basics to get your team started in assessing its …

Are You Being Stalked

This brochure for stalking victims provides information on common stalking behaviors and reactions, as well as options for victims. There …

ASISTA Flyer: Services to OVW Grantees/Sub-grantees (updated Oct. 2022)

The updated ASISTA Flyer has direct links to the orientation session recording and other service for OVW LAV grantees/sub-grantees, STOP …

ASISTA Practice Pointer: Assessing Whether to File a U Visa Petition for Victim at Risk of Removal (11/2019)

ASISTA Practice Pointer: Assessing Whether to File a U Visa Petition for Victim at Risk of Removal …

Assessing Our Capacity for Serving Male Survivors of Sexual Violence

Sexual assault advocates and rape crisis centers can use this self-assessment tool to reflect on your current work serving men …

Assisting Immigrant Survivors of Workplace Sexual Violence

A Tool for Learning, Advocacy and Professional …

Automóviles conectados: Privacidad y seguridad para las personas sobrevivientes

Este recurso analiza las formas en que se puede hacer un mal uso de la tecnología de los automóviles conectados …

Before You Start/Antes de comenzar

Spanish resource: Information for advocates and service providers who want to begin outreach to their area faith …

Best Practices for SARTs

The resource provides best practices for Sexual Assault Response Teams when supporting LGBTQIA+ victims/survivors and LGBTQIA+ …

Between Compassion and Accountability: Guidelines for Faith Leaders Responding to People Who Abuse Intimate Partners

This resource, developed in partnership with Dr. David Adams, provides faith community leaders with important information about how faith leaders …

Bilingual Short Guide to Review with Clients at risk of immigration detention

The following information is very basic but will help you explain to your client how to be prepared for the …

Board Diversity: Resources on Diversifying Your Board of Directors

This document is a brief summary of key resources (articles and tools) that addresses inclusion and diversity for a nonprofit …

Booklet: Where Faith and Safety Meet

This booklet is an educational resource for faith leaders about elder abuse and how to …

Bookmark Back: Where Faith and Safety Meet

Find quick facts about elder abuse on a convenient …

Bookmark Front: Where Faith and Safety Meet

Find quick facts about elder abuse on a convenient …

Bridging The Gap – Rural Survey Results

In January 2017, Break the Cycle, in partnership with loveisrespect, the youth-focused project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, distributed …

Bridging the Gap: Love is Advocacy Survey of Rural Services Report

In January 2017, Break the Cycle, in partnership with loveisrespect, the youth-focused project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, distributed …

Brochure: Where Faith and Safety Meet

A brochure for our program “Where Faith and Safety Meet: Faith Communities Respond to Elder …

Building A Coordinated Community Response (CCR) : Military-Civilian CCR Team Development Self-Assessment Checklist

This self-assessment tool provides communities with a guide for developing a Coordinated Community Response (CCR) to preventing and responding to …

Building A Support System

Training materials supporting, engaging, and serving youth in rural …

Building an Enhanced Model of Supervised Visitation: Immersion Extension Training Package – Facilitator Guide

Inspire Action for Social Change in partnership with the Office on Violence Against Women has a new take-home training package …

Building an Enhanced Model of Supervised Visitation: Immersion Extension Training Package – Supplemental Workbook

This Supplemental Workbook is designed to accompany the Building an Enhanced Model of Supervised Visitation: Immersion Extension Training Package – …

Building Collaborative Responses with Healthcare, for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Task Forces and Multidisciplinary Teams Addressing HT

Benefits and strategies of healthcare partnerships for DV/SA/HT task forces and …

Building Sustainable Relationships with Schools to Improve Intervention and Response to Dating Abuse: A Toolkit for OVW Rural Grantees

This toolkit is a collection of resources and strategies to assist OVW Rural Grantees in developing sustainable relationships with schools. …

Canva Infographic Tutorial

Follow the steps in this tutorial to create an infographic from your program progress …

Case Coordinators in Domestic Violence Courts: Five Key Roles

This fact sheet outlines five key roles of the case/ resource coordinator position in domestic violence …

Child Support and Domestic Violence: A Guide for Courts

Domestic violence survivors often struggle with financial stability and providing for their children post separation. In fact, economic instability is …

Child Support and Domestic Violence: Tips for Supervised Visitation Centers

Programs providing supervised visitation and/or safe exchange services have been increasingly collaborating with the court and legal systems to provide …

Civil Domestic Violence Courts: Key Principles

These key principles are based on the Center for Court Innovation’s experience developing domestic violence courts in a variety of …

Civil Protection Order: Case Law Update 2019

This document contains summaries of published state court decisions of interest related to civil protection orders, their issuance, and their …

Civil Protection Orders Guide: Issues in Focus

Civil Protection Orders: A Guide for Improving Practice

This publication is known as the CPO Guide and is an updated version of the publication: A Guide for Effective …

Civil Protection Orders: Strategies for Safe and Effective Service of Process

For civil protection orders to be effective, they must first be served on the respondent. While most states require that …

Client Information Databases and Confidentiality: A comprehensive guide for service providers

This document is both an overview of key data and confidentiality concepts, and a guide to the many considerations that …

Client Services Toolkit

Created by the Alliance, and updated in September 2019, this toolkit is designed to assist Family Justice and Multi-Agency Centers …

Co-parenting and Visitation Apps Review Checklist

The Co-parenting and Visitation Apps Checklist is a companion resource to “Considerations for Judges and Supervised Visitation Providers: Co-parenting and …

Collaborating for Safety: Coordinating the Military and Civilian Response to Domestic Violence – Elements and Tools

This document sets service-wide domestic abuse policies and defines the roles and responsibilities of commanders and first responders. It provides …

Collaborating with Victim Service Agencies

This fact sheet is meant to aid domestic violence court planners and practitioners in collaborating with system-based and community-based victim …

Collaboration to Increase Access to Employment Opportunities for Survivors of Human Trafficking and Domestic and Sexual Violence.

This toolkit contains advocacy considerations, collaboration strategies and resources that advocacy programs can utilize to support HT survivors’ self …

Common Immigration Issues that Arise in Custody Cases Involving Immigrant Crime Victims and Their Children

By Candace Evilsizor, Leslye E. Orloff and Andrea Carcamo Cavazos, March 4, …

Comparable Database 101: What Victim Service Providers Need to Know

– Key differences between HMIS and a Comparable Database (CD) – Overview: HUD, FVPSA, and VAWA data requirements – 2017 …

Confronting Racial Bias Against Black and African American Victims in the Prosecution of SV, DV, Stalking, and HT

By AEquitas and The National Black Prosecutors Association, with Wendy Gu and Priscilla Hamilton1 An article in pre-publication for the …

Connected Cars: Privacy and Security for Survivors

This resource discusses ways that connected car technology can be misused, and describes options for documentation and regaining …

Connecting the Dots – Recognizing and Responding to Stalking Video and Discussion Guide

The Stalking Resource Center at the National Center for Victims of Crime and the U.S. Department of Justice Office on …

Consent

Infograph discussing what consent is and is …

Consideraciones para jueces y proveedores de visitas supervisadas: Aplicaciones para coparentalidad y visitas

Este recurso analiza los posibles problemas de seguridad que pueden surgir para los sobrevivientes a raíz de las aplicaciones de …

Considerations for Conducting Remote Supervised Visitation in a Time of a National Health Crisis – Part 2

Considerations for Conducting Remote Supervised Visitation for Families Experiencing Domestic Violence in a Time of a National Health Crisis – …

Considerations for Conducting Remote Supervised Visitation in a Time of a National Health Crisis-Part 1

Considerations for Conducting Remote Supervised Visitation and Modified Safe Exchange Services for Families Experiencing Domestic Violence in a Time of …

Considerations for Judges and Supervised Visitation Providers: Co-parenting and Visitation Apps

This resource discusses potential safety issues for survivors arising from coparenting and visitation apps, and how judges can use a …

Considering Family Reconnection and Reunification after Child Sexual Abuse: A Road Map for Advocates and Service Providers

This guide is written for sexual assault program advocates working with families who are considering reunification with someone who has …

Contact Tracing and VAWA Confidentiality Tips for Handling Common Scenarios

This resource was created to help local programs understand the contact tracing process, how to navigate contact tracing in a …

Contrasenas: Aumente Su Seguridad

Este recurso, recientemente actualizado, explica los riesgos para la privacidad de los sobrevivientes que presentan las contrase?as inseguras y las …

Coordinated Community Response to Sexual Assault Fact Sheet

This fact sheet reviews the coordinated community response to sexual …

Count Me In: Making Data Collection a Priority

Every individual writing a grant, managing a grant, or funded under a grant is driven by data. This presentation demonstrates …

Covid 19 Town Hall

On May 14, 2020, CSAJ held a Town Hall to discuss challenges related to Covid-19. The event was intended to …

COVID-19 and Domestic Violence: Lessons from Court Responses

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on survivors of domestic violence. This document reflects on lessons learned from …

COVID-19 Immediate Response Considerations for Supervised Visitation

COVID-19 Immediate Response Considerations for Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Programs When Conducting Services for Families Experiencing Domestic Violence in …

COVID-19 Practice Pointer: Initial Filings of U/T visa petitions and VAWA self-petitions with USCIS (Current as of May 12, 2020)

In this practice advisory, ASISTA provides practice tips on how to comply with deadlines and submit initial filings during the …

COVID-19 Practice Pointer: Filing Deadlines for RFEs, NOIDs, NOIRs and I-290Bs (Current as of April 10, 2020)

While we continue to advocate and await further guidance, we have prepared this Practice Pointer: Filing Deadlines for RFEs, NOIDs, …

Creating a Safe Space to Grow

A Guide for Tribal Child and Youth …

Creating Sister Space: A Guide for Developing Tribal Shelter and Transitional Housing Programs

Creating Sister Space provides guidance for considering the intent and spirit of your tribal shelter/transitional housing program. It discusses critical …

CREATIVE ACTIVITIES PARENTS CAN DO WITH THEIR CHILDREN DURING REMOTE SUPERVISED VISITATION SERVICES

CREATIVE ACTIVITIES PARENTS CAN DO WITH THEIR CHILDREN DURING REMOTE SUPERVISED VISITATION …

Creative Strategies for Outreaching And Working Effectively with Immigrant Survivors of Sexual Violence in the Workplace – Spanish

Webinar presented by ASISTA and Casa de Esperanza on Creative Strategies for Outreaching And Working Effectively with Immigrant Survivors of …

Criminal Domestic Violence Courts: Key Principles

These key principles are based on the Center for Court Innovation’s experience developing domestic violence courts in a variety of …

Cultivating Evaluation Capacity: A Guide for Programs Addressing Sexual and Domestic Violence

To ensure that they deliver what they promise – and do so cost-effectively – social service providers that serve victims …

Cultural Responsiveness and the Courts

For a justice system to be truly just, it must be accessible to all individuals. However, litigants may face challenges …

Culture, Language, and Access: Key Considerations for Serving Deaf Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence

Recent research suggests that Deaf women experience higher rates of sexual and domestic violence than their hearing counterparts, but are …

Custody and Parenting Time Orders: Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Strategies for Courts

This document provides a set of suggested practices and strategies for consideration by courts seeking to improve compliance with custody …

Custody and Visitation in Civil Protection Orders: Guiding Principles and Suggested Practices for Courts and Communities

Despite the fact that the majority of state civil protection order statutes confer legal authority upon judicial officers to include …

Cyber Abuse and Title IX: A Resource for Campus Safety Officials

Title IX prohibits academic institutions receiving federal funding from discriminating on the basis of sex. It requires schools to adequately …

Cyber Abuse Project Listening Session Analysis

Break the Cycle and CALCASA conducted a series of 10 listening sessions and interviews with criminal justice professionals, including campus …

Cyber Abuse Project Literature Review

In response to the ongoing prevalence of cyber abuse, the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Break the Cycle are …

Cyber Abuse Project Toolkit

The Cyber Abuse Project (CAP) is an initiative of Break the Cycle and the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault. CAP …

Data Brokers: What They Are and What You Can Do About Them

The resource explains the risks to survivor privacy posted by data brokers and different potential strategies to address this issue …

Data Encryption

This tip sheet explains data encryption and how it is important for domestic and sexual assault …

DATA Project TA Offerings

This is a brochure with the variety of services that the DATA Project can provide to OVW tribal DVSA program …

Data Project Toolkit

This program assessment toolkit was developed to capture the work of the project over the past two years; serving as …

Database Review Chart

This document is a worksheet in a set of resources that is designed to assist victim service providers in selecting …

Designing Accessible Events for People with Disabilities and Deaf Individuals: Budgeting for Access Tip Sheet

When planning events – meetings, conferences, roundtables, seminars, etc. – there are accommodations necessary to ensure that attendees with disabilities …

Designing Accessible Events for People with Disabilities and Deaf Individuals: Registration Tip Sheet

Registration is a critical part of any successful event. It provides an opportunity for event organizers to collect information and …

Designing Accessible Events for People with Disabilities and Deaf People: Creating An Accessible Meeting Environment Tip Sheet

When planning events – meetings, conferences, roundtables, seminars, etc. – there are accommodations necessary to ensure that attendees with disabilities …

Designing Accessible Events for People with Disabilities and Deaf People: Selecting An Accessible Venue Tip Sheet

When planning events – meetings, conferences, roundtables, seminars, etc. – there are accommodations necessary to ensure that attendees with disabilities …

Designing Accessible Resources for People with Disabilities and Deaf People: Creating Accessible Websites Tip Sheet

More people with disabilities will be able to engage with your organization if your website is accessible. This tip sheet …

Digital Written Consent to Release Information

This document discusses best practices related to the use of digital tools to obtain written consent to share information. Before …

Dimensions of Care

Infograph discussing how Tribal College and University students who are victims/survivors of sexual assault can take care physically, mentally, emotionally …

Disability Organizations: Indicator Scoring Tool

Scoring tools were created for each organization type. These scoring tools were designed to assist organizations to easily collect, organize, …

Disability Organizations: Measuring Capacity to Serve Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors with Disabilities

This manual is designed to improve services for people with disabilities who have experienced domestic and sexual violence. It is …

Dividing Retirement Benefits at Divorce Bench Card

This bench card provides an overview of the key points a judge needs to know, including the information needed to …

Documenting Abuse

Training materials to support youth in rural …

Domestic Violence Across the Lifespan: Supporting Older Survivors

A resource examining the unique dynamics and barriers that older survivors of domestic abuse experience and recommendations for tailored service …

Domestic Violence Court Compliance Monitoring

This fact sheet is meant to assist jurisdictions in planning effective compliance monitoring of domestic violence …

Domestic Violence Court Self-Assessment: Revisiting Goals, Challenges and Progress

For communities that have established a specialized domestic violence court, a self-assessment is an opportunity to revisit the goals and …

Domestic Violence Rebuttable Presumption: Case Law Update 2018-2020

This document contains summaries of published state court decisions of interest related to a rebuttable presumption against awarding sole or …

Domestic Violence/Rape Crisis Dual Agencies: Indicator Scoring Tool

Scoring tools were created for each organization type. These scoring tools were designed to assist organizations to easily collect, organize, …

Domestic Violence/Rape Crisis Dual Agencies: Measuring Capacity to Serve Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors with Disabilities

This manual is designed to improve services for people withdisabilities who have experienced domestic violence and/or sexual violence. It is …

Domestic Violence, Developing Brains, and the Lifespan: New Knowledge from Neuroscience

This article, written by Lynn Hecht Schafran and published in the Summer 2014 issue of The Judges Journal, discusses current …

DV Booklet in Spanish: Apoyar a los/as sobrevivientes de volencia de domestica en nuestras communidades religiousas

This resource, in Spanish, is for Spanish-speaking faith leaders and congregations to help them support people experiencing domestic …

DVAM Poster for Faith Communities

This DVAM poster was developed for faith communities in a southeastern Idaho community. This is a sample poster that can …

Economic and Employment Advocacy Curriculum

The Economic and Employment Advocacy course equips advocates and case managers with the knowledge, tools and resources to help survivors …

Effective Court Communication: Assessing the Need for Language Access Services for Limited English Proficient Litigants in Domestic Violence…

Ensuring meaningful access to justice for Limited English Proficient (LEP) litigants is an essential responsibility of the justice system. To …

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Elder Abuse and Faith: A Guide for Service Providers

In this document, we have listed some of the outreach challenges that service providers may encounter, and some possible strategies …

Elder Abuse and Faith: A Guide for Service Providers Updated 09-19

In this UPDATED document, we have listed some of the outreach challenges that service providers may encounter, and some possible …

Elder Abuse and Faith: Before you Start

This checklist for service providers outlines how to reach out to faith-based organizations regarding elder …

Elder Abuse and Faith: First Visit Checklist

This checklist for service providers describes how to prepare for a first visit with faith-based organizations regarding elder …

Elder Abuse and Faith: Intro Letter

This introductory letter for domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse service providers describes the Elder Abuse and Faith …

Eligibility Under the Affordable Care Act for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Trafficking, and Other Serious Crimes

This factsheet provides the definition of “lawfully present” under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 to assist attorneys and advocates …

Eliminar contenido delicado del Internet

Este recurso explica los pasos que las sobrevivientes o los proveedores de servicios para v?ctimas pueden tomar para eliminar la …

Enforcing Domestic Violence Firearms Prohibitions: A Report on Promising Practices

'Enforcing Domestic Violence Firearm Prohibitions: A Report on Promising Practices' is a resource guide published and produced by the National …

Engaging Latinas Faith Leaders and Communities to Address Domestic Violence

This resource for advocates and service providers offers guidance on how to partner with Latin@s faith communities in order to …

Enhancing Collaboration Between Domestic Violence Courts and Supervised Visitation Services

An addendum to the Center’s Creating a Domestic Violence Court planning toolkit, this document focuses on enhancing the collaboration between …

Estrategias creativas para vincularse y trabajar eficazmente con inmigrantes sobrevivientes de violencia sexual en el centro de trabajo

Webinar presented by ASISTA and Casa de Esperanza on Creative Strategies for Outreaching And Working Effectively with Immigrant Survivors of …

EVAWI Training Bulletin Series: Advocates and Law Enforcement: Oil and Water

Adapted from an article originally appearing in Sexual Assault Report, Volume 11, Number 6, 2008, published by Civic Research Institiute. …

EVAWI Training Bulletin Series: Clearance Methods

This training bulletin series was developed to explain the various methods that law enforcement agencies use for clearing crime reports. …

EVAWI Training Bulletin Series: Crime Victims’ Rights: Protecting Crime Victims’ Rights

As we so often highlight in our training materials, there are many barriers that prevent the vast majority of sexual …

EVAWI Training Bulletin Series: Gender Bias in Sexual Assault Response and Investigation

We introduce the concept of implicit bias and briefly review the decades of neurobiological and social scientific research that document …

EVAWI Training Bulletin Series: Investigating Sexual Assault Against People with Disabilities

This training bulletin series is developed from the law enforcement perspective, to improve the investigation and prosecution of sexual assaults …

EVAWI Training Bulletin Series: Laboratory Analysis of Biological Evidence and the Role of DNA in Sexual Assault Investigations

This series of training bulletins on DNA evidence is based on our 32-hour OnLine Training Institute module, Laboratory Analysis of …

EVAWI Training Bulletin The Investigating Officers Direct Exam:

When one thinks about the many dramatic moments in trial, the direct examination of the investigating officer (IO) is probably …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Becoming Trauma-Informed: Learning and Appropriately Applying the Neurobiology of Trauma to Victim Interviews

This training bulletin is designed to help agencies conduct an assessment and make improvements in their interviewing practices with victims …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Forensic Exams for the Sexual Assault Suspect

The purpose of this Promising Practices article is to make the case for the importance of suspect examinations, to explore …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: How to Provide Expert Training for Law Enforcement

Nearly every week, we receive a request for assistance identifying expert speakers to present at a local training event for …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Important Things to Get Right About the Neurobiology of Trauma Part 3 Memory Processes

This training bulletin series explores some central concepts in the “neurobiology of trauma,” as it is understood by people working …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Important Things to Get Right About the Neurobiology of Trauma- Part 2: Victim Responses During Sexual Assault

This training bulletin series explores some central concepts in the “neurobiology of trauma,” as it is understood by people working …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Important Things to Get Right About the Neurobiology of Trauma: Part 1: Benefits of Understanding the Science

This training bulletin series was written to explore some central concepts in the “neurobiology of trauma,” as it is understood …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Impression Management for Investigating Officers

Prosecution expert Dr. Wendy Patrick highlights the importance of impression management for investigating officers (IO’s) and provides detailed guidance on …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Improving Responses to Sexual Assault Disclosures: Both Informal and Formal Support Providers

In this Training Bulletin, we review the research literature on sexual assault disclosures and the responses survivors receive from both …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Incomplete, Inconsistent, and Untrue Statements Made by Victims: Understanding the Causes and Overcoming the Challenges

One of the fundamental challenges to the credibility of sexual assault victims is that many – if not most – …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Interviews with Victims vs. Suspects: Start by Believing and the Question of Bias

Sexual assault victims have long faced unwarranted skepticism from friends and family members, as well as responding professionals. In this …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Model Policy Resource: Law Enforcement Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Accountability

This document was created to help law enforcement agencies work collaboratively with agency personnel, community partners, and legal counsel to …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: More on Advocates, Routine Notification, and HIPAA

Previously, we sent out a training bulletin addressing the question of whether notifying an advocate violates the federal law known …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Notification of Advocates and HIPAA Protections

Health care professionals and others have asked whether routine notification of advocates violates the privacy protections outlined in HIPAA (the …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Raped, Then Jailed: The Risks of Prosecution for Falsely Reporting Sexual Assault

In this article, we focus on the scenario where victims summon the courage to report a sexual assault, only to …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Recording Victim Interviews

While preparing for an interview with a sexual assault victim, one of the critical decisions to make is whether or …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Responding to Victims Reporting from Another Jurisdiction

Tragically, many victims are assaulted while they are away from home. This could include a sexual assault, an attack by …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault: Understanding the Distinctions and Intersections

In the #MeToo and #TimesUp era of accountability, victims who have been sexually harassed or sexually assaulted in the past …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Sexual Violence on Campus: Reporting and Collaborative Response

This Q&A document explains what schools must do, describes appropriate prevention efforts, explains how Title IX relates to the Family …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Should Sexual Assault Victims Be Interviewed By Female Detectives

We are frequently asked whether law enforcement agencies should have a policy of assigning female detectives to interview sexual assault …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Should We Test Anonymous Kits

We are frequently asked whether communities should be testing anonymous kits,” and this training bulletin is dedicated to answering this …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Start by Believing to Improve Responses to Sexual Assault and Prevent Gender Bias

Prosecution expert Herb Tanner delves into the challenges that have been raised with the philosophy of Start by Believing (SBB), …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Start by Believing: Participation of Criminal Justice Professionals

While the Start by Believing campaign has now been adopted by hundreds of communities, across the country and around the …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Suggested Guidelines for Language use on Sexual Assault

We all know that words matter, and this can be especially true when we are talking about sexual assault. In …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Sworn Statements

One of many questions addressed in our new Frequently Asked Questions section of the website is the following: Do I …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: The Investigating Officers Direct Exam: Strategic and Tactical Considerations to Take Advantage of the IOs Expertise

When one thinks about the many dramatic moments in trial, the direct examination of the investigating officer (IO) is probably …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Trauma-Informed Interviewing and the Criminal Sexual Assault Case: Where Investigative Technique Meets Evidentiary Value

This training bulletin was written to explore what the evidence produced from a trauma-informed interview of a sexual assault victim …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Understanding the Neurobiology of Trauma and Implications for Interviewing Victims

More than a year in development, this 38-page document provides basic information about the brain and explores the impact of …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: Using Virtual Meeting Software for the Law Enforcement Interview of Victims During COVID-19 and Beyond

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, law enforcement officers are using innovative tactics to connect with victims for investigations and to ensure …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: VAWA 2013 Compliance Deadline

The 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) included many new provisions, but two focused specifically on the …

EVAWI Training Bulletin: When to Conduct an Exam or Interview

Often questions about timing center around the victim’s need for sleep following the sexual assault and preliminary investigation. In general, …

EVAWI Training Module 01: Effective Report Writing: Using the Language of Non-Consensual Sex

Clearly, law enforcement professionals must conduct a thorough investigation and provide prosecutors with a thorough, written report in order to …

EVAWI Training Module 02: Dynamics of Sexual Assault: What Does Sexual Assault Really Look Like

Much of the thinking about sexual assault has not changed in the last 20-30 years, because this thinking continues to …

EVAWI Training Module 03: Victim Impact: How Victims Are Affected by Sexual Assault and How Law Enforcement Can Respond

This module will describe the symptoms and stages often experienced by sexual assault victims. This information is provided in order …

EVAWI Training Module 04: Preliminary Investigation: Guidelines for First Responders

This module accompanies the Model Policy on Investigating Sexual Assaults established by the IACP National Law Enforcement Policy Center. The …

EVAWI Training Module 05: Law and Investigative Strategy: What Kind of Sexual Assault is This

Although penal code definitions of criminal sex offenses vary, most are conceptually similar and can be understood by analyzing their …

EVAWI Training Module 06: Effective Victim Interviewing: Helping Victims Retrieve and Disclose Memories of Sexual Assault

The purpose of a law enforcement interview with a sexual assault victim is to help them: (1) remember details about …

EVAWI Training Module 07: False Reports: Moving Beyond the Issue to Successfully Investigate Sexual Assault

This module is designed to directly confront this issue of false reporting. By doing so, we will try to answer …

EVAWI Training Module 08: Sustaining a Coordinated Community Response: Sexual Assault Response and Resource Teams (SARRT)

This module provides an in-depth overview on Sexual Assault Response and Resource Teams (SARRTs). If you are from a rural …

EVAWI Training Module 10: Clearance Methods for Sexual Assault Cases

In this module, we will provide information for law enforcement officers, investigators, and supervisors who make decisions regarding how to …

EVAWI Training Module 11: Sexual Assault Response and Resource Teams (SARRT): A Guide for Rural and Remote Communities

This module provides an in-depth overview on Sexual Assault Response and Resource Teams (SARRTs) specifically for rural and remote communities. …

EVAWI Training Module 12: Effective Victim Advocacy in the Criminal Justice System: A Training Course for Victim Advocates

This module is a more in-depth version of EVAWI 13: Breaking Down Barriers: The Role of Community-Based and System-Based Advocates. …

EVAWI Training Module 13: Breaking Barriers: The Role of Community-Based and System-Based Victim Advocates

The training is especially focused on clarifying the similarities and differences between community-based victim advocates and system-based victim advocates, terms …

EVAWI Training Module 14: The Earthquake in Sexual Assault Response: Implementing VAWA Forensic Compliance

The purpose of this module is to increase understanding of the forensic compliance provisions in the federal Violence Against Women …

EVAWI Training Module 15: Successfully Investigating Sexual Assault Against Victims with Disabilities

This module is written from a law enforcement perspective, providing information and guidance for first responders as well as investigators …

EVAWI Training Module 16: Laboratory Analysis of Biological Evidence and the Role of DNA in Sexual Assault Investigations

This comprehensive module explores the complex role of DNA in a sexual assault investigation, including the alternative sources of DNA …

EVAWI Training Module 17: Untested Evidence and the Investigation of Cold Sexual Assault Cases

In July 2015, USA Today published the results of an “exclusive nationwide count,” which indicated that hundreds of thousands of …

EVAWI Training Module 18: Crime Scene Processing and Recovery of Physical Evidence from Sexual Assault Cases

This module provides guidance on crime scene processing, a systematic, meticulous, and scientific process that law enforcement investigators should employ …

EVAWI Training Module 19: Forensic Examinations of Sexual Assault Victims and Suspects: Role of the Examination in Sex Crimes Investigations

The purpose of this module is to improve the use of forensic examinations to collect evidence from the bodies and …

EVAWI Training Module 9: Opening Doors: Alternative Reporting Options for Sexual Assault Victims

This module explores strategies to increase reporting options for sexual assault victims. These approaches are grounded in a victim-centered and …

Excerpts from U Visa Certification Tool Kit for Federal, State and Local Judges and Magistrates

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Executive Summary: VAWA Self-Petition Policy Updates (June 2022)

Executive Summary: VAWA Self-Petition Policy Updates (June …

Facilitating Access to Protection Orders-Technology Solutions to Overcome Barriers

This report describes technology solutions for improving access to civil protection orders, including online petition programs and e-filing, kiosks, videoconferencing, …

Fact Sheet: Adapting Deterrence Strategies for Domestic Violence Offenders

Recent research has uncovered promising strategies for deterring recidivism among domestic violence offenders. Courts across various jurisdictions promote effective deterrence …

Fact Sheet: Integrating Procedural Justice in Domestic Violence Cases

This fact sheet explains the concept of procedural justice and offers a few simple strategies for courts and domestic violence …

Fact Sheet: Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse: A Checklist for Justice-System Practitioners

Directed at justice-system practitioners and agencies and others working with victims and offenders, this fact sheet provides answers to some …

Fact Sheet: Supporting Domestic Violence Survivors During the Court Process Checklist

Coming to the courthouse and participating in hearings can be confusing and intimidating for anyone but is especially so for …

Family Court Bench Card on Immigrant Crime Victim Access to Public Benefits and Services (June 13, 2014)

By Jordan Tacher, Leslye E. Orloff and David Stauffer – This bench card is intended for use by family court …

FAQs for Victim Service Programs About HIPAA Privacy, HIPAA Security, and Technology

Victim service providers need technology that provides appropriate privacy protections to help them comply with VAWA, VOCA, and FVPSA confidentiality …

Firearms and Civil Protection Orders: Answers to Judges’ Frequently Asked Questions

This document answers frequently asked questions relating to firearms and civil protection orders. Main topics include enforcement of jurisdiction and …

First Visit/La primera visita

Resource in Spanish for advocates and service providers who are looking to reach out to their area faith …

Focus Group Toolkit

Created by the Alliance in 2010, and updated in 2019, this toolkit is designed to assist Family Justice Centers with …

Forging new collaborations: a guide for rape crisis, domestic violence, and disabilty organizations

Between 2006 and 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women funded the development of collaborations between …

Framework for Developing School Policies to Address Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking

Effective school policies form the foundation of a comprehensive abuse intervention prevention and response framework. At the most basic level, …

Frequently Asked Questions about Electronic Filing in Cases Involving Domestic Violence

This document discusses some of the considerations that should be considered when expanding electronic filing (e-filing) for self-represented victims of …

Full Faith and Credit for Protection Orders: Assisting Survivors with Enforcement Across Jurisdictional Lines

‘Full Faith and Credit for Protection Orders: Assisting Survivors with Enforcement Across Jurisdictional Lines’ is a National Center on Protection …

Full Faith and Credit: A Passport to Safety, A Judge's Guide

This publication is also known as Passport to Safety and is designed to facilitate the efforts of states, tribes, and …

FY20 Office on Violence Against Women Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction

Presentation on FY 2020 OVW Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction …

FY21 OVW Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise SDVCJ

Outline of Webinar Presentation Two separate solicitations: ” FY 2021 OVW Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence …

Getting Started: A Handbook to Address Economic Security for Survivors

The Handbook is a step-by-step tool on how to fully address the economic security of survivors. This tool equips case …

Guide for University Discipline Panels on Sexual Violence

Drawing extensively from NJEP’s publication “Judges Tell: What I Wish I Had Known Before I Presided in an Adult Victim …

Guide To Safety Planning

Training materials to support youth in rural …

Guide to Using Zoom as the Virtual Video or Audio Platform to Conduct Remote Supervised Visitation

Guide to Using Zoom as the Virtual Video or Audio Platform to Conduct Remote Supervised …

Guidebook on Consumer and Economic Civil Legal Advocacy for Survivors

The purpose of this Guidebook is to offer concrete consumer and economic civil legal remedies, as well as nonlegal advocacy …

Guiding Principles for Effectively Addressing Child Custody and Parenting Time in Cases Involving Domestic Violence

The Family Court Enhancement Project (FCEP), an initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women …

Guiding Principles for Ethical Interpretation in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Cases

The National Center for State Courts (NCSC), with support from the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice, …

Hawke and Demaj Factsheet: VAWA Confidentiality in State Family Court Proceedings

This factsheet summarizes federal court rulings on VAWA confidentiality in Hawke v. US Department of Homeland Security and Demaj v. …

Health Care Resource Guide for Service Providers Aiding Immigrant Victims of Crime

This document provides a summary of NIWAP materials on access to healthcare with step-by-step instructions on how advocates and attorneys …

Healthy Classrooms

Teachers have a unique opportunity to interact with students on a daily basis for the majority of each school year. …

Healthy Relationships

It is never too early to learn the skills necessary to have healthy, safe, and fulfilling relationships. As a parent/guardian, …

Hearts and Hands: Before You Start

This checklist for rural service providers helps walk through the steps to reach out to faith-based organizations about sexual and …

Hearts and Hands: Intro Letter

This letter for service providers and advocates introduces “Hearts and Hands: Piecing Together Faith and Safety for Rural Victims of …

Hearts and Hands: Sexual Violence Restroom Flyer

Flyer for your faith community’s restroom about sexual …

Hearts and Hands: The First Visit

This checklist helps rural service providers think through their first visit to faith-based organizations to discuss sexual and domestic …

Helping Your Child

Training materials supporting youth in rural …

Holding Teen Dating Violence Offenders Accountable

Legal Momentum’s National Judicial Education Program has created a set of educational materials for judges, courts, court-related professionals, schools, parents, …

Housing and the Violence Against Women Act

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) provides protections for survivors to help keep them safe while working to reduce the …

Housing Rights of Domestic Violence Survivors: A State and Local Law Compendium

This Compendium compiles state and local laws that affect domestic violence survivors’ housing rights. It is designed to serve as …

Housing Rights of Domestic Violence Survivors: A State and Local Law Compendium

This publication is a compendium of state and local laws that affect domestic violence survivors' housing rights. The compendium is …

How often are men sexually harassed or assaulted

How often are men sexually assaulted or harassed? In this infographic, we provide statistics on the prevalence of sexual violence …

How to Get a Detained Person to Court for Family Court Cases Involving Children and/or Criminal Proceedings

This handout will provide best practices for judges, attorneys and advocates on how to secure the attendance, in court proceedings, …

How to Start and Facilitate a Support Group for Victims of Stalking

A guide, for victim service providers, volunteers, and other concerned community members on how to initiate and run a stalking …

HOW TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND YOUTH DURING REMOTE SUPERVISED VISITATION SERVICES

HOW TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND YOUTH DURING REMOTE SUPERVISED VISITATION …

How We Talk About Working with Male Survivors of Sexual Assault, Harassment, and Abuse

How we talk about sexual violence matters. Whether you’re describing your center’s services to a friend, talking with a classroom …

IACP Bringing Sexual Assault Offenders to Justice Roll-Call Training Video

IACP’s sexual assault roll-call training video “Bringing Sexual Assault Offenders to Justice” was developed to expand our law enforcement educational …

IACP Protecting Victims of DV: LE Guide to Enforcing Orders of Protection Nationwide

In 1994, Congress enacted the full faith and credit provisions of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) [18 U.S.C. ? …

IACP Sexual Assault Investigative Guidelines

The following guidelines and interview strategies are basedupon national best practices regarding sexual assault incidentinvestigations and were developed in collaboration …

IACP Sexual Assault Response and Investigation Policy and Training Content Development Guidelines

The IACP created the Sexual Assault Response Policy and Training Content Guidelines to support law enforcement agencies with the development …

IACP Sexual Assault Supplemental Report Form

Striving to strengthen sexual assault investigations and set national uniform standards for sexual assault case coding and documentation, the IACP …

IACP Sexual Offenses and Misconduct by Law Enforcement: Executive Guide

Members of law enforcement are in a unique and visible position in the communities they serve. They are entrusted with …

Identifying Stalking on Law Enforcement Calls for Service

The questions in this guide are meant to help identify stalking in the early stages of police response, during calls …

Identifying Stalking: SLII Strategies Handout

Adapted from T.K. Logan’s “Connecting the Dots: Advocates,” 2017. A handout covering the major stalking categories – surveillance, life invasion, …

Immigration Court Toolkit for Advocates for Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence

This toolkit is designed to help immigration attorneys and non-attorney advocates for survivors of domestic and sexual violence (“advocates” ) …

Improving Safety and Privacy in Civil Protection Order Cases: In Person and Virtual Court Considerations

Many litigants seek court-ordered safety measures to prevent and mitigate violence and abuse in their lives. While courts implement general …

Increasing Collaboration between Criminal and Civil Courts in Domestic Violence Cases: Best Practices for Increasing Access to Justice

Litigants involved in domestic violence cases often report being overwhelmed by the legal process – when the same incident gives …

Increasing Your Safety: Full Faith and Credit for Protection Orders

‘Increasing Your Safety: Full Faith and Credit for Protection Orders’ is a National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith …

Integrated Domestic Violence Courts: Key Principles

These key principles are based on the Center for Court Innovation’s experience developing domestic violence courts in a variety of …

Integrating Procedural Justice in Domestic Violence Cases: A Practice Guide

This guide is designed to help courts and domestic violence stakeholders assess their current practices and integrate new strategies to …

Intermediarios de datos: Que son y que puede hacer con respecto a ellos

El recurso explica los riesgos para la privacidad de los sobrevivientes publicados por los intermediarios de datos y las diferentes …

Interpreting for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Cases

This introductory course seeks to equip court and legal interpreters with fundamental knowledge and insights about domestic violence and sexual …

Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse: Adjudicating this Hidden Dimension of Domestic Violence Cases

This resource is a flyer that describes the National Judicial Education Program’s web course “Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse: Adjudicating this …

Intimate Partner Violence and Combat Experience

A guide for advocates talking with victims of IPV whose partners have combat experience and may have other co-occurring …

Invisible Pain and Overlooked Violence: Abusive Partner Interventions in the LGBTQIA Community

This document will provide a framework to better understand intimate partner violence that occurs within LGBTQIA+ relationships and highlight strategies …

Judges Tell: What I Wish I Had Known Before I Presided in an Adult Victim Sexual Assault Case

Sexual assault cases present unique challenges. They are beset with a myriad of deeply held stereotypes and misconceptions that can …

Judicial Officer Bench Card: Stalking

This bench card is designed for use in conjunction with the more comprehensive Judicial Officer Guide for Responding to Stalking …

Jury Composition

The Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA) requires that no tribe shall “deny to any person accused of an offense punishable …

Justice for Families Technical Assistance Bulletin – Center for Court Innovation – Fall 2020

The Center for Court Innovation’s Technical Assistance Bulletin is a newsletter organized around various subjects that are of interest to …

Justice for Families Technical Assistance Bulletin – Center for Court Innovation – Fall 2021

The Center for Court Innovation’s Technical Assistance Bulletin is a newsletter organized around various subjects that are of interest to …

Justice for Families Technical Assistance Bulletin – Center for Court Innovation – Spring 2020

The Center for Court Innovation’s Technical Assistance Bulletin is a newsletter organized around various subjects that are of interest to …

Justice for Families Technical Assistance Bulletin – Center for Court Innovation – Spring 2022

The Center for Court Innovation’s Technical Assistance Bulletin is a newsletter organized around various subjects that are of interest to …

Keeping Doors Open: Domestic Violence and COVID-19

An article in pre-publication for the June/July 2020 issue of the Domestic Violence Report, published by the Civic Research …

Kidsta.org Information Sheet

Kidsta.org is a technical assistance project from the IAFN and the Office on Violence Against Women to provide support, resources, …

Law Enforcement Tips: SLII Behaviors

A guide for law enforcement officers detailing a wide range of threatening and disturbing behaviors that can be classified as …

Lessons on Serving Male Survivors Through Sexual Assault Services Program

A resource containing lessons learned from sexual assault services programs with comparatively high percentages of male survivors served with that …

LGBTQ Issues in Teen Dating Violence

Legal Momentum’s National Judicial Education Program has created a set of educational materials for judges, courts, court-related professionals, schools, parents, …

LGBTQ Issues in Teen Dating Violence: Glossary

Legal Momentum’s National Judicial Education Program has created a set of educational materials for judges, courts, court-related professionals, schools, parents, …

LGBTQ Readiness Assessment

This resource is a tool for Sexual Assault Response Teams to utilize as a team to identify areas where there …

LGBTQ Survivors and Economic Security

Part of the Population Policy Series, this brief examines the barriers that LGBTQ survivors face in building economic security, escaping …

LIA – Youth Institute – Case Study Map

Love is Advocacy – Youth Institute – Case Study …

LIA- Youth Institute – What is TA

Love is Advocacy -Youth Institute – What is TA …

LIA- Youth Institute- Case Study Session

Love is Advocacy – Youth Institute – Case Study …

LIA- Youth Institute- Facilitation Tips and Tricks

Love is Advocacy – Youth Institute – Facilitation Tips and …

LIA- Youth Institute- Feedback Styles and Practice

Love is Advocacy- Youth Institute- Feedback Styles and …

LIA- Youth Institute- Laying the Ground Work

Love is Advocacy – Youth Institute – Laying the …

LIA- Youth Institute- Putting Things Into Practice

Love is Advocacy – Youth Institute – Putting Things Into …

LIA- Youth Institute- Social Media

Love is Advocacy- Social …

LIA-Youth Institute- Case Sessions YAB Profiles

Love is Advocacy – Youth Institute – Case Sessions YAB …

LIA-Youth Institute- Media 101

Love is Advocacy – Youth Institute – Media …

Lista de comprobación para la revisión de aplicaciones de coparentalidad y visitas

La Lista de comprobación para la revisión de aplicaciones de coparentalidad y visitas es un recurso complementario a “Consideraciones para …

Logic Model Tip Sheet

Logic models are visual tools that illustrate and communicate how a program should work. They can be thought of as …

McGirt V. Oklahoma: Case Law Update

American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) women are more likely to experience intimate partner violence and sexual violence than women of other …

Media Messages on Stalking Workshop Facilitator Script

A guided script for the facilitator of a public awareness workshop on how stalking is presented in …

Media Messages on Stalking Workshop Slideshow

A slideshow for a public awareness workshop on how stalking is presented in …

Medical Forensic Exam Fact Sheet

This fact sheet reviews the purpose of a medical forensic …

Medical Forensic Sexual Assault Examinations

Published in the Summer 2015 volume of “The Judges’ Journal,” this article is a condensation of NJEP ‘s online curriculum, …

Meeting Sexual Violence Survivors’ Housing and Support Services Needs in Your Transitional Housing

This document outlines sexual violence survivors’ unique housing and support service’s needs. It provides specific information and resources for how …

Mentor Court Fact Sheet: Kootenai County Domestic Violence Court

This is a fact sheet highlighting Kootenai County Domestic Violence Court, one of the FY 2020 OVW Mentor …

Mentor Court Fact Sheet: Pulaski Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

This is a fact sheet highlight the Pulaski Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, one of the FY 2020 OVW Mentor …

Mentor Court Fact Sheet: St. Louis County Domestic Violence Court

This is a fact sheet about St. Louis County Domestic Violence Court, one of the FY 2020 OVW Mentor …

Mentor Court Fact Sheet: Tulsa County District Court

This is a fact sheet highlighting Tulsa County District Court, one of the FY 2020 OVW Mentor …

Military-Related Victim Information Handout

This resource provides answers to common questions asked by military-related victims, provides detailed information to military-related victims on combat-related and …

Military-Related Victim Resource Card

This brief tool answers common questions asked by military-related victims and lists online and telephonic resources specific to military personnel, …

Mind the Gap- Providing Shelter for Minor Dating Abuse Survivors

It is time to address this gap in services for teens needing emergency shelter to escape dating abuse. Homelessness, youth, …

Mind the Gap: Accounting for Domestic Abuse in Child Custody Evaluations

This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of an analysis of custody evaluation reports produced in family law cases in …

Mobile Advocacy

This resource for victim service providers covers privacy and safety concerns when using phones or other mobile devices for work …

Model Juror Summons Brochure

A model brochure and juror orientation script outline to be used by tribal courts to prepare potential …

Model Response to Sexual Violence for Prosecutors (RSVP) Appendices

Utilize a variety of practical tools for prosecuting sexual violence …

Model Response to Sexual Violence for Prosecutors (RSVP) Volume I: An Invitation to Lead

Explore how prosecutors’ offices can implement policies and practices that enhance the prosecution of sexual …

Model Response to Sexual Violence for Prosecutors (RSVP) Volume II: Measuring the Impact

Implement a performance management system to meaningfully track, measure, and improve the response to sexual violence beyond conviction …

Monsoon United – Asian Women of Iowa

Program profile includes best practices to support rural …

Must-Haves for a Meaningful Response to Sexual Violence

This resource reviews the “must-haves” concepts needed for a meaningful response to sexual violence covered in the Sexual Violence Justice …

My Sudo App Review

A review from the Safety Net Team at NNEDV of the My Sudo privacy app, designed to disconnect online accounts …

NAPIESV Community Listening Sessions Report

Listening Sessions Report “No One Can Tell Our Stories But Us: A Dialogue on Sexual Violence in Asian and Pacific …

NAPIESV Resource List API SA organizations

API resource …

NAPIESV: Roundtable Report on Justice for SA Survivors from the API Communities

This report documents the advancement of one of NAPIESV’s primary goals, namely the creation of spaces to discuss sexual violence …

National Child Custody Differentiation Project Progress Summary

This document describes the major activities and emerging themes from the first three years of the National Child Custody Differentiation …

National Protocol Fact Sheet

A summary sheet of the revisions/changes to the New National SAFE Protocol 2nd Ed. …

Native Children and Youth Exposed to Violence Fact Sheet

Native children and youth who are exposed to violence face obstacles that effect their health and wellbeing. Alarmingly Native children …

Native Survivors and Economic Security

Part of the Population Policy Series, this brief examines the barriers that Native survivors face in building economic security, escaping …

Navigating Transitions in Judicial Leadership: Guidance for Domestic Violence Courts

Having a strong judicial leader can make or break a specialized domestic violence court. A judge can marshal resources and …

New Uniform Guidance: Fact Sheet on Subrecipient Monitoring

These are fact sheets that summarize and provide an overview of the new administrative requirements from the New Uniform Guidance …

New Uniform Guidance: Fact Sheet on Program Income

These are fact sheets that summarize and provide an overview of the new administrative requirements from the New Uniform Guidance …

Non-Residential Domestic Violence Programs: Indicator Scoring Tool

Scoring tools were created for each organization type. These scoring tools were designed to assist organizations to easily collect, organize, …

Non-Residential Domestic Violence Programs: Measuring Capacity to Serve Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors with Disabilities

This manual is designed to improve services for people with disabilities who have experienced domestic violence. It is our hope …

Notice of Rights

Template Notice of Rights for use with …

Older Survivors and Economic Security

Part of the Population Policy Series, this brief examines the barriers that older survivors face in building economic security, escaping …

Older Technology Safety Tips

Talk of technology abuse and technology privacy often focuses on the newest devices, services, and platforms. Yet, older technologies, such …

Older Technology Safety Tips

Talk of technology abuse and technology privacy often focuses on the newest devices, services, and platforms. Yet, older technologies, such …

Online Coordinated Care Networks and Referral Systems: Confidentiality Considerations for Victim Service Providers

Referral databases (or coordinated care network databases) electronically store and share information across many community …

Online Privacy and Safety

This resource for survivors and victim service providers provides information about how to increase privacy and safety …

Orders of Protection for Victims of Teen Dating Violence

Legal Momentum’s National Judicial Education Program has created a set of educational materials for judges, courts, court-related professionals, schools, parents, …

OVW Handout Re: Covid Vaccines and Testing

COVID-19 vaccine and testing information for U-visa and VAWA …

OVW Handout Service Center Hotlines

Handout Service Center …

Partnering to Address Faith and Safety: A Guide for Faith Leaders and Domestic/Sexual Violence Service Providers to Assist Older Victims of Abuse

Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic Violence and the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life have developed a guide …

Passwords: Increasing Your Security

This resource, newly updated, explains the risks to survivor privacy posted by insecure passwords and different potential strategies to address …

Pediatric Protocol Fact Sheet

The Pediatric SAFE Protocol Technical Assistance Project at KIDSta.org is an OVW funded project of the International Association of Forensic …

Pediatric SAFE Protocol Question and Answer Form

Questions posted from attendees from the National Protocol for Sexual Abuse Medical Forensic Examinations Pediatric webinar, were reviewed and answered …

Performance Indicator Scoring Tools

Scoring tools were created for each organization type. These scoring tools were designed to assist organizations to easily collect, organize, …

Pieces of a Bigger Picture “Before You Start” Checklist

This checklist for service providers describes how to reach out to faith-based organizations regarding sexual and domestic …

Pieces of a Bigger Picture “First Visit” Checklist

This checklist for service providers describes how to prepare for a visit with faith-based organizations and leaders to discuss sexual …

Pieces of a Bigger Picture Bookmark

Quick facts about domestic violence on a …

Pieces of a Bigger Picture: Domestic Violence Bathroom and Bulletin Board Flyers

Domestic violence flyers for restrooms and bulletin boards in faith communities (2 pages). Flyers include national hotline numbers and spaces …

Pieces of a Bigger Picture: Guide to Building Partnerships

This guide explores partnership building between service providers and faith communities, providing information about developing and strengthening long-lasting partnerships to …

Pieces of a Bigger Picture: Reaching Out to Faith-Based Organizations to Address Domestic and Sexual Violence

This document addresses outreach challenges that service providers may encounter, along with some strategies for overcoming these challenges. This document …

Pieces of a Bigger Picture: Sexual Violence Bathroom and Bulletin Board Flyers

Sexual violence bathroom and bulletin board flyers that can be posted in faith communities. In addition to national hotline numbers, …

Pieces of a Bigger Picture: Supporting Victims of DV in Our Faith Communities

This guide helps faith leaders and faith communities understand some basic information about domestic violence and how they can be …

Pieces of a Bigger Picture: Supporting Victims of SV in Our Faith Communities

This booklet for faith leaders and faith communities breaks the silence about sexual violence and opens a difficult discussion and …

Pieces of a Bigger Picture: What You Can Do to Support Victims of Sexual and Domestic Violence in Your Congregation

These quick tips can help faith communties take first steps towards supporting victims and survivors of sexual and domestic …

Practice Advisory: Establishing Employment Authorization for T and U Nonimmigrants Without an EAD Card (Updated in August 2022)

This practice advisory, updated in August 2022, contains information and strategies for establishing employment authorization for clients with T and …

Practice Advisory: Establishing Employment Authorization for T and U Nonimmigrants Without an EAD Card

This practice advisory contains information and strategies for establishing employment authorization for clients with T and U Nonimmigrant Status who …

Practice Advisory: VAWA Self-Petition Policy Updates (June 2022)

ASISTA, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (“ILRC”), and Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (“CLINIC”) co-authored the VAWA Practice Advisory: VAWA …

Practice Alert: Abortion Rights for Immigrant Survivors: The Impact of Dobbs on Representation of Immigrant Survivors Seeking Reproductive Healthcare

The landscape of abortion rights and restrictions is very complex and constantly shifting. This resource aims to provide accurate information …

Practice Alert: Rights of noncitizens with significant mental health conditions in removal proceedings (Sept. 2022)

ASISTA’s new practice alert on the rights of noncitizens with significant mental health concerns in removal proceedings. The alert contains …

Practice Pointer: CBP Transfer Notices for U Visa Petitions

Practice Pointer: CBP Transfer Notices for U Visa …

Practice Pointer: Filling Form I-290B When Multiple Interrelated Forms Are Denied

Practice Pointer: Filing Form I-290B When Multiple Interrelated Forms Are …

Practice Pointer: What If You Do Not Receive an RFE or Denial Notice (3/2020)

In this practice pointer, ASISTA addresses what to do if your case was denied as abandoned because you did not …

Practice Update: New Fee Waiver Form in Effect December 2, 2019

This practice update provides information on the new fee waiver form, to be in effect on December 2, 2019, and …

Prosecutor’s Guide to Stalking

This Guide is intended to assist prosecutors in analyzing the elements of their stalking statute(s); recognizing stalking in cases where …

Prosecutor’s Guide to Stalking

This Guide is intended to assist prosecutors in analyzing the elements of their stalking statute(s); recognizing stalking in cases where …

Prosecutor's Guide to Safety and Economic Security for Victims of Violence Against Women

The Prosecutor's Guide provides an in-depth look at how prosecution teams can help victims of domestic and dating violence, sexual …

PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS: INSECURE COMMUNITIES

Current policies and programs that enmesh immigration enforcement with local law enforcement are jeopardizing survivors’ chances to be free from …

Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence: A Law Enforcement Officer's Guide to Enforcing Protection Orders Nationwide

'Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence: A Law Enforcement Officer's Guide to Enforcing Protection Orders Nationwide' is a National Center on …

Protection Order Repositories, Web Portals, and Beyond: Technology Solutions to Increase Access and Enforcement

This report was produced by the National Center for State Courts in collaboration with the Center for Court Innovation and …

Protection Orders 101 – Let’s Be Real

This will go over the following questions: 1. What is a protection order? 2. Where can I get a protection …

Protection Orders: Special Considerations for Minors

A protection order (also known as a restraining order) can help protect victims of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse from …

Quantitative and Qualitative Data

This resource goes over the difference between quantitative and qualitative data with …

Quick Tips-Lo que usted puede hacer

Spanish resource: These quick tips can help faith communities take first steps towards supporting victims and survivors of sexual and …

Ramos v. Louisiana and its implications for ITWG members

Analysis of Ramos v. Louisiana and its implications for SDVCJ …

Rape Crisis Centers: Measuring Capacity to Serve Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors with Disabilities

This manual is designed to improve services for people with disabilities who have experienced sexual violence. It is our hope …

Re-Tooled SAFeR Manual with Detailed Worksheets

This is one of the tools used in the SAFeR approach. SAFeR is an approach to decision making in IPV-related …

Reclaiming What is Sacred: Addressing Harm to Indigenous Elders and Developing a Tribal Response to Abuse in Later Life

In early 2015, NCALL conducted a listening session on abuse in later life in tribal communities with representatives from tribal …

Recognizing and Responding to Stalking – A Guide for Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Programs

Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange programs are critical to enhancing safety for children and adult victims by increasing opportunities for …

Redes de atencion coordinada en linea y sistemas de derivacion

Las bases de datos de derivaci?n (o bases de datos de la red de atenci?n coordinada) almacenan y comparten electr?nicamente …

Removing Sensitive Content from the Internet

This resource explains steps that survivors or victim service providers can take to have survivors’ personally identifying and/or intimate content …

Representing Battered Respondents Under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

This is a Practice Guide intended to assist attorneys and domestic violence victim advocates in their representation and work with …

Reproductive Coercion and Technology

This resource is developed in response to questions from the field about the privacy and safety risks related to technology …

Research vs Program Assessments

This infographic goes over the differences between research and program assessment and examples of …

Residential Domestic Violence Programs: Indicator Scoring Tool

Scoring tools were created for each organization type. These scoring tools were designed to assist organizations to easily collect, organize, …

Residential Domestic Violence Programs: Measuring Capacity to Serve Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors with Disabilities

This manual is designed to improve services for people withdisabilities who have experienced domestic violence. It is our hope that …

Respect Week Guide

The loveisrespect National Youth Advisory Board created Respect Week as a special way for young people to raise awareness during …

Respect Week Guide 2017

Respect Week is a special way for young people to raise awareness about healthy relationships and dating abuse during Teen …

Respond: The ABCs of Checking-In When you Suspect a Coworker is Experiencing Violence

You may have noticed some recent changes in a coworker’s behavior or other concerning signs that have you worried for …

Respond: The ABCs of Checking-In When you Suspect a Coworker is Experiencing Violence

You may have noticed some recent changes in a coworker’s behavior or other concerning signs that have you worried for …

Responding to Stalking – A Guide for Community Corrections Officers

Developed by the Stalking Resource Center in partnership with the American Probation and Parole Association, and the U.S. Department of …

Responding to Stalking on Campus: The Model Stalking Policy

The Stalking Resource Center has developed this guide to help universities and colleges create or revise their campus policy on …

Responding to Stalking: A Guide for Advocates

A guide for victim and survivor advocates on how to respond to someone experiencing stalking, including safety planning, protection orders, …

Responding to Stalking: A Guide for Advocates (Spanish)

A guide for victim and survivor advocates on how to respond to someone experiencing stalking, including safety planning, protection orders, …

Responding to Stalking: A Guide for Community Corrections Officers

A guide for corrections and probation officers on how to respond to stalking, including screening and supervising offenders, supporting victims, …

Responding to Stalking: A Guide for Prosecutors

Stalking is one of the few crimes for which timely prosecution can save lives. This guide is intended as a …

Responses To Urban Native Programs Resource Guide

The purpose of this resource is to enhance victim services and justice responses for American Indian and Alaska Native populations …

Resuming On-Site Supervised Visitation Services Safely in a Time of a National Health Crisis

Resuming On-Site Supervised Visitation Services Safely for Families Experiencing Domestic Violence in a Time of a National Health …

Roundtable Discussion on Justice for Sexual Violence Survivors from the API Communities

The National Organization of Asians and Pacific Islanders Ending Sexual Violence (NAPIESV) is an alliance established by Asian and Pacific …

RSP Publications Catalog

This catalog contains descriptions of and links to all of the publications on the RSP website …

Rural Partnership Guide

This guide explores partnership building in rural communities between rural service providers and faith communities. In these regions in particular, …

Rural Survivors and Economic Security

Part of the Population Policy Series, this brief examines the barriers that rural survivors face in building economic security, escaping …

Safe for the Holidays

Tips to Support Survivors of Domestic & Sexual Violence during the Holiday …

SAFeR Civil Protection Order Guide

This is one of the tools used in the SAFeR approach. SAFeR is an approach to decision making in IPV-related …

SAFeR Compiled Practice Guides

This is one of the tools used in the SAFeR approach. SAFeR is an approach to decision making in IPV-related …

SAFeR Judicial Guide with Specific Detail

This is one of the tools used in the SAFeR approach. SAFeR is an approach to decision making in IPV-related …

SAFeR Mediation Intake Worksheet

This is one of the tools used in the SAFeR approach. SAFeR is an approach to decision making in IPV-related …

SAFeR Worksheet on Motions to Terminate or Modify CPOs

This is one of the tools used in the SAFeR approach. SAFeR is an approach to decision making in IPV-related …

Safety Planning Factsheet

The Safety Planning Factsheet helps prepare for the likelihood of future violence and enables survivors to have options and protect …

SAJI Annotated Bibliography

This Annotated Bibliography will continue to be updated as new resources are published and/or determined to be …

SAMPLE EMERGENCY LANGUAGE FOR SUPERVISED VISITATION COURT ORDERS

SAMPLE EMERGENCY LANGUAGE FOR SUPERVISED VISITATION COURT …

SANE Programs and Evidence Storage

A bulletin on evidence storage and SANE Programs, includes both the sexual assault evidence kit and documentation from the sexual …

Satisfaciendo las necesidades de vivienda y servicios de apoyo para lxs sobrevivientxs de la violencia sexual en la vivienda de transici?n

El presente documento se enfoca b?sicamente en las necesidades ?nicas de vivienda y servicios de apoyo para lxs sobrevivientxs de …

Sesiones de Eschucha

Safe Havens y Esperanza United se asociaron para realizar dos Sesiones de Escucha con l?deres de fe y miembros de …

Sex Offenders as Harm-Doers and as Survivors: A Roundtable Discussion

The National Organization of Asians & Pacific Islanders Ending Sexual Violence (NAPIESV) hosted its second roundtable on justice, centering harm-doers …

Sex Offenders as Harm-Doers and as Survivors: A Roundtable Discussion

The National Organization of Asians & Pacific Islanders Ending Sexual Violence (NAPIESV) hosted its second roundtable on justice, centering harm-doers …

Sexual and Domestic Violence Flyers-La violencia sexual – domestica

Flyers in Spanish for faith community bulletin boards and restrooms about sexual and domestic …

Sexual Assault and Native Youth Fact Sheet

Sexual Assault refers to sexual contact or behavior that occurs without explicit consent of the victims. Red Wind will use …

Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit Fact Sheet

This fact sheet reviews a sexual assault evidence collection …

Sexual Assault Forensic Examination

The sexual assault infographic provides information about what to expect during a forensic exam and activities to avoid that could …

Sexual Assault Reporting Options in Alaska Fact Sheet

This fact sheet reviews sexual assault reporting options in …

Sexual Victimization of Men: What the Research Says

This annotated bibliography provides descriptions of recent research related to sexual victimization of men. It provides an overview of sexual …

Sexual Violence and Reporting: By the Numbers

This resource reviews sexual violence reporting and why many victims/survivors chose to not report to law …

Sexual Violence in Later Life: A Technical Assistance Guide for Health Care Providers

The purpose of this guide is to assist physicians, nurses, and other clinical health care providers in meeting their professional …

Sexual Violence: Let’s Please Talk About It

This booklet for faith communities breaks the silence about sexual violence and opens a difficult discussion. Like everyone else, people …

Shifting The Framework

Program profile including best practices for supporting rural …

Six Supportive Ways to Address Trauma that Shows up at Work

We spend most of our day, week, month, and year at our workplace, and as such, the workplace is a …

Spotlight on Promising Practices around Civil Protection Orders: DeKalb County Compliance Review Docket

This publication is an interview with Chief Judge Berryl Anderson of DeKalb County Magistrate Court, DeKalb County, Georgia. The interview …

Stalkerware: Seguridad para sobrevivientes

El stalkerware se refiere a las herramientas – aplicaciones (apps), programas de software y dispositivos – que permiten que otra …

Stalking Among Adolescents Fact Sheet

A fact sheet on the prevalence of stalking among adolescents. While research on stalking among adolescents is limited, estimates generally …

Stalking Among College Students Fact Sheet

A fact sheet about the prevalence of stalking on college campuses and among college-age adults (ages 18 to …

Stalking and Adolescents Infographic

An infographic on the prevalence of stalking among …

Stalking and Domestic Violence Awareness poster

A poster detailing actions that fall under the categories of domestic violence and …

Stalking and Domestic Violence Awareness poster (black and white)

A black and white version of a poster detailing actions that fall under the categories of domestic violence and …

Stalking and Domestic Violence Infographic

An infographic on the correlation between stalking and intimate partner and/or domestic …

Stalking and Intimate Partner Violence Fact Sheet

Intimate partner stalking is the largest category of all stalking cases. Stalking often co-occurs with intimate partner violence and can …

Stalking and LGBTQ(plus) Individuals Fact Sheet

A fact sheet about the stalking victimization of LGBTQ+ …

Stalking and LGBTQ(plus) Individuals Infographic

An infographic on the stalking victimization of LGBTQ+ …

Stalking and Sexual Violence Fact Sheet

A fact sheet on the intersection between stalking and sexual …

Stalking and Sexual Violence Infographic

An infographic on the co-occurrence of stalking and sexual …

Stalking and Title IX: The Basics

A guide to Title IX and a school’s responsibilities in relation to …

Stalking and VAWA 2013

An analysis of SDVCJ applicability to the criminal offense of …

Stalking Awareness poster

A poster featuring crossed-out words and phrases that are commonly used to discount the experiences and feelings of stalking victims. …

Stalking Awareness poster (black and white)

A black and white version of a poster featuring crossed-out words and phrases that are commonly used to discount the …

Stalking Awareness Toolkit

This is a comprehensive toolkit for workplaces and services providers looking to learn more about, and understand the dynamics of, …

Stalking Cases: Law Enforcement Investigations and Report Writing

The questions below are meant to guide law enforcement investigations and documentation to help capture the full context of the …

Stalking Fact Sheet

A fact sheet of general information about …

Stalking Fact Sheet

Stalking facts and …

Stalking in Later Life

This resource provides information on common stalking tactics, the impacts of stalking on victims, the unique challenges about cases of …

Stalking in the United States Infographic

A general infographic on stalking in the United …

Stalking Incident and Behavior Log

Victims are encouraged to keep a log of all stalking behaviors including e-mails and phone messages. The log, as well …

Stalking Incident and Behavior Log

The stalking log should be used to record and document all stalking-related behavior. Recording this information will help to document …

Stalking Incident and Behavior Log (Spanish)

The stalking log should be used to record and document all stalking-related behavior. Recording this information will help to document …

Stalking Incident and Behavior Log for College Students

The stalking log should be used to record and document all stalking-related behavior. Recording this information will help to document …

Stalking Incident and Behavior Log for College Students (Spanish)

The stalking log should be used to record and document all stalking-related behavior. Recording this information will help to document …

Stalking Laws and Statutes Compilation

A compilation of statutes related to stalking, harassment, and related offenses for all U.S. jurisdictions (state, U.S. territory, District of …

Stalking on Campus Public Awareness Workshop Facilitator Guide

This workshop is intended for a broad campus audience, from students to faculty and staff. It can be facilitated at …

Stalking on Campus Public Awareness Workshop Handouts

Handouts for a public awareness workshop on the prevalence of stalking on college campuses and among college-age adults (ages 18 …

Stalking on Campus Public Awareness Workshop Slideshow

A slideshow for a public awareness workshop on the prevalence of stalking on college campuses and among college-age adults (ages …

Stalking on Campus Public Awareness Workshop Slideshow (accessible)

An accessible (text-only) version of a slideshow for a public awareness workshop on the prevalence of stalking on college campuses …

Stalking on College Campuses Infographic

An infographic on the prevalence of stalking on college campuses and among college-age adults (ages 18 to …

Stalking Public Awareness Workshop Facilitator Guide

This workshop is intended for a broad audience and can be offered in a variety of settings including (but not …

Stalking Public Awareness Workshop Handouts

Handouts for a public awareness workshop on stalking that include stalking scenarios, brainstorm activities, victim stories, and tips and resources …

Stalking Public Awareness Workshop Slideshow

A slideshow for a public awareness workshop on …

Stalking Public Awareness Workshop Slideshow (accessible)

An accessible version (text-only) of a slideshow for a public awareness workshop on …

Stalking Response Strategies for College Campuses: Quick Tips

A shortened guide for college campus staff on how to respond to someone experiencing …

Stalking Response Strategies for Law Enforcement: Quick Tips

A short guide for law enforcement officers on how to respond to someone who may be experiencing …

Stalking Response Strategies for Prosecutors

A handout providing quick tips for prosecutors on how to provide support for victims and how to prosecute offenders of …

Stalking Response Strategies for Victim Service Providers: Quick Tips

A shortened guide for victim and survivor advocates on how to respond to someone experiencing …

Stalking Response Tips for Community Corrections Officers

Developed in partnership with the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice, this series presents advocates, criminal justice …

Stalking Response Tips for Judges

Developed in partnership with the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice, this series presents advocates, criminal justice …

Stalking Response Tips for Law Enforcement

Developed in partnership with the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice, this series presents advocates, criminal justice …

Stalking Response Tips for Prosecutors

Developed in partnership with the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice, this series presents advocates, criminal justice …

Stalking Response Tips for Victim Advocates

Developed in partnership with the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice, this series presents advocates, criminal justice …

Stalking Response Tips for Victims

Developed in partnership with the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice, this series presents advocates, criminal justice …

Stalking Safety Strategies Handout

A guide on general safety planning tips and information for those experiencing stalking. This guide is not designed to replace …

Stalking Safety Strategies Handout (Spanish)

A guide on general safety planning tips and information for those experiencing stalking. This guide is not designed to replace …

Stalking SLII Behaviors and Sexual Violence Handout

A handout detailing examples of how sexual violence can intersect with each of the four stalking SLII tactics (Surveillance, Life …

Stalking Statutes in Review

An analysis and summary of key elements and aspects of stalking laws across the United States in detail. Current as …

Stalking: Effective Strategies for Prosecutors

Strategies In Brief, Issue #11 (April 2012). A short guide for prosecutors detailing how to recognize the danger stalkers pose …

State Confidentiality and Privilege Laws

State and territory laws pertaining to confidentiality and …

State Protections for Tenants Needing Police or Emergency Assistance (2019)

A number of states have laws that protect someone’s right to call police or emergency assistance, though the level of …

State-by-State Teen Dating Violence Report Card 2009

Break the Cycle refined its scoring system in order to better assess the way that state civil domestic violence protection …

Stop Workplace Sexual Violence – Media Guide

Assisting Immigrant Survivors of Workplace Sexual Violence A guide for advocates, organizers and leaders toadvance immigrant women’s gender equality rights …

Strategies for Increasing Responses to Jury Summonses

Presentation on strategies for increasing community responses to jury …

Strategies to Improve the Response to Firearms in Civil Protection Order (CPO) Cases: A Checklist for Judges

This document provides a checklist of strategies for judges to improve the response to firearms in civil protection order cases. …

Strengthening child and Youth Healing

This one-page handout discusses child and youth healing and offers tips for both non-offending parents and advocates when working with …

Strengthening Tribal Justice Systems’ Response to Domestic Violence

Responding to domestic violence safely and effectively is a top priority for many tribal justice systems, especially given the high …

Summary of A Ten-Factor Framework for Sexual Assault Response Team Effectiveness

This resource summarize the Ten-Factor Framework Report for Sexual Assault Response Team Effectiveness. It is a two page summary of …

Supervised Visitation Immersion Training for Working with American Indian and Alaska Native Survivors and Their Families

Supervised Visitation Immersion Training for Working with American Indian and Alaska Native Survivors and their Families is a two-day interactive …

Supervising Offenders: Identifying SLII Stalking Behaviors for Corrections

When supervising offenders on probation or parole, it is important to identify stalking behaviors in previous and/or current conduct, whether …

Supplement to Civil Protection Orders: A Guide for Improving Practice – Community Supervision

Community supervision officers play many roles in the criminal justice system, each of which provides unique opportunities to enhance the …

Supplement to Civil Protection Orders: A Guide for Improving Practice – Court Staff/Court Administration

Court personnel, including both those in administrative or managerial roles and those who staff clerk’s offices, intake centers, self-help centers, …

Supplemental Policy Considerations for Remote Supervised Visitation

The supplementation policy adaptations contained in this document support the temporary service provision encountered during the COVID-19 public health crisis …

Supporting Loved Ones Experiencing Stalking Handout

A handout detailing ways one can show support to friends, family, and others who may be experiencing …

Supporting Loved Ones Experiencing Stalking Handout (Spanish)

A handout detailing ways one can show support to friends, family, and others who may be experiencing …

Supporting Victims and Survivors of Dating Violence in our Faith Communities

Written for faith leaders (clergy and lay) who want to learn about dating violence, how it might affect their community, …

Supporting Victims of Domestic Violence: Help for Rural Faith Community Leaders and Members

Domestic violence is particularly dangerous in rural communities, where victims seeking safety may confront barriers such as geographic isolation, lack …

Supporting Victims of Stalking in our Faith Communities

This resource is written for faith leaders and congregations to provide information about stalking, the victims and perpetrators, and where …

Survey Tip Sheet

This tip sheet goes over the reasons why you should create surveys, and when to conduct …

Survivors of Color and Economic Security

Part of the Population Policy Series, this brief examines the barriers that these survivors face in building economic security, escaping …

Talking Stalking: Tips for Prevention and Awareness Educators

THIS GUIDE INCLUDES: Strategies to incorporate stalking education into existing SA and DV programming ” Resources for workshops specifically focused …

Tech Safety and Older Adults (Black and White)

In 2014, NCALL, with contributions from Disability Rights Wisconsin and the Safety Net Project of the National Network to End …

Tech Safety and Older Adults (Full Color)

In 2014, NCALL, with contributions from Disability Rights Wisconsin and the Safety Net Project of the National Network to End …

Tech Talk: Tech Misuse 101: Principles, Dynamics, and Safety Planning.

This 20-30 minute talk will discuss Safety Net’s basic foundational principles that guide our technical assistance and content. We will …

Tech Talk: Tech Misuse 101: Principles, Dynamics, and Safety Planning.

This 20-30 minute talk will discuss Safety Net’s basic foundational principles that guide our technical assistance and content. We will …

Tech Talk: Tech Misuse 101: Principles, Dynamics, and Safety Planning.

This 20-30 minute talk will discuss Safety Net’s basic foundational principles that guide our technical assistance and content. We will …

Tech Talk: Tech Misuse 101: Principles, Dynamics, and Safety Planning.

This 20-30 minute talk will discuss Safety Net’s basic foundational principles that guide our technical assistance and content. We will …

Tech Talk: Tech Misuse 101: Principles, Dynamics, and Safety Planning.

This 20-30 minute talk will discuss Safety Net’s basic foundational principles that guide our technical assistance and content. We will …

Tech Talk: Virtual Discussion Non Consensual Intimate Image Sharing (NCII)

In this 20-minute discussion, we discuss how NCII is used as a tool in patterns of intimate partner violence to …

Technical Assistance Flyer

Promotional flyer for the specific types of technical assistance our program can …

Teen Dating Violence Fact Sheet

Teen Dating Violence is the physical, sexual, psychological, or emotional violence within a dating relationship including …

Teen Dating Violence Poster

A Tribal specific Teen Dating Violence poster that can be placed in schools (with space to add Advocacy contact …

Teen Dating Violence: Resources for Judicial Leadership (Resources for the Courts, Schools, Parents, Teens, and the Community)

Legal Momentum’s National Judicial Education Program has created a set of educational materials for judges, courts, court-related professionals, schools, parents, …

Teen Dating Violence: The Need for Judicial Leadership

Legal Momentum’s National Judicial Education Program has created a set of educational materials for judges, courts, court-related professionals, schools, parents, …

The Courts Guide to Safety and Economic Security for Victims

The Court’s Guide outlines the connection between a survivor’s economic security and the ability of the court to fairly and …

The Dynamics and Consequences of Teen Dating Violence

Legal Momentum’s National Judicial Education Program has created a set of educational materials for judges, courts, court-related professionals, schools, parents, …

The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Cases Involving Battered Respondents: Model Bench Guide

The Hague Domestic Violence Project has developed bench guides for the states of California, New Jersey, New York, and Texas. …

The Model Stalking Code: Responding to the New Realities of Stalking

This publication contains statutory language and accompanying commentary to help policymakers, advocates, criminal justice professionals and others create stronger, more …

The National Violence Against Women Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Consortium (LETTAC) Briefing Book

The National Violence Against Women Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Consortium (LETTAC) Briefing Book provides an overview of the …

The Teenage Brain: New Knowledge from Neuroscience

Legal Momentum’s National Judicial Education Program has created a set of educational materials for judges, courts, court-related professionals, schools, parents, …

The Victim Advocate’s Guide to Safety and Economic Security for Victims

The Victim Advocate’s Guide outlines the connection between a survivor’s economic security and the ability of advocates both within the …

Tip Sheet for Planning Court-Based Domestic Violence Training

This training tip sheet is designed for court administrators, managers, judges, advocates, and other practitioners looking to enhance court and …

Tip Sheet: Infographics

Infographics transform data into stories with pictures, making information more accessible and engaging for everyone. Presenting data with infographics is …

Tips for Campus Stalking Investigations and Hearings

When a school investigates a report of stalking and holds disciplinary or Title IX hearings, there are a lot of …

Tips for Creating a Resilient Workplace

As the world faces unprecedented crises – the global pandemic, growing inequality, the recognition of racial injustice and inequity, and …

Tips for Creating a Resilient Workplace

As the world faces unprecedented crises – the global pandemic, growing inequality, the recognition of racial injustice and inequity, and …

Too Much of a Good Thing: State Civil Asset Forfeiture in Timbs v. IN

An article detailing how prosecutors can seek forfeiture of assets as part of the disposition of crimes involving both sex …

Transitional Housing Coordinator

The Program Coordinator must hold the vision and work to develop the staff to work in ways that reflect the …

Transitional Housing Fact Sheet

Statistics for transitional …

Transitional Housing Toolkit

This toolkit package contains template documents that have been carefully crafted by the NNEDV transitional housing team. While there are …

Transitional Housing Toolkit

This toolkit package contains template documents that have been carefully crafted by the NNEDV transitional housing team. While there are …

Transitional Housing Toolkit – KOREAN

KOREAN – This toolkit package contains template documents that have been carefully crafted by the NNEDV transitional housing team. While …

Transitional Housing Toolkit – SPANISH

SPANISH – This packet contains the template documents that have been crafted by the NNEDV transitional housing (TH) team. While …

Truth-Detection Devices and Victims of Sexual Violence: A Shortcut to Injustice

STRATEGIES In Brief, Issue #32, April …

U Visa Certifications: Range of Potential Certifiers at the Local, State, and Federal Government Levels

This handout will explore the range of potential certifiers that attorneys and advocates can work with to secure certifications that …

Understanding Sexting and Non-Consensual Intimate Image (NCII) Sharing

It has become increasingly common to send intimate content to a partner as technology is replacing human interaction. Is sexting …

Understanding Stalking Brochure

A printable brochure on the basics of stalking, providing resources and generally answering questions such as: – Who are stalkers? …

Understanding Stalking Brochure (Spanish)

A printable brochure on the basics of stalking, providing resources and generally answering questions such as: – Who are stalkers? …

Understanding Stalking on Campus Brochure

A printable brochure on the basics of stalking on campus and among college-age adults (ages 18 to 24), providing resources …

Understanding Stalking on Campus Brochure (Spanish)

A printable brochure on the basics of stalking on campus and among college-age adults (ages 18 to 24), providing resources …

Understanding Stalking Workshop Facilitator Script

A guided script for the facilitator of a public awareness workshop on the basics of …

Understanding Stalking Workshop Slideshow

A slideshow for a public awareness workshop on the basics of …

Unique Challenges in Abuse in Later Life Cases

A list of various challenges that often arise when working with older victims so that service providers know what they …

Updates on VAWA Self-Petitions and U Visas: Practice Pointers on Emerging Issues, Including Keeping Your Survivors Safe While Applying for Status

On September 21, 2017, ASISTA Executive Director Gail Pendleton and Senior Policy Counsel Cecelia Friedman Levin presented a webinar on …

Use of Social Media in Teen Dating Violence

Legal Momentum’s National Judicial Education Program has created a set of educational materials for judges, courts, court-related professionals, schools, parents, …

Use of Social Media in Teen Dating Violence: Glossary

Legal Momentum’s National Judicial Education Program has created a set of educational materials for judges, courts, court-related professionals, schools, parents, …

Use of Social Media in Teen Dating Violence: Technology How-Tos for Judges

Legal Momentum’s National Judicial Education Program has created a set of educational materials for judges, courts, court-related professionals, schools, parents, …

Using A Ten-Factor Framework for Sexual Assault Response Team Effectiveness for STOP Grant Making Strategies

This tool takes a closer look into the findings of the Ten-Factor Framework for Sexual Assault Response Team Effectiveness findings …

Using STOP Funding to Meaningfully Address Sexual Violence

This resource is a tool for STOP administrators to meaningfully respond to sexual assault. With a specific focus on the …

Utilizing Tribal Law to Define SDVCJ Categories of Criminal Conduct, SDVCJ Crimes, and Pleading/Proving Jurisdictional Facts

In passing the Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction (SDVCJ) statute, Congress noted the epidemic rates of violence against native women …

VAWA 2013: SDVCJ Jurisdiction, Protective Orders, And Five Year Report

This presentation examines SDVCJ jurisdiction, protective orders, and NCAI’s 5 Year …

VAWA 2013: SDVCJ Jurisdiction, Protective Orders, And Five Year Report

This presentation examines SDVCJ jurisdiction, protective orders, and NCAI’s Five Year …

Victim Advocate Guide Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Combat Experience

Most people returning from war zones will have stress reactions and will need to readjust to being home. This guide …

Victim Contact in Abusive Partner Intervention: The Importance of Collaboration

This document highlights programs with victim contact processes, addresses safety challenges inherent in this work, and offers considerations and best …

Video Remote Interpreting Implementation Tip Sheet: Benefits and Limitations

This tip sheet describes the benefits, concerns, and potential uses of video remote interpreting (VRI) in domestic violence and sexual …

VOICES Toolkit

Created by the Alliance, and updated in 2019, this toolkit is designed to assist Family Justice and Multi-Agency Centers with …

Voluntary Services

The Voluntary Services approach is based on the notion that participation in services should be voluntary and not a condition …

Webinar Series on Routes to Immigration Status for Non-Citizen Crime Survivors

On April 3, 2017, ASISTA presented a webinar on: Intermediate/Advanced U Visas: Overcoming Difficult Inadmissibility Issues, Obtaining U Visa Extensions, …

Webinar Series on Routes to Immigration Status for Non-Citizen Crime Survivors

The link includes the recording of the following webinars: 1- November 7, 2016: Intermediate VAWA and Selected Issues 2- December …

What Courts Should Know About Probation Supervision of Domestic Violence Offenders

Domestic violence cases involve serious safety concerns that make monitoring compliance especially difficult. Abusive partners may continue to harass and …

What Courts Should Know: Trends in Intervention Programming for Abusive Partners

Programs that work with perpetrators of intimate partner violence are changing as practitioners across the United States employ new strategies …

What Do Sexual Assault Cases Look like in our Community – A SART Coodinator’s Guidebook for Case File Review

What Do Sexual Assault Cases Look Like in Our Community? A SART Coordinator’s Guidebook for Case File Review Over the …

What is Sexual Violence

This resource review definitions of sexual violence and the importance of having a nuanced definition of sexual …

What You Can Do to Support Victims of Sexual and Domestic Violence In Your Congregation

These quick tips can help rural faith communities take the first step towards supporting …

Who are male survivors of sexual harassment and assault

Men who survive sexual violence come from many different backgrounds and communities. In this infographic, we share statistics on the …

Who is Impacted by Sexual Violence

This resource reviews who is or can be affected by sexual …

Working Remotely: Tips for Setting Up Phones

Whether advocates are being asked to work from home during a public health crisis or they are able to work …

Working Together to Effectively Address Abuse in Later Life

A reminder to reach out to all necessary agencies and organizations when working with abuse in later life …

Working with Infants, Children, and Youth in Supervised Visitation Immersion Extension Training Package – Facilitator Guide

The Working with Infants, Children, and Youth in Supervised Visitation Immersion Extension Training Package was designed to supplement the exploration …

Working with Older Survivors of Abuse: A Framework for Advocates

Since 1999, the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL) and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence …

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Action Guide

The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) and the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL) collaborated to create …

You Season 3 Discussion Guide

A guide outlining potential discussion questions and activities on the third season of the Netflix television show …

Youth Access to Rural Dating Abuse Services

The information collected through the survey illustrates important national trends in service provision to youth by rural and urban victim …