December Resources from OVC
OVC shared highlighted many resources in December 2020 around impaired driving prevention, financial support for victims of international terrorism, and confidential referrals for crime victims.
Research Brief: LGBTQ & Gender-Affirming Spaces
“All LGBTQ youth deserve access to spaces — such as homes, schools, and workplaces — that positively affirm their LGBTQ identity. Unfortunately, not all LGBTQ youth experience acceptance of their identity, and physical distancing policies implemented to minimize the health risks of the COVID-19 pandemic can disrupt access to existing affirming spaces.”
Prevention Strategies for Elder Abuse
“Different kinds of elder abuse situations may need different kinds of prevention strategies. These are some examples (not an exhaustive list) of prevention strategies being implemented in many communities: Abuse Registries & Criminal Background Checks, Addressing Ageism, Advance Planning Tools, and Public Awareness”
Understanding Child Trauma
“Child traumatic stress occurs when children and adolescents are exposed to traumatic events and this exposure overwhelms their ability to cope with what they have experienced.”
Providing Safety for Domestic Violence Survivors in the Time of a Pandemic
“This webinar explores strategies advocates have created to navigate the challenges of the pandemic, including issues of self-care, shortages of personal protective equipment, outreach, crisis response, shelter and law enforcement and justice systems responses.”
Enhancing services and supports to older African American survivors
“Older African Americans experience crime and violence at the intersection of race, age, class and other identities. White supremacy doctrine and structural oppressions are omnipresent within social institutions in the United States and they are replicated within our social systems, including in the movement to end domestic violence.”
Committed to Safety for ALL Survivors: Guidance for Domestic Violence Programs on Supporting Survivors Who Use Substances
“The goal of this guide is to assist programs and advocates in supporting survivors who use substances by providing practical strategies embedded within an accessible, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed (ACRTI) approach.”
Statistics and Data from the National Center on Elder Abuse
“This page includes information on the growing population of older adults in the U.S. and provides the following data about elder abuse: challenges in elder abuse research, research definitions, incidence and prevalence, risk factors, perpetrators, adults with disabilities, adults with dementia, residents of long-term care settings, general impact, and interventions.”
“I Speak” Identification Guide from EVAWI
“This printable tool from EVAWI can help identify what languages someone speaks.”
Working with Victims Ages 50-62
“An overview of the unique issues faced by older survivors and the lack of services for victims ages 50 – 62 years old. Video presenters: Ann Turner, Alice Ghareib, and LaTrice Hogan. Produced by the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL) and Terra Nova Films.”