Research Brief: Suicide Risk and LGBTQ Youth
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, concerns have arisen around potential increases in suicide risk, particularly among marginalized populations. This brief reviews existing research and data…
Talking Circle: Human Trafficking in Tribal Communities
“Talking Circle” Q&A Summary Human trafficking impacts tribal people more than most of us realize with traffickers preying on vulnerabilities such as jurisdiction, prosecution, and limited resources. On January 27, 2021, three panelists shared their experience working with tribal communities and answered participant questions during a Talking Circle titled “Human Trafficking in Tribal Communities.” Discussion…
Adolescent Brain Development and Dating Violence Webinar
Understanding Adolescent Brain Development in Teen Dating Violence Cases March 29, 3:00-4:30pm EST National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Link to view webinar recording. This webinar is part of the Teen Dating Violence Judicial Training and Technical Assistance Project. The 90-minute presentation will provide participant judges with a brief overview of brain development…
Community of Practice Virtual Gathering
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and Victims’ Rights in Tribal Communities March 23, 3:00pm EST Unified Solutions Tribal Community Development Group Unified and Tribal Victim Service Programs held an interactive discussion on National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) and Victims’ Rights in Tribal Communities. Discussion included federal Victims’ Rights, developing Tribal Victims’ Rights Codes, and…
Coping After Mass Violence
This fact sheet provides common reactions children and families may be experiencing after a mass violence event…
The Abuse in Later Life Education Series for Advocates
“The Abuse in Later Life Education Series for Advocates consists of 20 instructional video clips featuring national experts discussing key topics advocates encounter when serving older survivors.”
Human Trafficking Action Research Toolkit from OVC TTAC
“The purpose of the Human Trafficking Action Research Toolkit is to provide information, strategies, tools, and other resources to help organizations and programs understand and conduct action research.”
Name That Tune! – Integrating Music into Senior Fraud Education
“From a learning theory perspective, research on arts integrated learning has shown benefits related to memory and recall; engagement; and may provide a relaxed atmosphere more conducive to learning. In terms of inclusion, the format of the game and conferencing software functionality allow for “phone only” players to participate as well. Perhaps most important, we came to learn that participants just really have a lot of fun participating in this activity.”
Prevention tool of the month: Respect Effect
“Respect Effect is an app that encourages young people to build healthy relationship skills by completing daily challenges with their significant others, friends, and families. Users can share their completed challenges on the Community Feed, earn points to get on the Leaderboard, and view their friends’ challenges.”
Children With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities Who Have Experienced Trauma
“This series presents on children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their experiences of traumatic events at a rate that is at least equal to their typically developing peers…”