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April is Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness month. In recognition, MiVAN has pulled together a selection of trainings, resources, and articles for advocates who want an overview of the problem or who want to take a deeper dive into specific issues.
“This fact sheet identifies the barriers refugee survivors of domestic violence face and approaches that can mitigate their impact.”
“This factsheet introduces the limited sex trafficking data that exists specifically related to Black women and girls, which indicates that we are disproportionately at risk of becoming victims of sex trafficking.”
“[A] recommendations document regarding future public and private funding committed to ending violence against women and all forms of interpersonal violence (IPV). Racial justice and accessible flexible funding were the top two areas for formal recommendations.”
This collection of scenarios provide examples of situations that may come up in a young person’s life and provides information on how one could respond.
“LBGTQ+ individuals are more likely than heterosexual and cisgender individuals to experience stalking victimization.”
“This toolkit provides resources and support to build language access as a core service for survivors with LEP.”
View advocate agencies, shelters, lawyers, sheriff’s departments, court houses, and more by state.
“This document was created to provide law enforcement guidance when developing policies and procedures for the retention, disposition, and/or removal of evidence.”
These concrete, trauma-informed tools can be used to respond to trauma by helping a survivor learn to regulate trauma reactions through breathing and grounding exercises. These tools are available in both Spanish and English. Also included are a variety of other trainings and resources available in Spanish and English.
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