Black Women, Sexual Assault, and Criminalization
Why are Black women disproportionately at risk of sexual violence? What are the consequences? What can we do?
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Why are Black women disproportionately at risk of sexual violence? What are the consequences? What can we do?
“This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the best available evidence to help communities and states sharpen their focus on prevention activities with the greatest potential to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV) and its consequences across the lifespan.”
“Using data from The Trevor Project’s 2020 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health, this brief focuses on foster care and suicide risk among LGBTQ youth.”
“This collection offers guidance on how to provide accessible, culturally responsive, and affirming services to survivors of all genders.”
“APIAHF and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) have collaborated on a combat hate crime toolkit that provides basic and critical information for victims, community based organization, and community leaders.”
“Of all of the beliefs that reinforce violence, victim-blaming, or the assumption that survivors of assault are somehow at fault for their own abuse, is among the most damaging.”
A Toolkit for screening, assessment, and brief counseling in primary care and behavioral health settings.
This research project increases understanding of Asian battered women’s experiences in seeking help from the criminal justice system and other programs.
This webinar presents findings from the Urban Institute’s Evaluation of In-prison Programming: Addressing Prior Trauma and Victimization, funded by the National Institute of Justice.
Information is provided on the occurrence of abuse, isolation as a risk factor, issues affecting help seeking, and tips for working with LGBT elders.
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