Insurance Discrimination Against Victims of Domestic Violence (PDF)
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Updated: 2019
This report outlines the broad scope of the problem as well as the state and national advocacy and legislative efforts taken to halt this practice during the last 20 years. It addresses the problematic and wide variance in state legislative prohibitions/protections as well as the continuing need for a
Integrating Health Services into Domestic Violence Programs: Advocate Toolkit (Hard Copy and PDF)
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This toolkit is designed to assist domestic violence advocates in integrating onsite health assessment and primary health services into domestic violence programs. The toolkit provides an opportunity for domestic violence programs to create a culture of wellness and develop a more comprehensive array of services for their clients and staff.
Intersections of Gender-Based Violence, Health and HIV Module: Intersections and Implications for Providers (PDF)
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The “Gender Based Violence, Health and HIV: Intersections and Implications for Providers” training curriculum is designed to support providers in HIV testing, counseling and care settings. The module helps provides to frame trauma-informed conversations about how healthy and unhealthy relationships can affect patients’ health, in addition connecting patients to important services.
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Intimate Partner Violence in Immigrant and Refugee Communities: Challenges, Promising Practices, and Recommendations (PDF)
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation solicited the assistance of the Futures Without Violence (FWV) to collect information on the challenges, prevention and treatment of intimate partner violence (IPV) in immigrant and refugee communities. After reviewing the literature, collecting data from interviews and examining existing prevention and treatment programs, FWV issued this
Invisible Injuries Booklet (Ohio Domestic Violence Network) PDF only
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The Invisible Injuries Booklet is a companion tool for the Has Your Head Been Hurt card to assist domestic violence programs in accommodating the needs of survivors who have experienced head injuries and identifying possible follow up care or evaluation.
Futures Without Violence has been given permission to disseminate the PDF version
Is Your Relationship Affecting Your Health? General Health Safety Card (Hard Copy and PDF)
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The General Health safety card features 10 panels, 5 panels each side, and folds up to the size of a business card (3.5" x 2") for discretion. Designed for women receiving health care services, the card helps women recognize how their relationship impacts their health and the lives of their children,
Just Breathe: A Guide to Wellness Brochure (Ohio Domestic Violence Network) PDF only
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Just Breathe: A Guide to Wellness is a present-focused resource that helps survivors attain mastery and safety from trauma (including symptoms of PTSD) and emotional distress by emphasizing coping skills, grounding techniques, and education. It was designed for anyone who has experienced trauma, and for advocates to use with survivors.
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Lessons from Literature Complete Classroom Manual (PDF only)
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Lessons from Literature provides the framework for you to use the books and stories you’re already teaching to increase awareness about the damaging effects of physical, sexual and verbal abuse. Designed to integrate easily into your existing literature curriculum, the program empowers you with resources that help your students build key academic skills
National Consensus Guidelines on Identifying and Responding to Domestic Victimization in Health Care Settings (PDF)
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The National Consensus Guidelines on Identifying and Responding to Domestic Violence Victimization in Health Care Settings was developed to assist health care providers in addressing domestic violence victimization, assessment, intervention, referral and documentation. These consensus-developed guidelines were developed with over 35 experts in the field. They also cover assessment for lifetime
National Health Care Standards Campaign: Model Practices (PDF)
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The National Health Care Standards Campaign on Family Violence: Model Practices from 15 States summarizes the experiences and outcomes of 15 U.S. states that enacted state-wide public health responses to domestic violence. Funded by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, the goals of the campaign were to craft new policies and continuous
Nobody Deserves To Be Abused Poster (Hard Copy and PDF)
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This 17” x 11” poster was designed specifically for health care settings and encourages women to talk to their health care providers about domestic violence. The headline reads: “Nobody deserves to be abused” with subtext: “No matter what he says, the abuse is not your fault. Talk to your health
Nursing Folio (PDF)
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Complete with a fact sheet, national resource list, action steps to get involved, a pocket card with assessment tips, and summaries on JCAHO standard PC.3.10, mandatory reporting and privacy issues with corresponding web links for more information. The folio also highlights six national Nurses Associations’ position statements on domestic violence
Organizing a Community-Based Response to Domestic Violence: the Filipino Experience (PDF only)
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Using the Filipino community as a model, this publication serves as a guide to organizing immigrant communities against violence in the home. It chronicles the establishment of outreach and education efforts that involve survivors and others as leaders in the community.
Power and Control Wheel and Tactics Used Against Immigrant Women (PDF)
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The Chart supplements and is an adaptation of the “Power and Control” Wheel produced by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project. This is to be read together with the handbook “Working with Battered Immigrant Women: A Handbook to Make Services Accessible.”
This publication is available as a digital download only.
Promoting Resiliency Infographic (PDF only)
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This infographic depicts different protective factors that help promote resiliency for children and youth exposed to violence. This graphic can be used in trainings or posted in shelters, health clinics or other community settings in order to raise awareness on how to support healing.
Quality Assessment/Quality Improvement Tool for Clinics, Hospitals, and other Health Systems PDF
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The following Domestic Violence (DV) Quality Assessment Tool was developed in 2016 by Futures Without Violence and Dr. Elizabeth Miller, University of Pittsburgh. It is intended to provide health care facilities some guiding questions to assess quality of care related to the promotion of healthy relationships and intervention related to