Resource Library

This webinar will help attendees understand the basic dynamics that lead to child abuse, sex trafficking, and domestic violence. The presenters will discuss the cyclical nature of these types of victimizations and the connective factors that cause these to link together as a spectrum of violence. Attendees wil gain insight into best practices in response to these types of victimizations as well as best practices in movement toward a more comprehensive approach in addressing these survivors and their healing process (2020).

This BWJP webinar explains the difference between adolescent domestic battery and intimate partner violence, and the need for an alternative system and treatment response to this issue (2019).

This BWJP webinar focuses on how sexual violence manifests in cyberspace, including non-consensual distribution of pornography and sextortion (2019).

This BWJP webinar introduces coercive control as a practical model to improve assessment with women and children and as a political model to address violence against women as a “liberty crime" (2019).

This BWJP webinar provides an introduction to and overview of Johnson's typology, including a critical evaluation and discussion of how it can be applied in research and practice based on current research. It also discusses findings from a study that evaluates different methods for identifying coercive control and classifying the types of violence in research (2019).

This Genesis Women's Shelter & Support webinar covers the many reasons why women stay in abusive relationships, including safety concerns and lack of resources, as well as ways that family and friends can support women regardless of their choice to stay or leave (Uploaded 2020).

This article discusses the prevalence of suicidality among survivors of sexual assault, and provides risks and warning signs (2018).

This webinar, provided by Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, discusses different types of unhelpful thinking patterns, and how to help challenge negative thoughts (Uploaded 2020).

This Genesis Women's Shelter & Support webinar explains "the window of tolerance" and discusses coping skills to help clients get back into their window (Uploaded 2020).

This study assesses the prevalence of traumatic events in the two subtypes of anorexia nervosa, as well as investigates the differences in clusters of post-traumatic symptoms and emotional dysregulation between the two groups (2019).

This article discusses the connection between sexual assault and eating disorders. Though eating disorders have complex roots and triggers, professinals often hear that sexual assault acts as a catalyst for developing an eating disorder (2014).

Traumatic events, especially those involving violence between people, have been found to be significant risk factors for the development of a variety of psychiatric disorders, including eating disorders—particularly those involving bulimic symptoms, such as binge eating and purging (2017).

This paper presents various therapeutic interventions for women experiencing intimate partner violence, as well as treatments for perpetrators (2016).

This article examines the relationship between childhood abuse and eating disorders. Treatment for someone who has an eating disorder and is also a survivor of abuse must take all issues into account (2020).

This webinar, provided by Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, unpacks the components of the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) triangle and how it can be used effectively in work with clients (Uploaded 2020).

This webinar from the National Alliance for Safe Housing highlights the District Alliance for Safe Housing's use of flex funding to swiftly provide cash assistance to address survivor's housing barriers; Minnesota's Coalition for Battered Women's use of flex funding as a strategy for increasing survivors' economic empowerment; and the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence's incorporation of flex funding as a core component of their DV Housing First Model. Emphasis will be on survivor choice in identifying what they needed as a core component of flexible financial assistance (2019).

This webinar, provided by Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, discusses the importance of support systems, as well as how to identify healthy and unhealthy supports (Uploaded 2020).

This article discusses the close link between intimate partner violence and suicide. IPV survivors are twice as likely to attempt suicide multiple times, and cases of murder-suicide most likely occur in the context of abusive relationships (2014).

This webinar, presented by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, discusses the research findings on the connection between suicidality and intimate partner violence (2013).

This report examines the effectiveness of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, as well as Love Is Respect's online resources(2020).

This webinar, provided by Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, focuses on preparing a safety plan specific to survivors of domestic violence (Uploaded 2020).

Survivors of domestic and sexual violence often seek assistance from homeless service/housing providers. This National Alliance for Safe Housing webinar is designed to introduce some basic concepts and best practices related to discussing safety with survivors participating in homeless/housing programs (2019)

This webinar, provided by Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, examines the concept of "safe/comfortable place", and how to use it effectively when working with clients (Uploaded 2020).

This webinar from the National Alliance for Safe Housing will discuss VAWA protections, as well as the impact of potential policy changes, such as the HUD mixed status rule or the public charge rule, and provide additional resources and information (2020).

This webinar from the National Alliance for Safe Housing will discuss how to identify and help immigrant survivors navigate challenges when seeking services and safety, as well as focus on strengths-based and trauma-informed advocacy for immigrant survivors (2020)

This Genesis Women's Shelter & Support webinar explains common behaviors or "red flag" that may indicate an abusive relationship (Uploaded 2020).

This webinar from the National Alliance for Safe Housing examines how housing first and rapid re-housing models can be adapted for domestic and sexual violence survivors. We explore effective approaches employed by a growing number of victim service programs to lower barriers for survivors accessing housing assistance, as well as what we're learning about their impact (2018).

This BWJP PowerPoint details the types of protective orders in Texas, and how to ensure victims receive the necessary protective order from their abusers (2019).

LGBTQ survivors face significant barriers to accessing services, and also experience high rates of violence. This collection of resources draws from the work of U.S. leaders who focus specifically on the issue of domestic violence within the LGBTQ community (2019).

This Genesis Women's Shelter & Support webinar explains the different types of abuse and the dynamics of power and control in abusive relationships (Uploaded 2020).

This webinar, provided by Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, focuses on defining and setting personal boundaries in relationships. Traits of boundaries discussed included rigid, porous, and healthy (Uploaded 2020).

This website offers a graphic detailing the intersection of institutional violence and violence against women, as it pertains to obstetric violence. The site also details patterns of obstetric violence, and statistics from several countries (2014).

This article examines the prevalence of rape and assault among Native American and Alaskan women (2016).

The National Indigenous Elder Justice Initiative addresses the lack of culturally-appropriate information and materials on elder abuse and exploitation in Indian Country (Uploaded 2019).

This website sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, provides resources and services for individuals diagnosed with PTSD (2019).

This study examines the current data on intimate partner violence in Latin@ populations (2019).

This study attempts to determine what percentage of suicide cases from 2005-2015 in Kentucky involved violence when intimate partner problems were identified (2019).

This article details a systems approach to the implementation of intimate partner violence screening and counseling. The paper focuses on integrated health and advocacy service delivery to support identification and interventions (2015).

This Genesis Women's Shelter & Support webinar explains how trauma impacts the brain, as well as the fight, flight, and freeze response (Uploaded 2020).

This Genesis Women's Shelter & Support webinar examines the importance of goal setting with clients and their children (Uploaded 2020).

This site contains information from the Office of Indian Tribal Governments, which has identified various abuses and schemes that cause financial risk to the tribes and their tribal members (2019).

This webpage examines the correlation between intimate partner violence, mental illness, and suicidality among men, women, and children (Uploaded 2020).

This webinar, provided by Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, explains the importance of emotional safety planning and how to create an individualized plan (Uploaded 2020).

This webinar, provided by Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, examines emotional abuse and its ramifications on the lives of victims and their children (Uploaded 2020).

This study examines the frequency of traumatic events and comorbid PTSD in women with eating disorders. Additionally, the role of psychosocial resources is analyzed within the context of trauma and eating disorders (2015).

This report summarizes the jurisdictional issues facing tribal courts after the 2013 reauthorization of VAWA, primarily in DV cases involving non-Native Americans (2018).

This website offers various resources for Deaf survivors of domestic and sexual violence (Uploaded 2020).

This webinar, provided by Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, examines the cycle of violence in domestic violence relationships (Uploaded 2020).

This review compiles the results of six studies to determine the effectiveness of couple therapy as a treatment for violence (2016).

This Genesis Women's Shelter & Support webinar defines and details coping skills, including distraction, grounding, emotional release, self care, thought challenge, access higher self, and safety planning (Uploaded 2020).

This webinar from the National Alliance for Safe Housing presents a snapshot from two communities working to meet the housing needs of survivors in their rural areas (2018).

"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 approach (2020)."

This Genesis Women's Shelter & Support webinar discusses the benefits of deep breathing for both clients and practitioners (Uploaded 2020).

This webinar, provided by Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, gives an overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder and how this population may be more vulnerable to traumatic events (Uploaded 2020).

This Genesis Women's Shelter & Support webinar provides an overview of art therapy and how it can be used when working with victims of trauma (Uploaded 2020).

This TCFV guide serves to assist advocates in supporting survivors of family violence to terminate their residential lease effectively(2020).

This webinar, provided by Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, discusses increasing self-esteem and how it can positively impact the lives of survivors (Uploaded 2020).

This Genesis Women's Shelter & Support webinar focuses on the importance of self care and establishing an intentional routine (Uploaded 2020).

This article discusses the unnecessary, violent procedures used during childbirth, resulting in decreased agency for patients and the delivery of lower-quality care (2018).

This document discusses the Greater Newburyport DV High Risk Team, which is comprised of allied professionals working together to identify the most dangerous cases of DV and implement interventions to prevent cases from escalating to fatal levels (December 2013).

This article examines the similarities between domestic violence, disability hate crime, and "mate" crime (2016).

This article discusses the trauma that comes after obstetric violence. These violence deliveries are, in part, driven by a legal environment that pushes physicians to conduct unnecessary interventions and make decisions that disregard the mother's desires (2019).