Child Protection in Families Experiencing Domestic Violence
This manual from the
Children’s Bureau provides background information on the complex topic of domestic violence and addresses the following practice issues: the overlap between child maltreatment and domestic violence; the basics of domestic violence; modifying child protection practice with families experiencing domestic violence; enhancing caseworker safety and support in child protection cases involving domestic violence; and building collaborative responses for families experiencing domestic violence. Appendices include a glossary of terms; child, victim, and alleged perpetrator domestic violence assessments; safety plans; and information about developing a memorandum of understanding.
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Child Protection in Families Experiencing Domestic Violence.
Closing the Gap: Integrating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence Experiencing Homelessness: A Toolkit for Transitional Housing Programs
Domestic Violence and Schools
This webpage from
MassLegalHelp provides a variety of materials for schools and parents to use to protect the education and school safety of children who have been exposed to domestic violence. The materials explain how the laws protecting children work while the checklists offer practical ways that schools and parents can help children who have lived with domestic violence get the most out of their education.
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Domestic Violence and Schools webpage.
Domestic Violence Counts: National Census of Domestic Violence Services
Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence among Poor Children Experiencing Homelessness or Residential Instability
This research brief from the
Institute for Children and Poverty (ICP) explores the issue of intimate partner violence among homeless mothers in shelters. Children’s exposure to intimate partner violence impacts their social-emotional functioning, relationships with parents and peers, and academic achievement. Analysis of a national study reveals that children’s fathers victimized greater percentages of poor mothers experiencing homelessness or residential instability than residentially stable mothers, and poor children experiencing homelessness or residential instability witnessed a physical fight between their parents at higher rates than residentially stable poor children.
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Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence among Poor Children Experiencing Homelessness or Residential Instability.
Futures Without Violence
Futures Without Violence, formerly the Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF), is one of the nation’s premiere organizations working to prevent domestic violence and prevent more women and children from having their lives devastated by abuse. Futures Without Violence was a driving force behind the Violence Against Women Act, and continues to fight for laws to support victims and prevent family violence.
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Futures Without Violence website.
Housing and Sexual Violence Fact Sheet
This fact sheet from the
National Sexual Violence Resource Center provides a variety of informational resources about the connection between housing and sexual violence. The webpage includes resources for victim service professionals and other service providers, and information about federal laws related to sexual violence and access to affordable housing.
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Housing and Sexual Violence Fact Sheet.
National Domestic Violence Helpline
The National Domestic Violence Helpline (NDVH) provides victims of domestic violence access to help and support via a toll-free helpline, available 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. With a database of more than 4,000 shelters and service providers across the United States, Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Hotline provides callers with information they might otherwise have found difficult or impossible to obtain. Assistance is available in English and other languages at 800-799-7233. Assistance for the deaf is available by calling the TTY line at 800-787-3224.
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National Domestic Violence Helpline website.
Runaway and Homeless Youth and Relationship Violence Toolkit: Guidance and Materials for Practitioners