Issued by Barbara J. Parker, Oakland City Attorney, and Nancy E. O’Malley, Alameda County District Attorney, these FAQs provide clarity on the current shelter-in-place requirements…
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Media Guide: Understanding the Realities of Strangulation
This guide is designed to assist media professionals in understanding the importance of using appropriate language to describe non-fatal strangulation, specifically, when discussing strangulation and…
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Moving from the Mainstream to the Margins: Lessons in Culture and Power
This article highlights the ways in which power is conceptualized, activated, and institutionalized in American culture. Drawing from research and the author’s experience within mainstream…
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Tips for Staff and Advocates Working with Children Polyvictimization
This four-page resource defines polyvictimization, explains its impact on children, and identifies its warning signs in order to assist staff and advocates working with children…
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Prevalence and Health Effects of Intimate Partner Violence and Non-Partner Sexual Violence
This report is a systematic study of the violence against women on a global scale, identifying that it is “a global health problem that affects…
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