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Domestic violence sourcebook, basic consumer health information about intimate partner abuse, stalking, sexual harassment, and human trafficking, including facts about risk factors, warning signs, and forms of physical, sexual, mental, emotional, and financial abuse in women, men, adolescents, immigrants, elders, and other specific populations ; along with facts about digital dating abuse and cyberbullying, victims and abusers, strategies for preventing and intervening in abusive situations, interventions through workplaces and faith communities, tips regarding legal protections, a glossary of related terms, and a directory of resources for further information

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Domestic violence sourcebook

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basic consumer health information about intimate partner abuse, stalking, sexual harassment, and human trafficking, including facts about risk factors, warning signs, and forms of physical, sexual, mental, emotional, and financial abuse in women, men, adolescents, immigrants, elders, and other specific populations ; along with facts about digital dating abuse and cyberbullying, victims and abusers, strategies for preventing and intervening in abusive situations, interventions through workplaces and faith communities, tips regarding legal protections, a glossary of related terms, and a directory of resources for further information

Includes facts about risk factors, warning signs, and forms of physical, sexual, mental, emotional, and financial abuse in women, men, adolescents, imigrants, elders, and other specific populations. Also facts about digital dating abuse and cyberbullying, victims and abusers, strategies for preventing and intervening in abusive situations, interventions through workplaces and faith communities, tips regarding legal protections, a glossary of related terms, and a directory of resources for further information

Part I: Facts about domestic violence, stalking, and sexual harassment. What is domestic violence? -- Prevalence of domestic abuse -- Risk factors for domestic violence -- Detecting abuse -- Understanding stalking -- Sexual harassment -- Street harassmentPart II: Intimate partner abuse. Types of intimate partner abuse -- When abuse turns deadly -- Physical effects of domestic abuse -- Emotional and socioeconomic effects of domestic violence -- Children and exposure to domestic violencePart III: Abuse in specific populations. Child abuse -- Teen dating violence -- Date rape -- Digital dating abuse -- Abuse in pregnancy -- Disability and maltreatment -- Abuse of men -- Elder abuse -- Abuse reported by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community -- Abuse within the military -- Abuse within immigrant communities -- Human traffickingPart IV: Preventing and intervening in domestic violence. Healthy relationships are key to preventing domestic violence -- Talk with your teen about healthy relationships -- Preventing and intervening in child abuse -- How the legal system can help -- How you can help someone who is in an abusive situation -- Working with men and boys to end violence against women and girls -- Interventions and help for abusers -- Workplace intervention -- Preventing workplace violence -- Intervention by faith communities -- Intervention by healthcare providersPart V: Emergency management, moving out, and moving on. Why do victims stay with their abusers? -- Staying safe with an abuser -- Managing a domestic violence emergency -- Documenting domestic violence -- Leaving an abusive relationship -- Planning for safety: personal safety and safety of children and pets -- Internet safety for victims of domestic violence -- Navigating the legal system -- Identity protection for abuse victims -- Life after abuse: looking after yourself and moving onPart VI: Additional help and information. Glossary of terms related to domestic abuse -- Directory of domestic violence resources -- Domestic violence hotlines -- State child abuse reporting numbers -- Programs providing shelter for pets of domestic violence victims

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