Community Solutions to Sexual and Domestic Violence: VIRGINIA

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Trauma-Informed Birth Support for Survivors of Abuse Webinar

This VAWnet webinar provides information on the impact of trauma in pregnancy and childbirth, and outlines how a partnership between advocates and birth workers in the community may be of benefit to pregnant survivors of domestic or sexual violence.  Together, victim advocacy and doula skills can set in motion a new beginning for healthier relationships between survivors of abuse and their newborns.

 

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Trauma-Informed Birth Support: Survivor + Doula + Advocate

This pamphlet reviews the connections between pregnancy, childbirth, and trauma, and offers information, resources, and tips for advocates and birth doulas to support trauma-informed birth experiences for survivors of domestic violence.  Published by the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence

Understanding P.E.R.K. Exams and Your Options After a Sexual Assault

A palm card for survivors of sexual assault that provides information on P.E.R.K. exams, including "What is a P.E.R.K.?", "Do I have to have a P.E.R.K.?", "Who will pay for the exam?", "What do I need to know if I am considering having a P.E.R.K.?"

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Understanding PERK Exams and Your Options After a Sexual Assault

This brochure provides information and guidance for obtaining, understanding, and tracking a PERK (Physical Evidence Recovery Kit) Exam in the state of Virginia. Included in this resource are sections on receiving support and information, what a PERK exam is and how it is performed, PERK exams and reporting to law enforcement, victims’ rights and options, and more.

Violence At Home—The FACT Report 2013

The FACT Report presents three types of indicators to communicate factors relevant to family violence in Virginia:

•     community context in which family violence develops;
•     scope of family violence experienced by individuals; and
•     capacity of the community to respond to family violence.