The National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health produces a variety of materials for domestic violence advocates, mental health and substance abuse providers, legal professionals, and policymakers. See below for descriptions of and links to our current publications and products.
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Background Reading
Resources for Advocates
Resources for Agencies
Resources for Coalitions
Tools for Transformation: Becoming Accessible, Culturally Responsive, and Trauma-Informed Organizations — An Organizational Reflection Toolkit
Tools for Transformation: Becoming Accessible, Culturally Responsive, and Trauma-Informed Organizations, Implementation Support Guide 1: The Social, Emotional, and Relational Climate and Organizational Trauma [ NEW! ]
Coercion Related to Mental Health and Substance Use in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence: A Toolkit for Screening, Assessment, and Brief Counseling in Primary Care and Behavioral Health Settings
Recommendations for Suicide Prevention Hotlines on Responding to Intimate Partner Violence
Online Repository of Trauma-Focused Interventions for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
Access to Advocacy Curriculum
Real Tools: Responding to Multi-Abuse Trauma — A Tool Kit
Attorney’s Handbook
Literature Review: Trauma-Specific Treatment in the Context of DV
Mental Health and Substance Use Coercion Surveys: Report from the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health and the National Domestic Violence Hotline
Promising Practices and Model Programs: Trauma-Informed Approaches to Working with Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence and Other Trauma
Guide for Engaging and Supporting Parents Affected by Domestic Violence
The Mental Health Factor in DV Custody Cases: Results from A Brief Survey of Lawyers Who Represent DV Survivors
Trauma-Informed Approaches for LGBQT* Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: A Review of Literature and a Set of Practice Observations
Critical Components of Including Domestic Violence Safety & Response in Mental Health Reform
