Violence and Abuse Resources
See below to learn about resources developed related to violence and abuse, especially intimate partner violence prevention and response.
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The Source for Survivors is a new resource that offers an overarching framework and practical tools that foster hope and healing for survivors of past abuse, as well as for the community support that surround them.
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The mission of See the Triumph is to end the stigma surrounding intimate partner violence and develop supportive resources for survivors. See the Triumph resources include a blog, Collections on special topics, See the Triumph Workbooks, a Healing Arts program curriculum, and a Survivor Advocacy Training Program.
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The Healthy Relationships Initiative aims to promote happy, healthy, and safe relationships of all kinds. HRI is an upstream preventive initiative to prevent the negative consequences of relationships distress, including violence and abuse. The main activities of HRI include community mobilization, social marketing, and educational programs.
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The Family Justice Center Evaluation Toolkit was developed through a partnership between the Guilford County Family Justice Center and UNC Greensboro. Download a pdf copy of the toolkit by clicking below.
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The Safety Strategies booklet was developed to provide tools for doing safety planning for survivors of domestic violence and their children. This resource is based on research from the UNCG Family Violence Research Group. Note: This booklet was previously housed on a separate website, http://www.dvsafetyplanning.org. This website is no longer active, so this is now the primary place to download this resource. Please note: this booklet may be reproduced and modified for use in full or in part by professionals who work with clients who have experienced domestic violence. We ask that any reproduced versions be credited to the Family Violence Research Group in the UNCG Department of Counseling and Educational Development.
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Overcoming the Stigma of Intimate Partner Abuse addresses the impact of the shame surrounding intimate partner violence and the importance of actively challenging this stigma. Through examples of survivors who have triumphed over past abuse, the book presents a new way to understand the dynamics of abusive relationships as well as demonstrates the strength, resourcefulness, and resilience of victims and survivors. Overcoming the Stigma of Intimate Partner Abuse offers professionals, survivors, and communities an action plan to end stigma, support survivors, advocate for better response systems, raise awareness about abuse, and prevent violence.
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The comprehensive theory- and research-based guidelines provided in Responding to Family Violence help answer the personal and professional questions therapists have as they provide competent clinical treatment to clients who have experienced family violence. It presents academic, scholarly, and statistical terms in an accessible and user-friendly way, with useful take-away points for practitioners such as clarifying contradictory findings, summarizing major research-based implications and guidelines, and addressing the unique clinical challenges faced by mental health professionals.
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Based on research related to See the Triumph, the #SafeDating4Teens Parent-Teen Discussion Guide was designed to help parents and teenagers start an open, ongoing dialogue to help teens navigate the difficult terrain of dating relationships, with a special focus on discussing the signs of potentially abusive dating relationships. The Discussion Guide can be downloaded for free in a pdf version at the following link: http://www.seethetriumph.org/blog/safedating4teens-parent-teen-discussion-guide-is-now-available.
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