FORGE outlines a comprehensive strategy guide for approaching therapy in the Transgender community. "Let’s Talk About It! A Transgender Survivor’s Guide to Accessing Therapy" cover resiliency exercises, self healing strategies, and essential information to help Transgender survivors access therapy and other resources.
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Check out this roundup of each episode in our COVID-19 and Health Equity podcast series.
Sexual assault, abuse, and harassment can be risk factors for homelessness, and homelessness is a risk factor for experiencing rape or sexual assault. Both sexual violence and homelessness are the result of historical and structural oppression, with Black individuals, other people of color, and Indigenous individuals experiencing both homelessness and sexual violence at much higher rates. This webinar will dig into how sexual violence coalitions could use Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding to benefit sexual violence survivors.
The National Center for Transgender Equality has released a list of important resources relating to COVID-19 and the transgender community.
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Julie Woulfe and Melina Wald explore the ways in which the Transgender and Non-Binary (TGNB) community have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Human Rights Campaign Foundation released "LGBTQ Intimate Partner Violence and COVID-19", which demonstrates the disparities in rates of intimate partner violence between LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ communities, shows how these rates are likely to increase during COVID-19 and offers solutions to address these rising rates of violence.
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Leaving is not easy. On average, it takes a victim seven times to leave before staying away for good. Exiting the relationship is most unsafe time for a victim. As the abuser senses that they’re losing power, they will often act in dangerous ways to regain control over their victim.
Megan L. Evans, M.D., M.P.H., Margo Lindauer, J.D., Maureen E. Farrell, M.D. explore intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Community connectedness is an important part of preventing sexual assault — but it’s also crucial for preventing all public health issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
Women Against Abuse has released an important outline for Covid-19 Safety Planning for People Experiencing Domestic Violence, including in-home strategies, help-seeking strategies, diffusion strategies, safety with children, and resources from both the national and Philadelphia area.
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