Utilize our Education Resources page to gain further knowledge in the realm of personal safety. In addition, we have provided recommended safety tools to assist you in applying personal safety planning to your every day life!
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Educational Resources
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Anti-Racism Resources:
To learn more about how you can be engaged in anti-racist work, check out the resources below from the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault!
Intersection of sexual violence and racism:
- http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/
appsych/opus/issues/2015/ spring/robinson - http://www.incite-national.
org/page/dangerous- intersections - http://endsexualviolence.org/
where-we-stand/racism-and-rape Aspiring White Allies:
Podcasts:
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- Podcast on Domestic Violence and how to recognize signs of domestic abuse in your own relationships, as well as how to address it when it becomes apparent in a friend’s relationship.
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Dear Sugar
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- Three podcasts on step-families, lovers and friends and jealousy, and sexual fluidity.
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Videos:
Watch this video about the basics of consent
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Articles:
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- (Excerpt from abstract) Some national governments have adopted a wide variety of measures to address violence against women, including legal reform, public education campaigns, and support for shelters and rape crisis centres, but other governments have done little to confront the problem. What accounts for these differences in policy?
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Knowledge and Know-How: The Role of Self-Defense in the Prevention of Violence Against Women
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- This study, commissioned by the European Parliament Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs upon request by the FEMM Committee, examined research on the effectiveness of self-defense and its place in policies at EU and Member State levels. It concludes that there is a growing evidence base that feminist self-defense can be effective in preventing violence.
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Websites:
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- The Be SMART framework is designed to help parents and adults normalize conversations about gun safety and take responsible actions that can prevent child gun deaths and injuries.
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- NO MORE is dedicated to ending domestic violence and sexual assault by increasing awareness, inspiring action and fueling culture change.
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- Database to inform about policies in each state regarding child welfare.
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- Website containing peer reviewed articles to help learn what works in the prevention of violence.
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Girls Fight Back! Strong. Resilient. Spirited. Unified.
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- Organization dedicated to empowering and introducing others to the idea of full-force self-defense. They travel and present their programming to help teach self-defense basics.
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Equality Now: Ending Violence and Discrimination of Women and Girls Around the World – Take Action
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- Organization designed to achieve legal and systematic change that addresses violence and discrimination against women and girls around the world.
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LGBTQ
School Safety
Harassment Prevention
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Books
As a recognized expert in the field of personal safety, IMPACT has been cited in numerous books and research studies – see below.
The Gift of Fear and other books by Gavin de Becker
Beauty Bites the Beast: Awakening the Warrior within Women and Girls by Ellen Snortland
Megatrends for Women by Aburdene & Naisbitt
The Courage to Heal by Ellen Bass & Laura Davis
When Food Is Love by Geneen Roth
Her Wits About Her by Denise Caignon & Gail Groves
A Bouncer’s Guide to Barroom Brawling by Peyton Quinn
The Safe Child Book by Sherryll Kraizer
The Safe Zone: A Kid’s Guide to Personal Safety by Donna Chaiet and Francine Russell
Rites of Spring by Ellen Snortland and Gavin de Becker
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Recommended Safety Tools
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- Courtesy of Gavin de Becker and Associates, conduct your own Domestic Violence MOSAIC Assessment for free.
- Learn to create a family safety plan.