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LGBT Annotated Bibliography

Posted on June 14, 2013
The Institute has compiled a list (and summary of) recent academic journal articles related to LGBT topics. Some of the topics include Gay Specific, Lesbian Specific, Barriers to Services, Medical...
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Prudential Davis Productivity Award Winners!

Posted on June 6, 2013
The Institute for Family Violence Studies received a Prudential Davis Productivity Award for the fourth straight year for its work on the Law Enforcement Families Partnership. The Institute developed a...
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June 2013 EPress

Posted on June 1, 2013
Hi everyone! I hope everyone is having a wonderful start to your summer. As always, Karen has put together an amazing and very informative EPress. Be sure to check it...
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Basic Safety Issues eBook

Posted on May 28, 2013
The Basic Safety Issues eBook is designed to provide the child welfare community an overview of the safety issues that may arise in supervised parent-child contact. This eBook provides case...
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The Verizon Foundation is a generous sponsor of the Institute's Law Enforcement Families Partnership, supporting Florida's pilot program and now the National Prevention Toolkit on Officer-Involved Domestic Violence

The Florida Department of Children and Families funds the Institute's Clearinghouse on Supervised Visitation
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Florida’s Department of Children and Families funds the Institute’s Clearinghouse on Supervised Visitation.
The Institute develops LGBTQ resources for parents and teens. Click here to see a flyer for parents of LGBTQ teens.
The Institute is a member of the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan (NPEIV).
The Institute provides internship and mentoring opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students across Florida State University.
Over 40,000 criminal justice officers in Florida have taken at least one module of the Institute’s online training, “Officer-Involved Domestic Violence: A Prevention Curriculum.”
The Institute hosts the College of Social Work’s Family Violence Journal Club.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Support Enforcement funds the Institute’s pilot project to connect low income families to community resources to build economic self-sufficiency.
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.Helen Keller
The Institute’s Alliance for Faith-Based Efforts to End Domestic Violence connects faith leaders to crucial community victim services.
The Institute has received multiple Prudential-Davis Productivity Awards for saving taxpayer dollars.
The Institute’s Clearinghouse on Supervised Visitation sets the national standard for technical assistance to supervised visitation programs.
Every major criminal justice agency and victim advocacy agency in Florida is a member of the Institute’s Law Enforcement Families Partnership.
The Institute distributes children’s books from Kids In Need, Books In Deed to supervised visitation programs in Florida for their low income families. Building literacy empowers families.
The Verizon Foundation generously supports the work of the Institute’s Law Enforcement Families Partnership.
The Institute hosted a Visiting Scholar from Rwanda, Agnes Muhongerwa, for six months to share domestic violence prevention and intervention innovations with the central African nation.

LGBT Annotated Bibliography

Prudential Davis Productivity Award Winners!

June 2013 EPress

Basic Safety Issues eBook

Quotes & Notes

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