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Latino Health Resource Guide
Latinos are the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, but remain largely underserved from a health care standpoint. Some of the socioeconomic factors that contribute to Hispanics not receiving the health care they need include:
- Language barriers
- Lack of employer health insurance
- Acculturation
- Lack of transportation
- Food/medical/dental deserts
In an effort to help, MedicareAdvantage.com compiled a guide full of state and national resources for many of the biggest health care risks faced by the Latino community. Consult the list of nationwide resources found on their site or click on your state to see a list of health care resources near you. Resources are available in both English and Spanish by clicking on the "En Español" button at the top of the page.
For use at home and when meeting with a health care provider, download the Important Health Care and Insurance Terms glossary (also found on the site), which includes important English and Spanish terms that you may need to know when seeking medical help or insurance information.
Law Enforcement Adult Sexual Assault Model Policy
In accordance with Code of Virginia § 9.1-1301 (sexual assault policies for law-enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth), all law enforcement agencies are required to have a written policy on responding to alleged criminal sexual assault. This model policy can be used or adapted by law enforcement agencies to meet this mandate, and to promote promising practices for sexual assault response and investigation.
Lessons Learned from the Underserved Populations Learning Collaborative Project
The Underserved Populations Learning Collaborative(UPLC) was a project that approximately 40 of Virginia's member sexual and domestic violence agencies, Department of Criminal Justice Services (victim services), Virginia Department of Social Services (office of family violence), and the Action Alliance partnered, collaborated, co-learned together for over about 5 years from start to finish. This report is glimpse into some of the lessons we learned along the way, as well as the resources, presentations, and evaluations that were cultivated for this project.
Click here to download the report.
Levels of Violence in the United States
This document was provided at the workshop titled "Beyond Trauma: A Presentation of Dr. Stephanie Covington’s Trauma Theory and Beyond Trauma Women’s Groups" at the Virginia Department of Social Services Office of Family Violence Promising Practices conference on September 16, 2013.
LGBT DV: Beyond the Wheel - Tactics of Abuse
This document, developed and produced by The NW Network of Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian, and Gay Survivors of Abuse, takes a deeper look beyond the power and control wheel to dig deeper into tactics of abuse often used against people within the LGBTQ community.
