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Reaffirming My Transgender Child’s Identity is Not Child Abuse

anonymous Emotional abuse is just as real for children as it is for adults. As April is Child Abuse Prevention…

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Three Ways We Can Transform the Family Court System to Provide Better Outcomes for Survivors and Their Children – An Op-Ed

By Ana M. Martinez-Mullen, Esq. and Tracy Shoberg, J.D., April 2022 Family Court systems are in dire need of reform.…

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National Custody Strategy Network – A Statement on IPV and Co-Occurring Child Abuse

A STATEMENT SUPPORTING ASSESSMENT OF THE NATURE, CONTEXT AND EFFECTS OF ABUSE IN FAMILY COURT SETTING The National Custody Strategy…

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COVID-19, Coercive Control, and Shared Parenting

In situations involving a coercive controlling parent, shared legal custody can be a pathway for an abusive parent to exercise…

TAGS: #Children and Teens #Coercive Control #Covid 19

Introduction to the SAFeR Approach

Every domestic violence case is unique, and a one-size-fits-all approach often does victims/survivors a disservice. In the fourth and final…

TAGS: #Children and Teens #SAFeR

Federal Study Increases Understanding of Homeless Youth

The first-of-its-kind study, funded by ACF’s Family & Youth Services Bureau and conducted by researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln,…

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