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Safety

Switchboard’s resources on safety include information on responding to domestic violence, emergency preparedness, safety planning, dealing with housing pests, de-escalation, disaster relief, homelessness assistance, hate crimes, preventing sexual assault, anti-trafficking, and more.

Toolkits

Critical Incident Response: Toolkit for Developing Organizational Policies and Procedures

Introduction to Safety Planning

Low-Risk Safety Plan

Safety During Client Home Visits Checklist

Blogs

Safety and Security in Polarized Political Environments

Meeting Newcomers’ Protection Needs Part I: A Collection of Resources on Community Safety and Crime

Meeting Newcomers’ Protection Needs Part II: A Collection of Resources on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

Combating Child Labor Trafficking: A Resource Collection for Providers Serving URMs and Other Youth

Webinars

Foundations Of Mandatory Reporting For Refugee Service Providers

Traumatic Stress Among Refugee Children and Youth Part 3: Responding to Abuse, Exploitation and Trafficking

ELEARNING

Suicide Prevention in Resettlement, Asylum and Integration Settings, IRC

Safety Planning in Resettlement, Asylum and Integration Settings, IRC

Responding to Intimate Partner Violence in Resettlement, Asylum and Integration Settings, IRC

RESEARCH

What are the best strategies for emergency preparedness and emergency information dissemination among resettled refugees?

What works to prevent and respond to intimate partner violence among refugees?

What Works to Prevent the Bullying of Refugee and Newcomer Children and Youth?