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Explore our Clinician's Corner Blogs on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment.

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A Trauma-Informed Approach to Provider Self-Care - June 18, 2024

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Partnerships Make for Progress: Spotlight on Interpersonal Violence Resources - Feb. 29, 2024

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Tips for Making Therapy More Trauma-Informed for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence - June 4, 2024

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Trauma-Informed Interventions and Assessment for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence - June 11, 2024

Additional Blogs:

  • Provider Strategies: Responding to Adult Disclosures of Sexual Assault in the MHS: Part 1 - June 5, 2023
  • Provider Strategies: Responding to Adult Disclosures of Sexual Assault in the MHS: Part 2 - June 5, 2023
  • DOD Resources for Providers Treating Service Members Disclosing Sexual Harassment - April 19, 2021
  • Supporting Survivors of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment - April 5, 2021
  • Understanding Impacts of Stalking in Service Members: Tips for Providers - April 20, 2020
  • Safe Helpline Resources available to DOD Sexual Assault Stakeholders and Clinicians - April 13, 2020
  • Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault: What is the Connection? - April 6, 2020
  • inTransition: Helping Service Members Connect to Confidential VA Mental Health Counseling for Sexual Trauma - July 22, 2019 



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