Mar
31
Hey, Canada…
March 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Check out your page for new info…Thanks, Sheila!
Mar
31
In my Inbox: Health Reform & DV
March 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Like many of you, I get a ridiculous amount of email. Much of it gets deleted without reading (not the mail from individuals, but the updates from organizations and agencies, which are often sacrificed for the sake of simply managing my workload). However, I try to always at least skim the mail from the Family [...]
Mar
30
I know health literacy and written communication is not the sexiest topic in the world. But here at FHO, we’re pretty committed to making sure all of our patients receive the highest quality, targeted healthcare services. This means that when we’re discharging patients, they receive materials that allow them to best understand how to care [...]
Mar
29
Financial Cost of Child Abuse
March 29, 2010 | 1 Comment
I received an email from a reader asking me to please post information about the financial cost of child abuse in the US. I’m happy to be able to post some relatively recent publications on the topic, the most specific being Prevent Child Abuse America’s 2007 report, Total Estimated Cost of Child Abuse and Neglect [...]
Mar
25
Domestic Violence: Recognizing & Responding to Victims & Perpetrators in the Health Care Setting
March 25, 2010 | 1 Comment
The University of Washington’s School of Nursing has created an online course for healthcare providers: Domestic Violence (DV): Recognizing and Responding to Victims and Perpetrators in the Health Care Setting. There are 2 modules–one on recognizing and responding to perpetrators, the other focused on victims. Modules are $10 a piece, and award 1 CEU each.
Mar
24
SAAM Day of Action & Giveaway
March 24, 2010 | 10 Comments
April 20th is Sexual Assault Awareness Month’s Day of Action. This year’s theme is preventing sexual violence on our campuses. Hopefully you have thought about how you would like to commemorate this day, but if you haven’t, NSVRC has some fantastic suggestions for you. Although it’s just under a month away, there’s still time to [...]
Mar
23
Monitoring Progress & Evaluating Success for SARTs
March 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment
MNCASA‘s Sexual Violence Justice Institute is hosting the last of a 4-part series on the SART Protocol Development Cycle, Monday April 26th at 12pm CT: Monitoring Progress and Evaluating Success for SARTs and Other Multidisciplinary Teams Responding to Sexual Violence. Participation is free, but preregistration is required.
Mar
22
Traumatic Brain Injury & DV
March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment
VAWNet released a new collection today on traumatic brain injury and domestic violence. “It provides advocates and other professionals with tools to screen for TBI within the context of domestic violence as well as presentations, articles, and other relevant resources on the topic…The purpose of this collection is to: 1) increase knowledge and understanding of [...]
Mar
19
10 Things Keeping Me Going Right Now
March 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment
As I have mentioned (and as evidenced by a few holes in the posts over the last several weeks), I am on a ridiculous travel jag right now that has me in 12 cities over 8 weeks across all 4 continental US time zones (thankfully the international travel doesn’t begin til the Summer), military and [...]
Mar
17
Bullying Through the Eyes of a Child
March 17, 2010 | 1 Comment
Boys and Girls Club of America is hosting a free webinar on bullying March 23rd at 2pm ET. “This session will focus on the issue of bullying, child safety and the effects it’s having on our nation’s youth. You will receive insight into why bullying occurs and excellent information and resources to help youth development and [...]
