Sep

30

Safety Planning with Victims of Abuse in Later Life

September 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment

In their continuing series on women’s experiences with sexual and domestic violence, BWJP is offering a webinar October 7th from 4-5:30 ET: Safety Planning with Victims of Abuse in Later Life. Participation is free, but registration closes on October 5th, so make sure to plan ahead for this one. Although it does not specifically mention [...]

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Sep

30

By the way…

September 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Want to know what post has been read on this site more than any other? That would be this one. And thank heavens, too…

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Sep

28

Reproductive Coercion & Partner Violence

September 28, 2010 | 2 Comments

JWI and their National Alliance to End Domestic Abuse are hosting a webinar October 7th from 12-1 pm ET, Reproductive Coercion and Partner Abuse: A New Study on Unintended Pregnancy. Dare I say it, but it would appear that these webinars are now free, as long as you’re not looking for social work CEs. You [...]

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Sep

27

Law & Order Addresses Kit Backlog

September 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Law & Order: SVU will air an episode Wednesday night (9/29) at 9pm ET that addresses the issue of the sexual assault evidence collection kit backlog. The Joyful Heart Foundation (founded by SVU star Mariska Hargitay) has been vocal on this issue for some time, so not surprising that it’s making its way into a [...]

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Sep

24

The Girl Effect

September 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment

On the heels of yesterday’s post, I thought it would be fitting to follow it with a fantastic video entitled The Girl Effect. I figured it’s an excellent way to end a productive week, and everyone can use some inspiration now and again. Make sure to check out the organization’s site, as well.

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Sep

23

Virtual Knowledge Center to End Violence Against Women & Girls

September 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment

UNIFEM has created the Virtual Knowledge Center to End Violence Against Women and Girls that is certainly worth perusing. From the looks of the site, there are still multiple modules yet to come (including one on health and another on justice), but to date there are several live modules, and it’s beautifully searchable.

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Sep

22

Training Professionals in Prevention of Sexual & Intimate Partner Violence

September 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment

The CDC has published a new guide, Training Professionals in the Primary Prevention of Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence: a Planning Guide (PDF). The guide includes a section on training healthcare providers, and it’s full of useful tools and resources.

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Sep

21

Clinical Guide: Consensual Sex Injury

September 21, 2010 | 3 Comments

As part of the process of writing a book chapter on injuries obtained during consensual sexual intercourse, I put together a grid of the research that looks at this issue. I figured I’d go ahead and post it after some lengthy conversation today during a 2 hour Q&A session with Army defense counsel. Understanding what [...]

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Sep

20

Victim-Centered: What Does It Mean?

September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment

MNCASA’s Sexual Violence Justice Institute is hosting a webinar September 27th, from 12-1:30 CT– Victim-Centered: We’ve Heard the Term, But What Does It Mean? This is the 3rd part of their series, Beyond Protocols: How SARTs Can Influence the Justice-Making Process for Sexual Assault Victims/Survivors. You can register for the session here.

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Sep

16

Full Text Articles in Pediatrics

September 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Sorry to be article-heavy this week, but this month’s issue of Pediatrics has several relevant free, full-text articles available that I thought readers might be interested in. You’ll find the links after the jump.

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