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World AIDS Day

December 1st is World AIDS Day. Different countries are marking the day with a variety of events:

US: http://www.worldaidsday.org/

UK: http://www.worldaidsday.org/

Australia: http://www.worldaidsday.org.au/

World AIDS Campaign: http://www.worldaidscampaign.org/en/World-AIDS-Day

For global information about the link between violence against women and HIV, here are a few good reads to get you going:

Violence Against Women and HIV (UNAIDS)

Violence Against Women and HIV/AIDS (WHO)

Gender and HIV/AIDS Portal (UNIFEM)

(Add: I just stumbled across this lovely photoessay, A Day with HIV in America, presented by the nice folks over at Positively Aware.)

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Building Healthcare Leadership, Round 2

The Family Violence Prevention Fund is offering a 2nd webinar on healthcare leadership, Building Health Care Leadership: A Systems Advocacy Approach to Addressing Domestic Violence in the Health Care System. The 1st was offered in July; however, this will not just be a replaying of the original, but an interactive original session. The session will be held December 3rd from 11-12:30 pm PT. You can register here.

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Gratitude

This year has been (without exaggeration), the most painful and difficult, and also the most amazing year of my life. As the holidays approach, I can only spend a little time reflecting on just how far I have traveled this year (figuratively, and, 85K air miles later, also literally). I am enormously grateful for my people, more so today than ever before. And I find myself really sorting through what matters–to me, to my family, to my tribe.

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Medscape Roundup

Medscape has a few new articles of interest I thought I’d post. They’re always good for recent research recaps, and as always, they’re free to access. You just need to register over at the site, if you haven’t done so already.

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Batterer Intervention Programs

I frequently get asked to comment on the efficacy of batterer intervention programs when I teach on the subject of domestic violence. The truth is, this is pretty far outside my scope of practice, so I can’t offer much on the topic, except to refer people to some of my colleagues who do the work. Now, however, there’s a new report that speaks to the issue, for those of you who are interested.

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Archived DNA Webinars

We’ve been talking a lot about DNA here at work over the past several days, so I thought I would repost some previously delivered (now archived) webinars on a variety of DNA-related topics over at NCVC.

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Articles of Note: November Edition

Time once again for Articles of Note. All of these are from the October/November/December issues and electronic previews. As always, please keep in mind this in no way a comprehensive list; simply items that have caught my attention from a selection of peer-reviewed journals. Links lead to PubMed abstracts; from there you can choose what’s worth a.) paying for; b.) a pilgrimage to your nearest medical library; or c.) downloading via the full-text access you possibly have at your disposal. For those of you wanting the word doc, drop me a note.

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Grant Writing and Management Academy

BJA has a Grant Writing and Management Academy available free, online for anyone interested in applying for (or already receiving) federal grants. It provides pretty fantastic training for prospective and seasoned writers alike, and includes topics like problem validation and data gathering, management strategies, and resource development. Given my penchant for all things sustainability, I’m thrilled to see the issue addressed explicitly. All of it is presented in 5 modules, most of which will have applicability beyond federal grants, so even if you’re not applying for Justice funds, you may still want to check it out.

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Sexual Assault Kit Evidence

NIJ has issued a solicitation, Strategic Approaches to Sexual Assault Kit Evidence: An Action Research Projects, to identify solutions to the nationwide problem of untested evidence in sexual assault cases. A webinar will be offered in conjunction with the solicitation, November 17th at 2pm ET. Participants will “learn more about the solicitation, including the “action-research” model through which NIJ hopes to develop innovative practices that other jurisdictions can use. Ample time will be allocated for audience questions.” You can register for the session here.

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Happy Veterans Day

A heartfelt thank you to all the veterans out there, and a special shout out to the Army JAGs with whom I am fortunate enough to work and call friends.

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Child Abuse in Lesbian Families

The National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study (NLLFS) has published new data regarding the incidence of child abuse in lesbian families. The study “has been following and reporting on a cohort of planned lesbian families with children conceived through donor insemination…the NLLFS examines the social, psychological, and emotional development of the children as well as the dynamics of planned lesbian families. This is the longest-running and largest prospective investigation of lesbian mothers and their children in the United States. For nearly a quarter century, this study has been providing information to specialists in healthcare, family services, adoption, foster care, sociology, feminist studies, education, ethics, same-sex marriage, civil union, and public policy on matters pertaining to LGBT families.”

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10 Things: Truisms in Forensic Healthcare

My friend and colleague Jen and I have been teaching a DV course in Maine (love those Maine folks, BTW, and not just because they feed us lobster). In our discussions today, we touched on a few things that end up being inevitable in the course of our work. This has led us to compile what I will call our list of truisms in forensic healthcare. So without further ado:

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“Advanced” Consent

There’s an interesting case in Canada right now that I am watching, as many of you probably are. It addresses the issue of  advanced consent (their term, not mine). The crux of the matter hinges on a critical question: Can you consent to sex when you “allow” yourself to be strangled until you’re unconscious? 

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Stalking in the Workplace Webinar Series

Happy Forensic Nurses Week, everyone. Hopefully you are coming up with some creative ways of honoring colleagues (or, you know, yourself–always good, too). Today, I am pleased to share a new webinar series presented by NCVC’s Stalking Resource Center: Stalking in the Workplace. The series will provide 3 webinars on the subject, all free of charge. The 1st in the series begins next week.

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Forensic Nurses Week is 11/8-12

Next week is Forensic Nurses Week. It is, without question, a fantastic opportunity to celebrate your team or reach out to the media for a bit of publicity about all the good work you and your colleagues do. If you need some assistance with a press release or other activities, IAFN has made it extremely easy.

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Sexual Violence & People with Disabilities

TAASA is hosting a webinar on November 9th from 10-11:30 am CT: Sexual Violence and People with Disabilities. The session will be repeated November 30th, from 1-2:30 pm CT. Michelle Schwartz from SafePlace in Austin, TX will be the featured speaker. Unfortunately, they don’t give us much information on what the session agenda will be, so I’m assuming it’s going to be a general overview. You can register for the session here.

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The Line

Women’s eNews and NSVRC are co-hosting a live viewing of Nancy Schwartzman’s film, The Line, in NYC next week. The viewing will be held November 10th from 6-8pm at the Women’s eNews HQ (6 Barclay St., 6th Floor). In addition to the live viewing, which will feature several speakers, alongside the film’s director, Women’s eNews is live streaming the entire event, including the film. The event (either live or streaming) is free of charge. To RSVP for the live event, send an email to events@womensenews.org.

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Domestic Violence and the Military

The Family Justice Center Alliance is sponsoring a free webinar, Tuesday, November 11th at 9am PT: Domestic Violence and the Military. Deborah Tucker, Executive Director of the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, will be the featured speaker.

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Workplaces Respond to Domestic & Sexual Violence

Allow me to first say, what a fantastic week in Pittsburgh. Definitely one of the best Assemblies yet. And for all of you new readers just making our acquaintance here at FHO, welcome to our wonky little site. I was thrilled to see so many new subscribers pop up in the last 5 days. BTW, if you haven’t been getting your daily emails, please remember you have to click on the link Feedburner sends you after you sign up in order to activate the subscription. If you didn’t see the link in your inbox, check your spam filter.