Feb
29
The New Face of Abused Drugs
February 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment
An interesting and concise overview on newer abused drugs over at Medscape. The slide show gives you a brief run down on what some of the newer substances, such as Spice and Khat, look like, the clinical presentation, drug screen availability and patient management information. A nice introduction if you’re looking for that sort of [...]
Feb
28
The Hidden Faces of Modern-Day Slavery
February 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Don’t forget we have a new giveaway going on! Leave your answer to our question(s) by noon ET on February 29th to be eligible to win a copy of the new Entry-Level Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Assessment workbook. When I ran out to grab some lunch today my radio was set to NPR. And the topic featured on [...]
Feb
27
Addressing Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities
February 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Don’t forget we have a new giveaway going on! Leave your answer to our question(s) by noon ET on February 29th to be eligible to win a copy of the new Entry-Level Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Assessment workbook. VAWnet has a new applied research paper available– Addressing Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities: Critical Issues for Culturally Competent Services.
Feb
26
Weekend TED: The Danger of a Single Story
February 26, 2012 | 2 Comments
Don’t forget we have a new giveaway going on! Leave your answer to our question(s) by noon ET on February 29th to be eligible to win a copy of the new Entry-Level Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Assessment workbook. One of the best things I watched this weekend–Chimamanda Adichie talking about the danger of a single story: (Hat tip [...]
Feb
23
Evidence Based Practices and Working with Children Exposed to Violence
February 23, 2012 | 1 Comment
Don’t forget we have a new giveaway going on! Leave your answer to our question(s) by noon ET on February 29th to be eligible to win a copy of the new Entry-Level Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Assessment workbook. The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center is hosting a webinar, Evidence-Based Practices and Working With Children Exposed to [...]
Feb
22
A Brand New Giveaway!
February 22, 2012 | 18 Comments
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED Our friends at STM Learning are back with a new book giveaway for FHO readers. You have until February 29th at 12pm ET to be eligible for the drawing. Click through for details on how to enter.
Feb
21
“I wish it were true that sexual violence is being overstated…”
February 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment
I love that I get to work with the amazing folks at NSVRC. Pieces like this (PDF) make me feel even more warm and fuzzy about the whole Harrisburg crew. Thanks, Karen for a thoughtful and well-articulated reply to Christina Hoff Sommers editorial last month in the Washington Post. For more on the NISVS mentioned [...]
Feb
21
Ghosts of Violence
February 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Usually this site highlights online events, since it wold be difficult to publicize every local event for our more than 500 subscribers from all over the world, not to mention other readers who find their way to FHO everyday. That being said, our good friend in Canada (and source of all things Canada here on the [...]
Feb
20
Teen Dating Violence and Reproductive Coercion
February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The US Department of Health and Human Services and Futures Without Violence are hosting a webinar on teen dating violence and reproductive coercion. The session will be held February 27th from 2-3:30 pm ET. You can register for the session here. Sadly, I don’t have any more info on the session than this.
Feb
17
Articles of Note: February Edition
February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment
This month’s edition has my inner nerd all aquiver–so much good stuff in the research (particularly if you take care of sexual assault patients). What can I tell you–get on over to your medical library, or fire up your online access and start reading. It’s *that* good this month (and also, I like seeing my [...]
