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Time Out

Now that I’m a 9-5er, my time off is pretty precious. So you’ll excuse me while I engage in a bit of self-care and take a short vacation. I’ll be back on April 1st with new content, including the next installment of Articles of Note.

See you next week!

 

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The Price of Shame

“Public shaming as a blood sport has to stop…Online, we have a compassion deficit, an empathy crisis…” This one is a must-watch.

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Since Last We Spoke 3-23-15

Finally home (for a minute)–I spent the weekend playing. I stayed offline much of it, I was just so happy to be back in DC. But a few wakeful hours early this morning left me with some time to read, so here’s what I’ve been checking out since last we spoke:

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Healthcare: Understanding the Affordable Care Act and How it Affects Immigrant Survivors

The National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (in partnership with AEquitas and CALCASA) is hosting a webinar, Healthcare: Understanding the Affordable Care Act and How it Effects Immigrant Survivors. The session will be held April 16th from 2-3:30 pm ET. Details after the jump:

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Expert Witness Testimony in Cases Involving Domestic Violence

The National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women is hosting a webinar, Expert Witness Testimony in Cases Involving Domestic Violence. The session will be held April 13th from 3-4:30pm ET. The featured speakers are Dr. Mary Ann Dutton and Dr. Dawn Hughes. Click through for details:

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Preventing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States

Sorry–late notice on this one (but it should be archived): OJJDP is hosting a webinar, Keeping Kids Safe: Preventing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States. Again, a topic that we don’t see get much airtime, so I figured it was worth some space on the site. It’ll be held March 18th from 2-3:30pm ET. Click through for details:

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Since Last We Spoke 3-16-15

Well, folks–week 2 of my San Antonio adventure begins. And as much as I like this city (and the lodging on post, which is nicer than a lot of other places), I am ready to sleep in my own bed again. Alas, not till Friday. Happily I had some down time over the weekend, exploring the city, stuffing myself with enormous Mexican breakfasts (both days) and being just a little lazy. Plenty of time to read and peruse my social media feeds, so here’s what caught my eyes since last we spoke:

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Worthwhile Read: Mapping Childhood Trauma

My dear friend Val sent me this article and I thought it was such a fantastic read, I figured it would be of interest to FHO’s readers, as well. Enjoy a look at (or a listen to–there’s corresponding audio) this unique partnership between medical and law enforcement. And while we’re at it–can we talk about a doc who’s duel boarded in OB/GYN and pathology? Good stuff. It’s a great example of how expansive our role can be in addressing violence, limited only by our own creativity.

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Clinical Guide: Consensual Sex Injury (Revised)

The original research grid I created on consensual sex injury while writing the book chapter on this topic has been updated many times. It’s been refreshed again, as I try to do regularly. If you want the word doc with links to the abstracts, please note it is available for purchase now at Scribd ($0.99), as it is incredibly labor intensive*. Otherwise, you can click the link to download the PDF of the research grid.

Consensual Sex Injuries revised 3-15

*Any money collected goes into the costs of hosting this site. This is still a nerdy hobby. 

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Gang Violence and Domestic Violence

I’m always excited to see a topic being taught that doesn’t get a lot of airplay. We touch on this issue in the IPV courses I teach, but I rarely see anything available in depth. So I’m happy to post the National Alliance to end Domestic Abuse‘s upcoming webinar, Gang violence and Domestic Violence. It will be held March 19th from 12-1:30pm ET. Webinars are $25 if you aren’t a member of the Alliance. Click through for details:

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Since Last We Spoke 3-9-15

I’m a bit of a sad panda, I must confess–I’m in San Antonio at JBSA for 2 full weeks, and while I love what I do for a living, it’s a pretty long time in a hotel (alone). After a false start yesterday, I finally made it down here today, and am fully settled in (Commissary–check; Class VI–check, check). It’ll be a fairly hectic couple of weeks, but I will do my best to keep the posts coming regularly. Let’s start with what’s caught my eye since last we spoke:

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Sexual Assault Examiner: Case Study Review

Late notice on this, but our friend Kim Nash is doing the next webinar for the Tribal Forensic Healthcare project. Register for the Sexual Assault Examiner: Case Study Review, which will be held Monday, March 9th from 3-4:30pm ET. As with all the offerings from this project, CEs will be available and the session will be archived.

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Feel Like Some International Travel?

I don’t typically post jobs, but this is an interesting one, and I can’t help but think there might be an FHO reader or 2 interested in the gig: Physicians for Human Rights is looking for an NP or physician interested in working in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Click through for details.

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Suicide Safe Launch (A New App)

SAMHSA is hosting a webinar March 11th at 3:30pm ET to launch their free mobile app, Suicide Safe. It’s intended as a suicide prevention tool for behavioral health and primary care providers, but it certainly has relevance for the work we do, as well, since it provides guidance on suicide assessments and other prevention strategies.

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Worthwhile Read: Predatory Publishing

As I frequently mention here, just because something is available online doesn’t mean it’s quality. As professionals we’re obligated to evaluate our sources for scientific information, because in this day and age, there’s an abundance of information out there, not all of which is trustworthy.

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Since Last We Spoke 3-2-15

I am late in getting this posted–usually I have these ready to go 1st thing in the morning or even the night before. But my day got away from me, and then I had the opportunity to spend the evening dining with most cherished friends, so apologies to those of you who went searching for this post earlier today.

Lousy weather made it a good weekend to read, compounded by a cross country flight on Friday (in the middle seat). On top of that, there never seems to be a shortage of things to fuel the outrage, So here’s what caught my eye since last we spoke: