Apr
1
Since Last We Spoke, 4/1/13
April 1, 2013 | Leave a Comment
This week is crazy. Hell, this month is crazy. I know a lot of you are booked up with events and engagements. After all, here in the US, April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month; Crime Victims’ Rights Week is April 21-27. Lots going on. Happily I had a lovely family weekend before things really [...]
Mar
25
VAWA 2013 Information
March 25, 2013 | 2 Comments
There have been several published summaries and overviews of the specifics in the recent VAWA reauthorization (PDF). For those of you with questions, here are a few resources to check out:
Mar
7
Articles of Note: March 2013 Edition
March 7, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Time once again for Articles of Note, some of the research that has caught my eye from peer-reviewed journals in the field. As always, this is not a comprehensive outline of every relevant study, just the stuff that looks interesting to me. Scribd is giving me fits, so I have bagged using it this month; [...]
Mar
6
A Survivor’s Journey: Understanding the Health Impact of Abuse & Paths to Promote Wellness
March 6, 2013 | Leave a Comment
The National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence (Futures Without Violence) has a webinar coming up March 25th from 10-11:30 PDT, A Survivor’s Journey: Understanding the Health Impact of Abuse and Paths to Wellness. The presenter, Olga Trujillo, is someone I like very much and it’s always great hearing her speak, so I would just go [...]
Feb
28
Public Health Implications of Child Maltreatment
February 28, 2013 | Leave a Comment
The CDC has a new website focusing on the public health implications of child maltreatment. It’s part of the Veto Violence campaign and while it’s specifically geared toward health department personnel and other public health professionals, there are some things on the site that feel incredibly relevant to my practice, as well.
Feb
25
Since Last We Spoke, 2/25/13
February 25, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Back in my office after a lovely visit with a really diverse group of forensic nurses in Australia. The trip back from Australia? Less lovely. Much. The good news about the cluster&*@k that was my trip home? Well, I might need some time before I can come up with something, but the extra time added [...]
Feb
12
Clinical Guide: Bite Wounds
February 12, 2013 | 2 Comments
I had a request for some information on bite wounds in living patients, so I decided to create a new clinical guide on the subject. However, there are caveats to this one–I only included research that was applicable to the work we do as clinicians. Any of the research on bite mark impressions and the [...]
Jan
28
Since Last We Spoke, 1-28-13
January 28, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Mark your calendar: the inaugural Forensic Journal Club is coming up 12 February. Find all the information you need to participate here. An FHO reader sent me a message this week asking when I was going to resume posting the lists of what I’ve been reading over the weekend. I hadn’t realized until receiving that [...]
Jan
17
Child Maltreatment 2011: Key Findings and Expanded Discussion
January 17, 2013 | Leave a Comment
February 7th from 12-1pm CT there is a child abuse and neglect webinar being offered: Child Maltreatment 2011–Key Findings and Expanded Discussion. From the announcement: The Child Maltreatment report series presents national data about child abuse and neglect known to child protective services agencies in the United States. [more after the jump]
Jan
16
Articles of Note: January 2013 Edition
January 16, 2013 | Leave a Comment
I am a bit late on getting an Articles of Note post up, but hopefully what I lack in timeliness I make up for in volume. There’s some really interesting research to be found in the current journals, so I encourage you to peruse the list and see what looks relevant to your practice. Not [...]
