Aug

16

Assisting Male Victims of Sexual Assault

August 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment

OVC has a web forum coming up August 31st: Assisting Male Victims of Sexual Assault. Howard Fradkin, Ph.D., LICDC and Ken Followell, board members of Male Survivor, will be the featured presenters. The web forums begin at 2pm ET, but you can email questions for the presenters ahead of time and then tune in to see [...]

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Mar

9

Online Discussion Forum on Emergency Contraception

March 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Over at the SAFEta site, I noticed Kim had posted this link about an online discussion forum on emergency contraception (sponsored by several heavy hitters). So I followed the link, obtained permission to participate (takes a few hours to get the password info), and logged-on.

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Dec

13

Serving Crime Victims with Mental Illness

December 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment

OVC is sponsoring a web forum December 16th at 2pm ET: Serving Crime Victims with Mental Illness. The offering is a question and answer session in real time, although it is archived for viewing as able. I have to admit it’s not my favorite way to convey information, but it’s a good topic and the [...]

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Nov

3

The Line

November 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment

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 [...]

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May

13

Assisting Families of Missing or Unidentified Persons

May 13, 2010 | 1 Comment

OVC has a web forum coming up next week that might be of interest to some of you: Assisting Families with Missing or Unidentified Persons. The web forum will be held on May 19th from 2-3pm, ET. At that time, questions will be answered in real time, online. However, the session will be fully archived [...]

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Feb

19

Weekly Wrap-Up @ the Sustainability Site

February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Lots of focus on training this week over at the sustainability site this week: *A sampling of some of the excellent training events and conferences coming up in the next two months. March and April are always packed, and this year’s no exception. If you have money to spend on live events, there’s plenty to [...]

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Jan

14

Stalking in the Workplace

January 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment

OVC’s next web forum is on stalking in the workplace. The actual forum will be January 19th from 2-3pm ET, but you can submit questions ahead of time, and/or visit the site after the fact and read the responses to questions from other participants.

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Dec

2

Substance Abuse & Victimization

December 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment

OVC has a web forum December 8th from 2-3 pm on substance abuse and victimization. No registration is required, and if this date doesn’t work for you, not to worry– the discussion is fully archived on their site. You can submit a question to the speaker, Dr. Steven Walker, here. And you can review the [...]

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Nov

2

Elder Abuse in Indian Country

November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment

OVC is hosting a web forum November 4th from 2-3pm ET: Serving Elder Abuse Victims in Indian Country. You can submit questions in advance and then return to the site on the 4th for some real-time discussion. If you can’t make it, all the answers will be archived and available for review at a later [...]

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Oct

28

Assault in Nursing

October 28, 2009 | 2 Comments

Medscape’s One Question Blog posted a new question the other day: have you, as a nurse, been assaulted and/or threatened by a family member either physically or mentally? If so, please share your experiences. How did you handle the situation immediately? Lock the workplace? How did those in charge in your setting handle your situation?

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