Dec

7

Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence in Native Country

December 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment

The Family Justice Center Alliance is hosting a webinar on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence in Native Country. The webinar will be December 13th from 1-2:30 pm ET. You can register for the session here.

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Nov

28

Making Your Case

November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment

I almost titled this post, “Everything I need today can be found over at the RWJF site”, but I didn’t feel like it would really grab anyone’s interest. However, I spent a lot of time trawling through their Vulnerable Populations portfolio, and frankly, there are some tools there that could help us make the (stronger) [...]

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Nov

22

Medscape Roundup

November 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment

I was perusing Medscape last night and noticed there are several items that may be worth your time, including several CE and CME offerings from October and November: Vodka Tampons to Get Drunk (Chief Complaint Blog) Sexual History of Adolescents in the Emergency Department (CME) (more after the jump)

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Nov

10

Teens, Kindness and Cruelty on Social Network Sites

November 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment

The Pew Internet and American Life Project just published the findings from their survey on teens and social networks: Teens, Kindness and Cruelty on Social Network Sites. Read the full report here (PDF), or review the section breakdown (with hyperlinks) after the jump…

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Oct

12

Runaway/Homeless Youth & Relationship Violence

October 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment

An interesting offering on a topic that doesn’t get as much attention as it should: NRCDV and RHYTTAC are hosting a blog radio event on runaway/homeless youth and relationship violence. It will be held Thursday, October 20th at 3:30pm ET.

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Oct

5

Sin By Silence

October 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment

More documentaries to add to the list. This one in time for DV Awareness Month. Sin By Silence is making its television debut (PDF) October 17th at 8pm ET. It will be shown on the Investigation Discovery channel (find their channel in your area here).

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Oct

4

The Bully Project

October 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Have you heard about The Bully Project?  Check out the site, and specifically, their bullying resource page for more information. Can’t wait to see this…with my preteen girlchild.

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Sep

2

Women and Children with HIV/AIDS

September 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Don’t miss our current giveaway. Get all of the details here to enter. Although not specific to forensic clinical issues, HIV/AIDS is important to understand–not just in terms of exposure, but also in terms of the realities for our patients who have been diagnosed. The National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center has a really well-done tutorial, Women [...]

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Jun

14

Clinical Guide: Adverse Childhood Experiences

June 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment

The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, conducted by Dr. Vincent Felitti and his colleagues, is one of the most frequently cited bodies of research when it comes to discussing the healthcare impact of violence in its various forms. I talk about it frequently when I teach and consult, but I realized I didn’t actually have [...]

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May

23

Safety Planning

May 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment

The Family Justice Center Alliance is hosting a webinar on safety planning, May 26th from 9-10:30 am PT. Participation is free, but advanced registration is required.

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