Aug

23

Book Giveaway: Child Fatality Review

August 23, 2011 | 10 Comments

Our friends at STM Learning are back with a new book giveaway for FHO readers. Details on how to enter and what other special offers are available to readers after the jump:

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Aug

22

Online Human Trafficking Training for Healthcare Providers

August 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Polaris Project tweeted this weekend about their online training module for healthcare providers, which I had flagged for posting and then somehow, never actually posted. So without further delay, their module, Recognizing and Responding to Human Trafficking in a Health Care Context (note: this module will not work with Google Chrome).

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Aug

4

Veto Violence

August 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment

The twittersphere has been awash with Veto Violence posts, so some of you may be familiar with this site already. If you’re not, you should head on over and spend some quality time trolling through the different sections. It’s a source for online violence education tools, but it’s grounded in prevention. Specifically a public health [...]

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Jul

20

Direct Assistance for Victims of Trafficking

July 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment

The other day I posted on the Newsweek article about prostitution and human trafficking, and judging by the unbelievable number of hits, FHO readers have some significant interest in the topic. So I wanted to follow up with a resource on providing healthcare for victims of trafficking.

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Jul

19

Intimate Partner Homicide Prevention

July 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment

VAWNet has just published a brand new special collection on intimate partner homicide prevention that looks fantastic. It has a lot of the resources we frequently use when teaching on the topic of assessing dangerousness, in particular, that I really appreciate. See the full table of contents (with links) after the jump.

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May

31

Competencies Needed by Health Professionals for Addressing Exposure to Violence and Abuse in Patient Care

May 31, 2011 | 1 Comment

I’ve been waiting for these to be available electronically for awhile now. As promised, Competencies Needed by Health Professionals for Addressing Exposure to Violence and Abuse in Patient Care (PDF) is now available for download from the Academy on Violence and Abuse. Perfect? No. A good start? Absolutely.

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Apr

27

New Giveaway!

April 27, 2011 | 46 Comments

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. After a brief hiatus, we are back with a new giveaway from our friends at STM Learning. This is a good one, folks–perfect for augmenting your library, assisting other members of your SART or MDT, or as a gift for a deserving team member.  Find out how to enter after [...]

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Mar

22

SART Toolkit (Finally)

March 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment

The SART Toolkit is (finally) available! This was an OVC-funded project undertaken by NSVRC. It’s worth spending some time perusing the sight–lots to see here.

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Nov

15

Grant Writing and Management Academy

November 15, 2010 | 1 Comment

BJA has a Grant Writing and Management Academy available free, online for anyone interested in applying for (or already receiving) federal grants. It provides pretty fantastic training for prospective and seasoned writers alike, and includes topics like problem validation and data gathering, management strategies, and resource development. Given my penchant for all things sustainability, I’m thrilled [...]

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Sep

22

Training Professionals in Prevention of Sexual & Intimate Partner Violence

September 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment

The CDC has published a new guide, Training Professionals in the Primary Prevention of Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence: a Planning Guide (PDF). The guide includes a section on training healthcare providers, and it’s full of useful tools and resources.

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