Jan

31

The Story of a Suicide

January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment

The New Yorker’s lastest issue has a fascinating article about the death of Tyler Clementi, a Rutger’s student who committed suicide last year after being outed as gay. The circumstances leading up to his outing, the actions of his roommate and another student, and the criminal justice response are all detailed in the article. It’s [...]

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Jan

25

Rights and Experiences of LGBTQ Survivors of Domestic Violence

January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment

The Northwest Network is offering a webinar on February 14th, Engaging the Legal System: Rights and Experiences of LGBTQ Survivors of Domestic Violence. It’ll be held from 12-1:30 pm PT, and you can register here. I’m really looking forward to this one, since we know that patient concerns about the realities of the legal process [...]

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Jan

9

Articles of Note: January Edition

January 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment

It’s time once again for Articles of Note. These are a selection from the late December and January peer-reviewed journals that have caught my attention. Remember, it’s in no way a comprehensive or exhaustive list, but it’s an excellent place to start. The majority of the links will take you to PubMed. There are also [...]

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Nov

15

Bullying and Harassment

November 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment

One of the best parts of living in DC is the ability to attend live events across a broad spectrum. Today, for instance, I was able to attend a briefing at the National Press Club on the AAUW report I mentioned on FHO last week. The panel was fascinating, and high school students were invited [...]

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Nov

1

CMEs, Scary ED Visits and Plenty More Violence

November 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment

A few things that have been piled up in my inbox that are worth mentioning. The first is a new CME offering (and really, Medscape, you could only manage to make this one for docs?): Domestic Violence Intervention Improves Referral, Disclosure Rates, based on research published this month in The Lancet.

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Oct

24

Post-Assembly Odds and Ends

October 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Montreal was a whirlwind: exhausting, rejuvenating, exciting…Thanks to everyone who sought me out to talk to me about FHO. Did you know we have almost 500 regular subscribers? And countless more who just stop by to read at their leisure? I love that this site has introduced me to so many new colleagues and friends. Thanks [...]

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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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Sep

7

Advancing Sexual Health

September 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Stay tuned tomorrow for the winner of the latest giveaway… Just back from Italy where I spent a most magical week away from pretty much everything (no work email, no texting, no cell phone, no Twitter, no Facebook–and only once a day checking my personal email so I didn’t become completely unhinged). While I was [...]

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Sep

5

SAFEta Webinar Series

September 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Don’t miss our current giveaway. Get all of the details here to enter. Because I frequently field questions on where people can find multidisciplinary online training on sexual assault-related topics, I want to remind readers that the 1st place to look is the SAFEta site. There are currently 3 archived webinars on some issues that don’t get [...]

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Aug

1

Articles of Note, July/August Edition

August 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Don’t forget: FHO’s latest giveaway is going on now through August 3rd! Get all the details here to enter. It’s time once again for Articles Note. These are a selection from peer-reviewed journals that feel particularly relevant to our practice. Remember, it’s in no way a comprehensive or exhaustive list, but it’s an excellent place to start. The [...]

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