Apr
25
New ACE Study DVD
April 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment
I’m off to teach for a few days in Nebraska, so just a quick post today– The Academy on Violence and Abuse has a new DVD available on the ACE Study. Although it’s not free (it’s currently available at an introductory rate of $45), there is a free preview available of the DVD on their [...]
Apr
24
Supporting Sexual Assault Prosecutions
April 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Making a Difference Canada is hosting a webinar: Supporting Sexual Assault Prosecutions. It will be offered May 2nd from 1-2pm ET. Click through for more information about the session and other archived educational offerings on their site.
Apr
17
The Real CSI on Frontline
April 17, 2012 | 4 Comments
The PBS series Frontline is airing their program, The Real CSI tonight. If you check out their site, one of the most interesting pieces accompanying the program information is an article about the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute (“No Forensic Background? No Problem“).
Apr
17
Sex Trafficking in America
April 17, 2012 | 1 Comment
Melissa Harris-Perry did a story on sex trafficking in America the other day that you might find interesting: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Apr
11
Roots of Change
April 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment
I confess I was a tad jealous when I saw the tweets coming through from last year’s Roots of Change conference, sponsored by the Oregon Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Task Force and Men Can Stop Rape. Fantastic workshops and lots of great people getting to share the same space. While it doesn’t give me the [...]
Apr
9
More Child Abuse Resources
April 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service has a dedicated section on their site for child abuse-specific resources in honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. You’ll find 4 different topical areas: Prevalence Prevention Response Additional Resources
Mar
27
PreventConnect 2012 Webinar Schedule
March 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Pardon the lazy vacation post, please: our friends at PreventConnect have posted their 2012 webinar schedule. You should go take a peak. I’ll wait…
Mar
26
WHO Short Courses: Prevention of Family Violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
March 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment
WHO is offering a webinar, which “will focus on capacity for the prevention of family violence, and present WHO’s recently developed comprehensive training packages on the prevention of child maltreatment and the prevention of intimate partner and sexual violence.” The session will be April 3rd from 3-4pm CEST (that’s 9am ET).
Mar
22
Articles of Note: March Edition
March 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Time once again for Articles of Note. This month’s is basically stuff from the 1st quarter. I included a couple of January articles I missed in earlier editions, so you’ll see articles as far back as the beginning of the year. There is so much good stuff on this list. I know I say that [...]
Mar
21
The US Department of Health and Human Services has a webinar series, The Impact of Trauma on Women and Girls Across the Lifespan. Their next offering is March 27th, 2pm ET, Disaster Behavioral Health: Lessons Learned from the Past Decade. However, there are multiple archived sessions available, as well.
