Dec

30

Mandatory Reporting and Confidentiality

December 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Vera Institute of Justice is offering a webinar on January 17th as part of their Accessing Safety Initiative, which “promotes collaborations between disability and victim service organizations and enhances organizational capacity to serve Deaf survivors and survivors with disabilities”. The session, Mandatory Reporting and Confidentiality, will take place from 3-4:30 pm ET.

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Dec

29

DoD Sexual Assault Report & New Policies

December 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment

The US Department of Defense just released a report on sexual assaults in military service academies (PDF), along with information about 2 new sexual assault policies  (transfers for victims and maintenance of records). You can find an overview of the information here.

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Dec

15

National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey

December 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Results from the CDC’s 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS)  have just been released. You can read the Summary Report here (PDF); the briefer (8 page) Executive Summary here (PDF). Some of the bleak stats: **Nearly 1 in 5 women (18.3%) and 1 in 71 men (1.4%) in the United States have been raped [...]

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Nov

21

16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence

November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment

November 25th begins 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. From the site: Participants chose the dates November 25- International Day Against Violence Against Women-and December 10- International Human Rights Day- in order to symbolically link violence against women and human rights and to emphasize that such violence is a violation of human rights. This 16-day period [...]

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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

12

Over It

November 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Thank you, Eve Ensler. I believe you’ve summed it up quite effectively.

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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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Nov

8

Mandatory Reporting

November 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment

In the wake of the serial child sexual abuse and assault being uncovered at Penn State, it seems prudent to make sure we all understand what our obligations are regarding reporting these types of crimes. Mind you, these are just our legal obligations. As we’ve seen in the Penn State case, doing the right thing is about [...]

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Nov

7

Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School

November 7, 2011 | 4 Comments

While my brain is very much consumed (and repulsed) by the details of the abuse–and rampant failures to report said abuse–at Penn State, it can be hard to remember there’s anything else going on in the world. But this report, by the AAUW, reminded me there’s plenty. Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School ”…presents the [...]

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Oct

25

Social and Economic Cost of Violence

October 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment

If you know me, you know I am very interested in the business aspect of the work we do, including the cost of violence itself. You can check out the clinical guide on the subject if it’s of interest to you, as well. I am adding a new report to it today: The IOM has [...]

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