Clinical GuidesMay
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Healing Trauma’s Invisible Wounds
May 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Don’t forget we have a giveaway going on through May 25th! I didn’t realize, but May is Mental Health Month. Mental Health America has a new toolkit available, Healing Trauma’s Invisible Wounds, which “focuses on the impact of traumatic events on individuals and communities. It centers around asking the person-based question: ‘What happened to you?’”
May
2
Ending Violence Against Women Globally
May 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment
VAWnet has a new special collection–Ending Violence Against Women Globally: International Policies, Programs and Approaches. What a fantastic compilation of resources on prevention and response to gender-based violence around the world.
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.
Jan
19
Defense Secretary Panetta Addresses Sexual Assault in the Military
January 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment
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Dec
8
Sexual Assault in the Military
December 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment
I spent several days this week teaching for the Marine Corps; one day with the prosecutors and one day with defense. So I definitely have been thinking about the issue of sexual assault in the military and their criminal justice response. But it’s more than just training JAGs; it’s also several items that have come [...]
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)
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 [...]
Nov
3
Articles of Note: October/November 2011
November 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment
It’s time once again for Articles Note. These are a selection from the late September, October and November 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 majority of the links will take you to PubMed. There [...]
Oct
27
CDC’s Response to Injury
October 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The CDC is hosting a webinar Friday, November 4th at 2pm ET, The CDC’s Response to Injury: Update for Partners from the Division of Injury Response. The session will focus on traumatic brain injury, terrorism and disaster response. Register for the session here.
Jul
28
Expert Chats @NIJ
July 28, 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. Have you seen the Expert Chat series at NIJ? I stumbled upon the archive, and there’s some really great stuff just waiting for you to find it, too. Not everything is clinically relevant, but the stuff that is [...]
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