Have you heard about The Bully Project?
Check out the site, and specifically, their bullying resource page for more information. Can’t wait to see this…with my preteen girlchild.
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Understanding Sexual Coercion
Vera Institute has a podcast on understanding sexual coercion that’s brief (under 7 minutes), and worth a viewing. I’m particularly interested in the discussion of how we define sexual assault, particularly as it pertains to the legal framework so often used. I think it’s analogous to how we ascribe meaning to the medical-forensic exam, with the legal framework often being the primary framework (and measure of success) people use to define the encounter, and which I personally find both limiting and misleading.
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Domestic Violence Awareness Month
It’s time once again for Articles Note. These are a selection from the August, September and October 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 is also one free full-text article in here.
Here’s the printable version. The active links follow below.
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Marital Rape
Another new eLearning tool: NSVRC and VAWnet have released an online module on marital rape. It’s definitely worth the time, and be sure to check out the resources listed in the final slide. It’s intended for a multidisciplinary audience, so please share with your SARTs and domestic violence multidisciplinary response teams.
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Honor Our Voices
The folks at MINCAVA have a new online learning module, Honor Our Voices: Children’s Perspectives of Domestic Violence. I haven’t had a chance to go through it yet, but it’s looks fascinating. You can read a full description about the new learning tool after the jump.
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Facebook Privacy
Facebook privacy issues come up here regularly because 1.) it impacts our patients; and 2.) it impacts those of us who provide expert testimony. An interesting post on what the issues are with the newest Facebook changes. It’s a bit techy, but it’s worth reading, and I would definitely advise you follow the links to some of the other posts mentioned.
(Hat tip #NSVRC)
UPDATE: View the segment here.
Apologies for being absent for a few days–Alaska had me pretty busy, I confess. But I’m back in DC now, and there’s all kind of interesting things happening around here. Including this: Vice President Biden will be on The View next week, talking about dating violence and sexual assault and the 1 is 2 Many initiative (#1is2many on Twitter).
Medscape has a CE offering for physicians and nurses: Treatment Recommendations for Sexually Abused Adult Patients. This is based on the article mentioned in this post (where you can download the pdf of the full text article free). The CEs are free, but you have to register with the site to access the article.
Statement by the President on the Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Today, the discriminatory law known as ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ is finally and formally repealed. As of today, patriotic Americans in uniform will no longer have to lie about who they are in order to serve the country they love. As of today, our armed forces will no longer lose the extraordinary skills and combat experience of so many gay and lesbian service members. And today, as Commander in Chief, I want those who were discharged under this law to know that your country deeply values your service.
I was proud to sign the Repeal Act into law last December because I knew that it would enhance our national security, increase our military readiness, and bring us closer to the principles of equality and fairness that define us as Americans. Today’s achievement is a tribute to all the patriots who fought and marched for change; to Members of Congress, from both parties, who voted for repeal; to our civilian and military leaders who ensured a smooth transition; and to the professionalism of our men and women in uniform who showed that they were ready to move forward together, as one team, to meet the missions we ask of them.
For more than two centuries, we have worked to extend America’s promise to all our citizens. Our armed forces have been both a mirror and a catalyst of that progress, and our troops, including gays and lesbians, have given their lives to defend the freedoms and liberties that we cherish as Americans. Today, every American can be proud that we have taken another great step toward keeping our military the finest in the world and toward fulfilling our nation’s founding ideals.
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Criminal Victimization, 2010
Just a quick post as I toss my suitcase in the house and prepare to turn around and head to Baltimore for the final day of NSAC (with a newly acquired cold–ugh). For those of you who love yourselves some stats, the US Bureau of Justice Statistics just released the 2010 numbers for criminal victimization. Great for grant proposals, etc…
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Forensic Nursing Documentary
So have you checked out the trailer for the new forensic nursing documentary that will be shown at the Annual Scientific Assembly next month in Montreal? No? Here you go, then. You’re welcome.
The US Department of Health and Human Services is hosting a webinar, The Repercussions of Bullying on Girls’ Futures (PDF). The session will be held on September 20th, 2pm ET. For those of you who cannot attend the live session, it will be recorded and archived, available for review here after September 22nd.
Many of you may have seen the recently published article by the New England Journal of Medicine, Care of the Adult Patient After Sexual Assault (it’s available as a free full text article in PDF form). It was posted on the IAFN Community site (for those of you who are members), along with some comments by the always thoughtful Elise Turner.
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We will always remember…
From the brilliant folks at StoryCorps
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Helping Children Remember 9/11
I’m wrapping up some work this weekend, and preparing to travel (naturally) tomorrow to Maxwell AFB, but this table, published here, seemed like a worthy post to commemorate the date. There are multiple resources on how to help children remember 9/11 that may be worth checking out:
Congratulations, Heather Ploeger: you are the winner of the Child Fatality Review giveaway. Please contact me at your earliest convenience so we can get you your book. And thanks to everyone’s responses–I’m sure they were very helpful for he folks over at STM Learning.
Ever wonder what jurors are thinking during trial? Well, apparently sometimes they’re thinking this, as seen in the recent Moreno trial (dubbed the unfortunate moniker “the Rape Cop trial” by the press):
“What if the two became close? What if they hit it off…? A moment that turned into conversation, that turned into flirting? (Source: Jezebel)
You can be the best clinician in the world, and that kind of stuff will still be going through the minds of jurors as you testify. Stop basing the success of your program on prosecution outcomes.
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Listening…Better
It is a spectacularly dreary day here in DC, and the rain just doesn’t want to end. So I am looking for all things motivating this morning, because there is significant appeal to crawling back into my giant white cloud of a bed and spending the day working in my pajamas. As is so often the case, a morning dose of TED seems to be doing the trick.
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Advancing Sexual Health
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 away, several things showed up in my various accounts I wanted to share, including this: