Category: DV/IPV

Since Last We Spoke 9-15-14

Post author By Jen
Post date September 15, 2014

Greetings from Montgomery, AL, from where I am currently trying to escape after a brief lecture at Maxwell AFB. If you’ve been playing along at home, you know that I have managed to hit all 4 time zones in the continental US over the past week, and I’m on day 8 of travel, which is making me cranky. Assuming the weather holds I’ll be home tonight and for the next couple weeks. Let’s not talk about October right now; I’m going to pretend it’s simply not happening. My failed attempt to get an earlier flight home means I am sitting at the airport with all kinds of time to catch up on the interwebs; here’s what’s caught my eye since last we spoke:

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Worthwhile Read: #WhyIStayed & #WhyILeft

Post author By Jen
Post date September 10, 2014

In the wake of the Ray Rice video there has been some spectacular reading dominating my Twitter feed. Certainly more than I can keep up with. I recommend checking out the entries under the hashtags #WhyIStayed and #WhyILeft (and also #WhenILeft). They would make a great jumping off point for talks with your team about the realities our patients experience every day, or the basis for an inservice for Emergency Department or L&D personnel (especially if you’re hearing crap like “I don’t know why she expects us to care about her when she clearly doesn’t”, or other such nonsense).

Tags domestic violence, family violence, injury, intimate partner violence, law, legal, medical, policy, rape, sexual violence, stalking, teen dating violence, trauma, trauma-informed care, US, VAWA

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Since Last We Spoke 9-8-14

I woke up this morning at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington, very far from home and decidedly still on east coast time. I’ll be here for a hot minute before I move on to Billings, MT where we are rolling out a brand new IPV curriculum (super excited about that), so this week is a long one. I will attempt regular posts, but forgive me if they’re a bit light this week. You just never know how a new course will go. This weekend consisted of a lot of prep, but there was still plenty of distraction–here’s what caught my eye since last we spoke:

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Addressing the Bigger Picture in Pediatric Settings: Adverse Childhood Experiences

Post author By Jen
Post date September 5, 2014

Futures Without Violence and the American Academy of Pediatrics have a free, online learning module, Addressing the Bigger Picture in Pediatric Settings: Adverse Childhood Experiences. The session is available for CEU/CME credit. Click through for details:

Tags adverse childhood experiences, bullying, child abuse, domestic violence, family violence, injury, intimate partner violence, pediatrics, policy, prevention, program management, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, sexual violence, violence

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Why Social Media for Injury and Violence Prevention

Post author By Jen
Post date September 2, 2014

I’m always harping on the importance of social media as a tool for the work we do, so I’m thrilled that Safe States and the CDC are collaborating on an upcoming webinar series that addresses just that. Why Social Media for Injury and Violence Prevention (IVP) kicks off the series September 17th from 1-2pm ET. Click through for details about the session and information about the entire series:

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TEDx Talk: Human Trafficking

Post author By Jen
Post date September 1, 2014

I’m on vacation today, so I leave you with this talk by Rachel Lloyd from GEMS in NYC:

Tags adverse childhood experiences, child abuse, criminal justice, domestic violence, family violence, human trafficking, intimate partner violence, law, legal, rape, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, sexual violence, TEDx, trauma, video

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Articles of Note: August 2014 Edition

Post author By Jen
Post date August 26, 2014
2 Comments on Articles of Note: August 2014 Edition

Time once again for Articles of Note, my list of the things that have caught my attention in the latest round of peer-reviewed journals. This month has quite a lot to explore, but as always, this list isn’t comprehensive (and it’s subject to my specific interests). The majority of links take you to the PubMed abstract, except where indicated. Click through for the PDF and active links; contact me for the list as a Word doc.

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Since Last We Spoke 8-25-14

Post author By Jen
Post date August 25, 2014

Hey, Toronto readers: I’m coming to your fair city for a wee bit of relaxation this weekend. You all know how much I love a good meal, so feel free to send your food suggestions my way. We’ll be there for the (US) holiday weekend, so I’ve basically got 3 days on the ground. I’m fortunate enough to get to eat a lot of terrific meals all over the world; the goal for this weekend is less emphasis on fancy, more emphasis on seriously authentic ethnic foods of all stripes. Toronto is such a cool, diverse city, we’re hoping to basically just graze our way through the weekend.

Now that we’ve taken care of the important stuff I can tell you that this past weekend was a bust. Really the best thing I can say about it was that I now no longer have staples in my head, so there’s the silver lining. I had plenty of time to read, though; here’s what caught my eye since last we spoke:

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Adolescent Consent and Privacy Issues

Post author By Jen
Post date August 22, 2014
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I was just having a discussion this week about the issue of consent with teens, so the timing of this is perfect: one of the Tribal Forensic Healthcare project’s September webinars is Adolescent Consent and Privacy Issues. The session will be held September 16th from 3-4:30pm ET. As with all of their webinars, CEs are available and free. Click through for all of the details.

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Worthwhile Read: Till Death Do Us Part (Trigger Warning)

Post author By Jen
Post date August 21, 2014
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Ironically, I am in South Carolina today, teaching at a course focusing in part on investigating and prosecuting domestic violence. I tell you this because the Charleston, SC Post and Courier has just published an expose on domestic violence in the state, Till Death Do Us Part. The series, a result of an 8-month investigation, specifically looks at how the state is failing victims (the murder rate for women in South Carolina is twice that of the nation), examining issues related to patriarchy, access to guns, religion, legislation and more. Even if you don’t live in South Carolina, it’s a worthwhile and powerful read; the online site includes videos featuring survivors and their families, timelines, and more. Take some time out for this one.

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Since Last We Spoke 8-18-14

Post author By Jen
Post date August 18, 2014

Thank you to everyone who left me comments and sent emails with well wishes. I definitely took advantage of the time off and spent some quality time with my family. But it’s a new week, so convalescent time is over and back to work I go. I’m headed to the NAC one more time later in the week; until then much of my time will be spent refining a new curriculum (speaking of which: we still have room in this course for anyone interested–more info here). Before I get to my list of what’s caught my eye since last we spoke, a reminder that the National Sexual Assault Conference is happening this week in Pittsburgh. If you can’t be there (like me), follow along at #NSAC2014.

Tags criminal justice, domestic violence, family violence, FGM, forensic science, forensics, global, injury, intimate partner violence, legal, management, medical, nursing, sexual violence, teen dating violence, trauma

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Domestic Violence Case Review

Post author By Jen
Post date August 13, 2014

The Tribal Forensic Healthcare project has an upcoming webinar, Domestic Violence Case Review. The session will be held August 28th from 3-4:30 ET. Kim Nash is the featured presenter and CEUs/CMEs are available. Click through for details:

Tags clinical management, domestic violence, family violence, forensic nursing, injury, intimate partner violence, medical, sexual violence, strangulation, teen dating violence, trauma-informed care, violence

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Since Last We Spoke 8-11-14

Post author By Jen
Post date August 11, 2014

I’m with the Navy and Marines in Newport, RI this week, one of my favorite gigs of the year. It’s hard to believe it’s that time again, because of course the year has flown by. Less than 10 days left with my kiddo before she returns to school, so I’m especially grateful she’s traveling with me (she’s an excellent and experienced traveling companion, so it’s relatively effortless). Pretty quiet around our house this past weekend, so plenty of time to keep tabs on my social media feeds. And lots of news to stay on top of, so here’s what’s caught my eye since last we spoke:

Tags criminal justice, domestic violence, ethics, global, homicide, injury, intimate partner violence, law, legal, management, medical, murder, police, policy, sexual assault, sexual violence, trauma

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Fatality Review: The State of the Art

Post author By Jen
Post date August 8, 2014

The National Domestic Violence Fatality Review Initiative has a webinar on fatality reviews coming up, August 19 from 11:30-1pm PT. The session will provide an overview of the review process and discuss new developments and emerging issues. You can register here.

Tags domestic violence, DV, fatality, homicide, IPV, review, teams, webinar

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Since Last We Spoke 8-4-14

Post author By Jen
Post date August 4, 2014

I’m on my way to the NAC (for the 2nd of 3 trips down there in a month)–we’re kicking off the inaugural run of a fantastic (I hope) interactive testimony course for SANEs and prosecutors. Considering we started working on this about 18 months ago, it’s exciting to finally see it come to fruition. And a bit nerve-wracking, as all 1st time courses can be. I was pretty focused on prep this weekend and didn’t spend a lot of time surfing the interwebs, but there were still a few things that caught my eye since last we spoke:

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Intimate Partner Homicide Prevention

Post author By Jen
Post date August 1, 2014

VAWnet has updated their special collection on intimate partner homicide prevention. You should range around the site a bit–there’s a lot here for clinicians and for the collaborative teams in which we participate.

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Clinical Guide: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

Post author By Jen
Post date July 29, 2014

After yesterday’s post I received a request from an FHO reader for more resources on caring for patients who have experienced female genital mutilation/cutting (literature seems to be divided on the proper terminology so I am using both here). Not surprisingly, there isn’t a huge amount of clinically-focused information out there, and much of it is specific to obstetrics. I rounded up what appeared to be the best and most current articles and clinical guidelines (mostly free full-text) and included links to previous FHO posts addressing the same topic. As always, it’s not exhaustive (I opted to leave most of the obstetric-specific information out), but hopefully it’s useful.

Tags child abuse, clinical guidelines, domestic violence, ethics, female genital cutting, FGM, global, injury, management, medical, pediatrics, prevention, sexual violence, trauma, trauma-informed care

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Since Last We Spoke 7-28-14

Post author By Jen
Post date July 28, 2014
1 Comment on Since Last We Spoke 7-28-14

Today is my sweet kid’s 13th birthday, so I am officially the parent of a teenager. I have no idea how that happened. A minute ago she was a newborn and now she’s this funny, interesting, incredibly smart kid who makes me proud every day. Naturally we spent the weekend celebrating (ziplining and dim sum, anyone?) and gorging on homemade Hostess-type treats (my spouse whipped up Twinkies, Ho-Hos and Cupcakes complete with squiggly frosting). Pretty much the only thing I could do after the weekend calorie bombardment was to loll around last night and surf my social media sites. Which is what I did. Here’s what caught my eye since last we spoke:

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Worthwhile Read: Futures’ Health E-Bulletin Summer 2014

Post author By Jen
Post date July 22, 2014

The newest edition of Futures Without Violence‘s Health E-Bulletin (PDF) is now available. Particularly useful is the 1st article on why the ACA-mandated domestic violence screening matters and the one on reproductive coercion. Worth your time.

Tags ACA, adverse childhood experiences, criminal justice, domestic violence, family violence, injury, intimate partner violence, management, medical, prevention, sexual assault, sexual violence, teen dating violence, trauma, trauma-informed care, violence

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Since Last We Spoke 7-21-14

Post author By Jen
Post date July 21, 2014

We finally cleared the last of our houseguests yesterday (that’s 10 days of people in our tiny place for those of you tracking), so we’re back to status quo. I head down to the NAC for the Army this week, but aside from that it should be relatively mellow. I was busy playing tourist in my own city this weekend, but there was still plenty of time to catch up on the news of the day. Here’s what’s caught my eye since last we spoke:

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