Category: DV/IPV

New from the US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Measuring the Prevalence of Crime with the National Crime Victimization Survey. From the press release:

In 2010, the prevalence rate for violent crime was similar for males (20 per 1,000 persons age 12 or older) and for females (19 per 1,000). However, prevalence rates were higher for persons ages 18 to 24 (20 per 1,000) than for persons ages 25 to 34 (14 per 1,000) and persons 35 or older (seven per 1,000). Other findings from the report include the following:

The Tribal Forensic Healthcare project has a couple of great webinars coming up in October (can’t believe I’m announcing October offerings already), including this one on October 17th at 2pm ET: Co-occurrence of Sexual and Domestic Violence. Raquel Kennedy Bergen is the featured speaker and CEs are available for nurses and have been applied for for docs.

Last week officially began my Fall travel season.  Through the week before Christmas, I will be on the road some portion of every week, save 3 (and one of those is Thanksgiving). So I have front-loaded my iPad with reading material (some of which has nothing to do with work), rotated the batteries in all of my electronic accessories (noise canceling headphones, remote for my laptop, etc.) and [big sigh] put my kiddo on a plane so she can get back to school. And in the midst of it all? Some fantastic projects, including our latest Sustainability course. Naturally much (but not all) of what I’ve been reading since last we spoke is focused on that:

This weekend was a work weekend, which isn’t a terrible thing when the work is really good. I spent most of my reading time focused on the business of what we do (for multiple reasons, not the least of which is that our 2nd sustainability course begins next week), but here’s some of the other stuff that I’ve been perusing since last we spoke:

The Guardian has a fascinating podcast on a significant emerging issue: violence against women on social media sites and through other forms of digital communication. It’s not something we discuss a whole lot in healthcare, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be. Harassment and bullying online are certainly not foreign to many of our sexual assault and domestic violence patients, so understanding prevalence and impact is an important part of enhancing your clinical capacity in this digital age.

{For US readers, if you’re interested in your state’s laws on cyberstalking and cyberharassment, you can find a state by state breakdown here.}

The Tribal Forensic Healthcare project (full disclosure: I’m a consultant) is hosting a webinar July 18th at 3pm ET, Creating Bridges of Trust Through Cultural Competency in the Indian Healthcare Response to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. Attendance will net you 1.5 CEUs (CMEs are also in the process of being obtained), free of charge, so this is an awesome opportunity for great training [Cordelia Clapp, RN, BSN is the featured speaker] AND credit hours for your recertification or licensure (or just general edification).

The National Judicial Education Program is offering a webinar on the intersection of stalking and sexual assault. The session will be held July 17th from 3-4:30 ET. You can register here.