It was a pretty difficult news weekend; I tried to force myself to read more than just coverage of the Aurora shootings. As it turns out, there were some pretty insightful pieces written on Aurora, mainly on the need for gun control. I’ve included the best of what I read, along with a few other interesting articles and blog posts since last we spoke (and if nothing else, please read the last piece to which I linked–it’s pure happiness):
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Since Last We Spoke 7-16-12
I’m in Nashville, TN today for what I anticipate will be some great conversation on issues such as medical testimony and sustainability. Travel always gives me a time to catch up on some reading (I try very hard not to work on planes–this is one self-care activity that I’m pretty good at. Working in airports is another matter altogether.), so here’s a diverse lineup of articles I’ve been perusing since last we spoke:
The immense frustration I feel at this story of one southern governor who feels that anti-violence programs don’t need a line item in the Department of Health’s budget because sexual and domestic violence programs “distract” from the public health mission is difficult to articulate…
I know I’m not alone in saying that this heat wave that so many of us have been experiencing has been pretty brutal. While the oppressive temps seem to be breaking a bit, there hasn’t been much motivation to leave the confines of my air conditioned row house for the past week. Much of the reading I did this weekend was about weather, but there were a few FHO-type news items to draw my attention:
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Endgame
Yesterday, Fresh Air featured the upcoming Frontline documentary, Endgame: AIDS in Black America, which made me realize I needed to remind FHO readers that we have a clinical guide, updated last night, on this issue. Add to this a question on nPEP I received yesterday, along with the newly approved HIV home testing kit, and the timing just seemed right.
The Defense Centers of Excellence have a couple recent podcasts that may be of interest to FHO readers. The first is a podcast on military sexual trauma, which specifically looks at the research in this article. The other is a podcast from the recent webinar, Intimate Partner Violence: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know.
I didn’t get a whole lot of reading done this weekend, since this happened, so I don’t have quite as much to report, Since Last We Spoke:
Here’s what I love–1.) this month’s Articles of Note is full of amazing stuff to choose from; and 2.) there are many forensic nurses (and subscribers to this site from both the US and Canada) among the authors of the articles listed this month. And one more thing about point #2: not all of those forensic nurses have PhDs. So for those of you who feel like you can’t write because you didn’t go to graduate school, I would like to point out that this isn’t true–the literature needs our PhD’d research colleagues, and *also* the expert clinicians, whatever their educational credentials, contributing to the science (see this editorial for a good example of what you might consider writing). So once again, it’s time for our monthly roundup of articles that have caught my attention. Remember, this is not an exhaustive list of what’s new in the literature, but it should give you a good place to start. Links lead to abstracts unless full-text is noted.
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1 is 2 Many PSA
There’s been some interesting stuff in the news since last we spoke (I’m talking to you, Michigan). Click through for links, plus a new video from Half the Sky.
The CDC’s next Public Health Grand Rounds, Breaking the Silence–Public Health’s Role in Intimate Partner Violence Prevention, will be held Tuesday, June 19th from 1-2pm EDT. The session will be archived, so if you can’t make the live webcast, you’ll have opportunities to view it later on. You can find the archived previous webcasts here (including one last month on the emerging issue of multi-drug resistant gonorrhea).
The Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury have a webinar coming up this month that readers may be interested in (and CEU and CMEs are available!). Intimate Partner Violence: What Health Care Providers Need to Know is being offered June 28th from 1-2:30pm ET. I have exactly zero info on who’s teaching, the objectives, etc., but we can go ahead and assume this is particularly relevant to those of you who care for active duty military personnel and their families, along with veterans. Registration information can be found here.
(Today is my 43rd birthday…when I got home from Kansas this morning, this is what I discovered in my fridge, because my partner is a clown.)
VAWnet has a new special collection available, Enhanced Services to Children and Youth Exposed to Domestic Violence: Promising Practices and Lessons Learned. Considering the conversation we just had at this week’s training on the issue of child witnessing, the timing couldn’t be better.
Have a great weekend, all.
Time once again for Articles of Note, a tad late this month I realize. These are a selection from the late April/May/June new releases, and it’s a pretty varied bunch. As usual, this is not meant to be an exhaustive list, just the grouping that have caught my eye. All but one link lead to abstracts (the full-text article is marked), and from there you can decide what seems relevant and worth it to you.
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VAWA Update Call
Don’t forget we have a giveaway going on through May 25th!
For those of you US readers interested and able to participate, the White House is hosting a phone conference Thursday, May 24th at 12:30 EDT to provide “an update call on the Violence Against Women Act, with Lynn Rosenthal, the White House Advisor on Violence Against Women, and other Senior White House Officials.” Click through for information on how to participate, along with links to recent White House blog posts on VAWA.
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Fighting Back
Don’t forget we have a giveaway going on through May 25th!
I’m headed to Flagstaff for what looks to be a pretty fantastic day of training with AZ nurses, so just a quick post today on an article in the New Republic about domestic violence homicides and use of the Danger Assessment titled Fighting Back. It’s a good and quick read.
Get more info about the Danger Assessment here.
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IAFN Webinar Series
The Spring 2012 edition of the Family Violence Prevention and Health Practice e-Journal is now available. Published by Futures Without Violence, it’s worth a once-over. Click through for this issue’s contents and links. I was particularly interested in the 1st one.
The Disability and Abuse Project is asking people to complete their survey. From their call for participants:
This is the first national survey of its kind — one that focuses on incidents of, response to, and attitudes about, abuse or crime victimization of children and adults with disabilities.
(Click through to read more about the survey)
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.