Screening & Assessment Content Topic Results
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Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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January 1998
Improving the Health Care Response to Domestic Violence: A Resource Manual for Health Care Providers
Publisher(s):This resource manual provides information about domestic violence and tools for identification and intervention by health care practitioners.
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January 1995
Guidelines for Physicians on the Abuse of Women with Disabilities
Publisher(s):This screening guide provides information about the prevalence of abuse among women with disabilities and presents guidelines for health care practitioners for identifying and responding to patents with signs of abuse.
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Abuse in Later Life Wheel
Publisher(s):This abuse in later life power and control wheel describes different types of abuses that occur in later life and tactics used by abusers to exercise power and control over their victims. This wheel was developed in consultation with survivors of later life abuse.
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Trauma Toolbox for Primary Care
Publisher(s):This toolkit provides information for primary care providers to promote understanding of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and encourage providers to screen for ACEs and other traumatic events
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Delphi Instrument for Hospital-based Domestic Violence Programs
Publisher(s):This validated tool, which can be self-administered or administered by external evaluators, can be used to track and measure the progress of a hospital in improving its response to domestic violence.
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Domestic Violence and Probation
Publisher(s):This article offers specialized management techniques that probation officers can use to monitor batterers and intervene in domestic violence cases more effectively.
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Assessing Social Risks of Battered Women
Publisher(s):Whether visible to outside observers or not, social risks are real and significant to the individual battered woman.
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Improving the Health Sector Response to Gender Based Violence: A Resource Manual for Health Care Professionals in Developing Countries
Publisher(s):This manual presents lessons learned from a regional initiative to increase organizational capacity to respond to gender-based violence. The manual offers tools for responding to violence against women and discusses challenges and debates about how health sector should respond to VAW in developing countries.
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HIV Brochure: Living Healthier, Living Safer
Publisher(s): This brochure provides tips to women living with HIV and domestic violence for staying healthy and safe. It also outlines major signs of DV and provides guidance on how often to get tested for HIV. Available in English and Spanish.
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Medical Providers' Guide to Managing the Care of Domestic Violence Patients within a Cultural Context
Publisher(s):This manual recognizes the impact of culture on patient-doctor communication, particularly when discussing domestic violence. The manual provides guidelines for health care providers to effectively screen culturally diverse patients for domestic violence.
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Domestic Violence and Traumatic Brain Injury: Understanding the Intersections Webinar Materials
Publisher(s):Brain Injury Association of New York State (BIANYS), New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NYSCADV)
This webinar provides an introduction to TBI, explores the intersection of TBI and domestic violence, and outlines some of the possible effects of TBI on domestic violence survivors.
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The Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA) & Domestic Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (DVRAG)
Publisher(s):These tools comprise a coherent actuarial system to assesses how likely a man is to assault his partner again, and how his risk compares with that of other abusers.