Futures Without Violence Content Topic Results

This pregnancy wheel for OB/GYN and reproductive health settings reminds providers to routinely ask their patients about birth control interference or coerced pregnancy and about their experiences with intimate partner violence. The card reminds providers how to offer patients support, raise alternative birth control options and provide referral for safety planning. The back of the wheel lists phone numbers for the National Domestic Violence Hotline, the National Dating Abuse Helpline, and the Sexual Assault Hotline for further support.

This new assessment tool for childhood exposure to intimate partner violence and adolescent dating violence is available in two formats, for either the iSilo or Documents to Go text readers.

Este afiche muestra a un niño con una serie de instrucciones a seguir, incluida la de respetar a las mujeres. También incluye esto: Debemos educar a nuestros hijos, desde temprano y frecuentemente, acerca de lo que significa ser un verdadero hombre; que las mujeres merecen que se las honre y se las respete, y que la violencia nunca es fortaleza. En sus manos está un mundo más seguro. Ayúdelos a alcanzarlo.

The tool is ideal for health care providers providing care to children, parents and adolescents, complete with tips on how to conduct inquiry, assessment, intervention, documentation, and follow-up for domestic violence, along with facts and web links. * See also: Screening and Assessment for Relationship Abuse from the Runaway & Homeless Youth and Relationship Violence Toolkit of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence

This manual suggests strategies for organizing, how to work together as a group, how to ensure that the group stays together, how to start an agency to provide culturally specific services, and how to negotiate and improve the system.

This resource gives background information and best practice recommendations for those serving immigrant children and families dealing with family violence.

Asian & Pacific Islander Institute Against Domestic Violence, INCITE!

It is intended for anyone who wants to initiate or expand family violence prevention work, including agencies addressing family and community health and well-being (such as domestic violence and child welfare advocacy organizations), community development groups, and grassroots leaders. *See also: Preventing Family Violence: Community Engagement Makes the Difference (September 2002) [PDF]

This document highlights the need for child health care providers to become actively involved in domestic violence prevention and provides recommendations for regular and universal screening for domestic violence in child health care settings.

"This document's purpose is to underscore the importance of the advocates work, provide tips for how to improve practice in this area, and inspire them to better understand women's situations and help them be safe and self-sufficient."

Updated in Summer 2001, This fact sheet lists statistics regarding domestic violence and/or battering incidents. The fact sheet lists statistics under the following headings: Prevalence; Health Consequences of Domestic Violence; Children's Health and Domestic Violence; Cost of Domestic Violence; Identification of Domestic Violence (highlighting present screening practices in health care settings); and Pregnancy.  

This brochure provides information to patients who abuse their wife or girlfriend and encourages them to seek help from their health care providers.