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The report analyses initial results gathered in 1988 and data gathered again from the same individuals in 1994. It has sections on brief issues and findings, key findings, the study design including their definitions of physical abuse and sexual abuse, and study findings, conclusions and implications. Study findings are detailed by gender, age, race, type of arrest, type of abuse, and juvenile record. The report also highlighted the impact of out-of-home placements and early detection and intervention in child abuse situations.

The paper is divided into many short sections covering: the background and goals of this piece; reasons for practitioners and victim advocates to collaborate with researchers and what strengths each bring to a collaboration; what type of research practitioners want and how researchers and the research benefit from practitioner insights; some characteristics and eight tips for successful collaborative relationships; main ways to initiate collaborative practitioner-research relationships; six tips for assessing the qualifications of researchers; things to consider when assessing the adequacy

This paper discusses the findings of the National Academy of Sciences Panel on the Understanding and Control of Violent Behavior, established to review the current status of research in violence; the extent and nature of violence in this country; promising opportunities for prevention; and areas in which further research and better measures are needed, particularly to identify causes and additional opportunities for prevention.

This fact sheet includes statistics that reflect recent research concerning domestic violence in the military.

The publication describes the results of a study analyzing how violence is reported in two nationally prominent CA newspapers during the course of a year. Findings of the study are described in detail to reveal how contemporary reporting portrays IPV.

The data was collected by Adult Protective Services in 2003.& Information includes:

• Statewide reporting numbers
• Sources of elder abuse reports
• Categories of elder abuse
• Victim profiles
• Alleged perpetrators
• Interventions and outcomes
• Recommendations

The report also provides recommendations for improving the collection of data on elder abuse in order to successfully address the problem.

This report provides an overview of a study that was done to determine the incidence rates of drug-facilitated sexual assault. It also seeks to examine the social aspects surrounding the issue.

The article takes a look at Australian data sources on the issue of drug and alcohol facilitated sexual assault.

Throughout the report, the right side margin presents brief but poignant stories of individual experiences of domestic violence.

This paper describes "violence-supportive attitudes and beliefs" and their influence on individual and community responses to violence. The authors analyze trends that demonstrate shifts in these beliefs since 1995. According to the study: "Most Victorian women and men, regardless of their socio-economic status or cultural background, did not hold Ôviolence-supportive' attitudes on many of the measures used in the survey. Attitudes had improved on most measures since 1995."

This study measured:

The reports sections include:

The 2001 Report provides an introduction/summary; a definition of domestic violence inclusive to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) survivors; a state-by-state analysis of legal protections for LGBT survivors; U.S. statistics highlighting LGBT experiences of domestic violence; poignant survivors stories, and, a collection of local reports from NCAVP member agencies.

This report presents 2001 data from 12 participation agencies in order to illuminate some of the "latest trends in violence against lesbian, gay, transgender, and bisexual (LGBT) individuals in a number of cities and regions throughout the U.S."[p.6] This report provides analysis of U.S. national statistics and trends on anti-LGBT violence as well as more detailed anti-LGBT crime incident trends from the 12 reporting local regions. It includes poignant incident narratives and offers recommendations to improve research, prevention and intervention strategies.

This document reports about the number of new domestic violence incident reports recorded in 2003 by twelve participating NCAVP member agencies and several affiliates, including organizations serving LGBT domestic violence victims in Tucson, AZ; San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Denver, CO; Chicago, IL; Philadelphia, PA; Boston, MA; New York, NY; Columbus, OH; Burlington, VT; and Toronto, ON.

This document gives a brief overview of homelessness, the impact of trauma on homeless children, and ways homeless shelter programs can provide services to homeless families who have been exposed to trauma.

Provides an overview of a six-year research project on family homelessness and poverty in Massachusetts. This document focuses on findings from the study about the prevalence and impact of violence among homeless women and includes information about the impact of both childhood and adult victimization on this population.

Alaska ranks first in the nation in the rate of women killed by men. Ranked behind Alaska are: Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Wyoming, South Carolina, Tennessee, Delaware, North Carolina, and Alabama. Nationally the rate was 1.37 per 100,000.

Note: The parameters for this study are limited to females murdered by males in single victim/single offender incidents.

The study summary provides victim rates for intimate partner homicide by age, sex (male, female), race (Asian or Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, White, Black), place of residence, community population size, state, geographic location, month or year killed, weapon type used, and type of intimate partner relationship (spouse, ex-spouse, common-law spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend, same-sex). The analysis also comments on related research findings from other studies to compare rates of fatal versus nonfatal intimate partner violence.

Includes facts about strangulation and definitions of related terms.

"It is vitally important that the Australian health system, and birthing services in particular, are safe, confidential places where women receive effective support and high quality care if they disclose abuse. How prepared the Australian health system is to respond to these challenges is the focus of this paper."

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The Healthy People 2010 Leading Health Indicators (LHIs) covered in this fact sheet include: Overweight and Obesity, Tobacco Use, Substance Abuse, Responsible Sexual Behavior, Mental Health, Injury and Violence, Immunization, and Access to Health Care. The LHIs includes a total of ten health indicators and were listed by the US Department of Health and Human Services to measure the health and well-being of the nation for this decade.

The study was supported by VicHealth in partnership with the Department of Human Services and was conducted with contributions from a range of experts from across Victoria and elsewhere. While focusing on health, it complements a vast body of evidence demonstrating the serious social and economic consequences of intimate partner violence for individuals, families and communities.

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The study provides: a definition of each type of violence, the economic impact of the violence, the health care cost of the violence, trends in the violence, statistics on the incidence of the violence, a break down by race and age, a break down of hospital visits and hospital admissions, the long term impacts of the violence, and social services that address this form of violence.

Its findings include that more than 50,000 violent crimes were reported to PA police departments in 1994 at a cost of more than $233 million in PA inpatient hospital admissions.

Highlights the prevalence, risks, and lethality of violence against pregnant women.