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January 2007
Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence Victimization Assessment Instruments for Use in Healthcare Settings, Version 1.0
Publisher(s):This compilation provides practitioners and clinicians with an inventory of existing assessment tools for determining intimate partner violence and/or sexual violence victimization in clinical/healthcare settings.
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March 2006
Reproductive Rights as Human Rights
Publisher(s):"Reproductive rights activists in the United States underutilize the global human rights framework. This is largely because many are unfamiliar with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and international treaties that protect women's reproductive rights. Reproductive justice advocates should become familiar with the human rights obligations of the U.S. government... Eight Categories of Human Rights: Civil, Political, Economic, Social, Cultural, Environmental, Developmental and Sexual."
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February 2006
Intimate Partner Violence and HIV/STD Risk Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Communities
Publisher(s):This report discusses the intersection of violence and HIV in LGBT relationships based on a study conducted in New York, USA.
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January 2006
Traumatic Brain Injury and Domestic Violence: HELPS Screening Tool for Traumatic Brain Injury
Publisher(s):This document discusses the intersection between DV and TBI, lists symptoms and recommendations for working with survivors with TBI, and offers a screening tool to aid in determining if survivors should be seen by a doctor for further evaluation.
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- Training Tools
January 2006
Physician Readiness to Manage Intimate Partner Violence Survey (PREMIS)
Publisher(s):This instrument is a 15-minute survey that is a comprehensive and reliable measure of physician preparedness to manage IPV patients. It can also be used to measure the effectiveness of IPV educational programs.
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January 2006
Before It Occurs: Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse
This document discusses various levels of prevention and focuses on primary prevention strategies for intimate partner violence. It also explores health care professionals' role in primary prevention of intimate partner violence.
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January 2006
Preserving the Core of Roe: Reflections on Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Publisher(s):In Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional right to have an abortion while altering the standard for analyzing restrictions on that right, crafting the "undue burden" standard for abortion restrictions. This Article asks whether Casey's undue burden standard has meaningfully protected a woman's right to an abortion.
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December 2005
Caught in the Storm: The Impact of Natural Disasters
Publisher(s):This report explores the disproportionate vulnerability of women in disaster situations.
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December 2004
Family Violence: An Intervention Model for Dental Professionals
Publisher(s):This bulletin argues that dental professionals need to be trained in intervention skills and strategies for domestic violence prevention.
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- General Material
November 2004
The Effectiveness of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Programs
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This paper describes SANE programs in the US, and presents current research on their effectiveness in 3 areas: providing care in an empowering setting, improving the quality of forensic evidence collection, and increasing prosecution rates.
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October 2004
Addressing the Health Consequences of Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):In this keynote, Ellen Tallaferro suggests that women who experience violence are likely to visit health care providers more frequently for physical and mental health problems and highlights the important role of health care providers in responding to intimate partner violence by identifying, documenting, making provision for safety, referral, and assurance to women who have been abused.
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October 2004
Addressing violence against women in the Latin American and Caribbean Region: A critical review of interventions
Publisher(s):This document presents an overview of gender-based violence in Latin America and examines good practice interventions to prevent such violence in four sectors: justice, health, education, and multi-sectoral approaches.