Mental Health Content Topic Results
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January 2004
Responding to Domestic Violence: Tools for Mental Health Providers
Publisher(s):This document is intended as a guide for mental health providers on screening and assessment for domestic violence among clients seen in their practice settings. Questions can be easily incorporated into existing intake forms and assessment procedures. See also Responding to Domestic Violence: Sample Forms for Mental Health Providers.
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- General Material
December 2003
A Family's Guide to the Child Welfare System
Publisher(s):National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health at Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health, Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health (FFCMH), Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)
A Family’s Guide to the Child Welfare System was developed through the efforts of many individuals, organizations, and groups. A knowledgeable work group advised on the direction and content of the Guide, as well as on the questions that families want to have answered.
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- General Material
June 2003
Picking Up the Pieces After a Disaster: Important Steps for Your Safe and Speedy Recovery
Publisher(s): This document provides practical tips for staying safe, checking for damage, and recovering emotionally and financially after a disaster.
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- General Material
September 2002
Mental Health and Domestic Violence: Collaborative Initiatives, Service Models, and Curricula
Publisher(s):Describes concerns of state domestic violence coalitions and mental health providers and/or agencies and provides model initiatives and programs that have begun the work of responding to the mental health needs of battered women and their children.
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- General Material
October 2001
In Focus: Understanding the Effects of Maltreatment on Early Brain Development National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
Publisher(s):This document is a readable, easily understood review of how the brain develops, the effects of maltreatment on brain development, and implications for policy and practice.
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- General Material
February 2001
Psychological Effects of Partner Abuse Against Men: A Neglected Research Area
Publisher(s):This academic article discusses the research on abuse against men in intimate relationships with a primary focus on the psychological effects of this abuse.
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- Training Tools
- General Material
January 2001
Seeking Safety: A Treatment Manual for PTSD and Substance Abuse
Seeking Safety is an empirically studied, integrative treatment approach developed to help people attain safety from trauma/PTSD and substance abuse. This website provides implementation tools, sample topics, research summaries, articles, and assessment tools related to the program.
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- General Material
January 2001
CSWF Position Paper on Internet Text-Based Therapy
Publisher(s):Presents the beliefs of the Clinical Social Work Federation who is opposed to the practice of Internet-based treatment, arguing that services cannot be delivered online because of the inherent nature of the service.
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- General Material
January 2001
Guidebook on Vicarious Trauma: Recommended Solutions for Anti-violence Workers
Publisher(s):This guidebook explores the response to vicarious trauma within certain communities and cultural groups.
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- General Material
January 2000
Increasing Awareness about Possible Neurological Alterations in Brain Status Secondary to Intimate Violence
Publisher(s):This paper explains the possible types and etiologies for traumatic injuries, neurochemical changes and structural alterations that may occur in the brain as a result of intimate violence, most of which are not being diagnosed.
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- Training Tools
January 2000
Field Manual for Mental Health and Human Service Workers in Major Disasters
Publisher(s):U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
This field manual offers mental health and public health professionals information on disaster preparedness and recovery to assist disaster survivors. It describes survivor reactions, at-risk populations, counseling, referrals, and stress prevention and management.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
February 1998
Abuse and Women with Disabilities
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document highlights the prevalence of violence against women with disabilities, examines abuse interventions for women with disabilities, and offers a critique of studies on abuse and disability. Includes recommendations for research and practice.