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February 2006

Assessment for Lifetime Exposure to Violence as a Pathway to Prevention

Authors: Linda Chamberlain, Peggy Brown
Publishers:
VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document provides a brief overview of the research on lifetime exposure to violence and the long-term health consequences of violence. It also examines how assessment for lifetime exposure to violence can create a pathway to prevention.
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  • Training Tools
January 2004

Responding to Domestic Violence: Tools for Mental Health Providers

Publishers:
National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health (NCDVTMH)
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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Screening and Assessment in TANF/Welfare-to-Work: Local Answers to Difficult Questions

Authors: Terri Thompson, Asheley Van Ness, Carolyn T. O'Brien
Publishers:
Urban Institute
A report completed by the Urban Institute for DHHS that examines screening and assessment issues related to barriers to employment among TANF recipients, including domestic violence, substance abuse, mental health, and learning disabilities. (103 pages)
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  • General Material
February 1998

Measuring the Extent of Woman Abuse in Intimate Heterosexual Relationships: A Critique of the Conflict Tactics Scales

Authors: Walter DeKeseredy, Martin Schwartz
Publishers:
VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document offers a critique of the Conflict Tactics Scale, a commonly-used measurement instrument designed to estimate the extent of violence against women, examining several limitations and describing the need for multiple measures of woman abuse.
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MOSAIC Threat Assessment Systems

Authors: Gavin de Becker
MOSAIC is a risk assessment tool that helps the assessor weigh the present situation in light of expert opinion and research, and instantly compare the present situation to past cases where the outcomes are known.