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The studies, authored by Dr. Lynn Short and her colleagues, describe the results of a 5-year federally-funded effort to find better ways to improve physician education in domestic violence (intimate partner violence) ... Dr. Short explained that the survey tool she and her associates developed is one of the few comprehensive evaluation instruments for healthcare provider IPV (intimate partner violence) training that has been rigorously tested and is now readily available ... The articles are "A... (EurekAlert!)
Uncovering Rape Jan 19, 2006
"People aren't clubbing in the Bronx. The kinds of sexual assaults we get are as a result of intimate partner violence, and we get a lot of adolescents." The attacks among teens spike in the summer and during school breaks. Garbity's program was launched seven years ago to offset a lack of services for Bronx women and men. (Village Voice)
State of Emergency Medicine in Tennessee Jan 13, 2006
In the public health area, the state was found to have very few people in substance abuse treatment programs, and a lack of domestic violence, child abuse and intimate partner violence prevention programs. Despite many low scores for the state, Tennessee did have some bright spots. (Bristol Herald Courier)
Family violence strikes men, too Jan 9, 2006
Battered women's groups point to Justice Department statistics from crime victimization surveys showing that 85 percent of intimate partner violence victims are women, but fail to mention that these surveys miss many violent acts that the victim does not regard as a crime. The 1996 National Violence Against Women Survey, cosponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institute of Justice, found that 38 percent of the approximately 2. (Boston Globe)
Witnessing Abuse Harms Children's Mental Health Jan 7, 2006
The findings, they conclude, highlight a need for child-welfare agencies and programs aimed at intimate partner violence to ensure that they address the mental health needs of children who witness violence. Pediatricians, they add, also need to do their part by routinely screening mothers for intimate partner violence, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. (MEDLINEplus)
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