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Annotation: This book reports on the lack of formalized training of health professionals in identifying and aiding victims of family violence and suggests directions for a comprehensive and collaborative approach necessary to understand and move toward resolution of the problem of family violence. The introduction explains the need for research on family violence issues and how the report is organized. Chapter 2 discusses definitions of the types of family violence, its magnitude in American society, and an estimate of its effects on health care professionals and the health care system. The third chapter describes current educational activities. Chapter 4 assesses forces that may affect training, and chapter 5 identifies training methods used and their evaluation. The sixth chapter offers suggestions to improve the state of health care professional training, including content issues, educational strategies, and techniques of behavior change. The concluding chapter provides recommendations on training health professionals about family violence. The appendices provide information on accreditation requirements; policy statements from health professional organizations; a state-by-state overview of mandatory reporting laws and education for family violence; and a review of existing curricula. The book concludes with biographical sketches of contributing authors and an index.

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Keywords: Child abuse, Child neglect, Curriculum development, Domestic violence, Elder abuse, Family violence, Organizations, Professional education, Professional training, State legislation, Violence prevention

Annotation: These guidelines discuss the implications of family violence with regard to its prevalence and costs and the role of physicians in its treatment. The guidelines consider clinical aspects such as adapting to stress and review indicators of elder mistreatment, child physical abuse and neglect, child sexual abuse, partner abuse and neglect, and adult survivors of childhood abuse. It also considers the assessment and treatment of family violence, and provides suggestions for making referrals. Topics relating to legal issues are also discussed; and contact information is provided for state resources for domestic violence, elder mistreatment, and child abuse.

Keywords: Assessment, Child abuse, Child neglect, Child sexual abuse, Domestic violence, Elder abuse, Family violence, Guidelines, Health care delivery, Physicians, Protocols, Therapeutics Legal responsibility

Annotation: This information package contains monographs, journal articles, and newsletters that focus on family violence. The individual items were previously prepared or published by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, or the Bureau of Justice Assistance between 1986 and 1994. The materials cover topics such as child abuse, the cycle of violence, elderly victims, murder in families, interventions of the justice system, violence against women, and domestic violence. Other materials include abstracts from violence program grants; research funded by the Office of Justice Programs; family violence referral lists and reading lists on child abuse, domestic violence, and elderly victims.

Keywords: Child abuse, Child sexual abuse, Criminal justice system, Domestic violence, Elder abuse, Family violence, Intervention, Prevention

Annotation: These proceedings provide a summary of a conference held February 9-11, 1994, in Seattle, Washington. The conference was the first major Public Health Service multi-regional activity which addressed the recognition, treatment, and prevention of interpersonal violence. Keynote presentations provided perspectives of interpersonal violence from the criminal justice system, public health services, health care providers, juvenile justice system, and religious communities. Panel sessions focused on issues in child abuse, adolescent abuse, partner/spouse abuse, elder abuse, and special topics. Aspects of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse were considered. The proceedings also include a bibliography of selected resources prepared by the Children's Safety Network National Injury and Violence Resource Center in Newton, Massachusetts. It is available separately under the title: "Interpersonal Violence: A Bibliography of Selected Resources."

Keywords: Adolescents, Children, Conferences, Domestic violence, Elder abuse, Emotional abuse, Interpersonal violence, Physical abuse, Sexual abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide

Annotation: In this book, comprised of 15 different papers, a panel of experts assimilate the diverse research on the patterns and characteristics of violent behavior in the United States, including behaviors that have only recently been recognized as crimes, such as incest and spousal and elder abuse. The book describes what is known about certain types of violence, details insights into risk factors for violent behavior in individuals and situations, and recommends new research efforts with short and long term payoffs. The authors also propose some answers, such as several preventive strategies for reducing firearm-related violence, that rely on existing laws. Tables and figures are included as well as author and panel biographies, references and an index.

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Keywords: Alcohol use, Behavioral sciences, Child abuse, Crime, Crime, Drug use, Elder abuse, Family violence, Firearms, Gun control, Legislation, Media violence, Physical abuse, Sexual abuse, Sexual assault, Statistics, Substance use, Weapons

Annotation: This document describes suggested protocols for health professionals for providing appropriate care to victims of suspected abuse. The protocols were developed by the Domestic Violence Protocol Development Task Force which was formed by the Colorado Department of Health. The document includes several checklists, forms, and injury charts designed to help identify and assess abuse. There is a directory of shelters and programs in Colorado for battered women and abused elders. Model programs from Denver area hospitals are also included.

Keywords: Battered women, Colorado, Domestic violence, Elder abuse, Health care systems, Legal aid, Pregnancy, Protocols, Resources for professionals, Shelters, Treatment

Annotation: This book calls for a coming forward of agents of public safety and justice and of the professions of medicine, nursing, and the health-related social services in concentrating on the prevention of violence and to provide more services for victims. The book particularly stresses the need of the health-care community to address violence. The specific areas of violence to which chapters are devoted are: assaultive violence, child abuse, child sexual abuse, rape and sexual assault, spouse abuse, violence against the elderly, and suicide. The authors of the chapters are RNs, PhDs, and MDs from a spectrum of eastern states. Statistics cited and extensive bibliographies following each chapter substantiate each chapter in its presentation of an area of violence and the problems and impact associated with it.

Keywords: Assault, Child abuse, Child health, Domestic violence, Elder abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence

Annotation: The 21 articles presented at the Second National Conference for Family Violence Researchers comprise the core of this book. The University of New Hampshire was home and host to the conference at which presenters discussed a range of types of family violence.

Keywords: Child abuse, Dating, Domestic violence, Elder abuse, Injury prevention, Sexual abuse, Violence