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Items in this list may be obtained from the sources cited. Contact information reflects the most current data about the source that has been provided to the MCH Digital Library.

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Rand Center for Domestic and International Health Security. 2011. Helping children cope with violence and trauma: A school-based program that works [Upd. ed.]. Santa Monica, CA: Rand Health, 7 pp. (Research highlights)

Annotation: This updated fact sheet describes a continuing school-based program implemented in the Los Angeles Unified School District that was designed to help children cope with violence. Students in the program lived in largely Hispanic neighborhoods. The fact sheet provides background about the problems faced by children exposed to violence, discusses the way the program was developed and the program's results, and offers conclusions. Statistical information is presented in figures in the fact sheet.

Contact: Rand Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-3208, Telephone: (310) 393-0411 Fax: 310-393-4818 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.rand.org Available from the website.

Keywords: California, Child mental health, Children, Coping, Families, High risk children, Hispanic Americans, Low income groups, Parents, Programs, Schools, Students, Violence, Witnesses

Osofsky JD, Fenichel E, eds. 1996. Islands of safety: Assessing and treating young victims of violence. Arlington, VA: Zero to Three, 44 pp.

Annotation: This report presents information about evaluating and treating children who have been exposed to violence. It offers information about recognizing and evaluating symptoms and behaviors, supporting care givers of traumatized children, including therapists, teachers, and police officers, and designing treatment plans. It includes a list of print references, and an annotated list of videotapes.

Contact: ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, 1255 23rd Street, N.W., Suite 350, Washington, DC 20037, Telephone: (202) 638-1144 Contact Phone: (800) 899-4301 Fax: (202) 638-0851 Web Site: http://www.zerotothree.org Price unknown. Document Number: ISBN 0-9436 57-37-7.

Keywords: Child abuse, Children, Domestic violence, Emotional trauma, Evaluation, Family violence, Therapeutics, Witnesses

Whitcomb D. 1993. Child victims as witnesses: What the research says. Newton, MA: Education Development Center, 55 pp. (Child victim as witness series)

Annotation: This report considers issues that arise when children are court witnesses in child abuse cases. It is intended to help those in the health, mental health, law, and social works professions that deal with children in court cases serve them better. The report builds a context for children in the court system and then examines current research in the following five areas: the accuracy of children's memories, their credibility as witnesses, techniques for improving their testimony, innovative techniques that assist child witnesses, and the emotional effects of the court process on child victims. It also includes recommendations for reform based on the findings of the research examined.

Contact: Education Development Center, 43 Foundry Avenue, Waltham, MA 02453-8313, Telephone: (617) 969-7100 Fax: (617) 969-5979 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.edc.org $10.00 includes handling.

Keywords: Child abuse, Child sexual abuse, Children, Criminal justice system, Witnesses

Garbarino J. 1993. Let's talk about living in a world with violence: An activity book for school-age children. Chicago, IL: Erikson Institute, 44 pp.

Annotation: This activity book is designed to help children process their feelings, thoughts, and experiences about violence. Through various activities in the book children will be able to explore how violence they see in different settings, such as on television or at school, affects them. The book is primarily for children ages 7 to 11 living in urban areas. A listing of other resource materials is included. The author also includes a parents guide as well as a guide for teachers, counselors, and other professionals that supplement this activity book.

Keywords: Materials for children, Psychological effects, Psychosocial development, Violence, Witnesses

Schwartz DF, ed. 1992. Children and violence. Columbus, OH: Ross Laboratories, 130 pp. (Report of the Twenty-third Ross Roundtable on Critical Approaches to Common Pediatric Problems)

Annotation: This session of the Ross Roundtable was convened to explore some roles in helping children deal with the violence in their lives. These roles typically could be played by the professionals who care for children's health e.g. pediatricians. Presented were broad themes and issues that cut across the entire experience of children and violence. Subjects of discussion include firearms; and gang, urban, rural, domestic, and media violence. The conference was seen as a first discussion for pediatricians of the impact of violence and possible interventions. The Roundtable hopes to revisit these issues.

Contact: Ross Laboratories, Consumer Relations, 625 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215-1724, Telephone: (800) 227-5767 Secondary Telephone: (614) 624-7485 Contact Phone: (614) 227-3333 Web Site: http://www.ross.com Available in libraries.

Keywords: Adolescents, Behavior, Children, Counseling, Data, Domestic violence, Firearms, Gangs, Health professionals, Homicide, Hospitals, Injuries, Intervention, Media violence, Pediatricians, Prevention, Rural population, Urban population, Violence, War, Witnesses

Garbarino J, Dubrow N, Kostelny K, Pardo C. 1992. Children in danger: Coping with the consequences of community violence. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 262 pp. (Jossey-Bass social and behavioral science series; Jossey-Bass education series)

Annotation: This book explores the link between a child's response to growing up in an atmosphere of violence and danger, and the social context established for that child by community and caregivers. The children need predictable, structured, safe environments and school-based programs, by providing continuity and regularity that is lacking, can enhance children's natural resiliency and help to ease some long-term developmental consequences of living in danger, or to mitigate some of the effects of witnessing violence.

Keywords: Child development, Children, Injury prevention, Intervention, Intervention, Psychotherapy, Resources for professionals, Risk factors, School based programs, Violence, Violence prevention, Witnesses

Richters JE, Martinez P. 1991. Toward an epidemiology of children's exposure to community violence. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Mental Health, 45 pp.

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and the New Jersey Department of Health. 1991. Recommendations from a workshop on suicide contagion and the reporting of suicides. McLean, VA: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 8 pp.

Annotation: These recommendations were developed at a 1989 workshop sponsored by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and the New Jersey Department of Health. Funding was provided by the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health and the Public Health Foundation. The workshop focused on issues facing both the news media and public officials when dealing with an incident of suicide. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 450, Arlington, VA 22202, Telephone: (202) 371-9090 Contact Phone: (703) 556-9222 Fax: (571) 527-3189 Web Site: http://www.astho.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Injury prevention, Suicide, Violence, Witnesses
   

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