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APRIL 30, 2004
In this issue...
News
Family Violence Prevention Fund Launches 2004 Founding Fathers Campaign
Announcements
New Book on Child Sexual Abuse in African American Families
Domestic Violence Screening Software Released
Query Corner
Questions for Health e-News Subscribers
NEWS
FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION FUND LAUNCHES 2004 FOUNDING FATHER'S CAMPAIGN
On Fathers Day 2004, we will celebrate and honor men who are taking a stand on a crucial issue: stopping violence against women and children. The Founding Fathers Campaign asks men to turn Father's Day on its head by giving back to their families, rather than receiving from them. The campaign elevates efforts to end violence against women and children by engaging men to collectively come together to say in unison to their communities no more violence.
From Mothers Day to Fathers Day, Join a national movement On-Line!
This year, becoming a Founding Father is as simple as going on-line. To become a Founding Father or to honor a man in your life as a Founding Father, read our declaration against violence and pledge a minimum of $10.00 to the campaign. You can also encourage friends and family to donate on your behalf or on behalf of the man you honor.
Take action, join the movement and become a positive role model. Sign up for the Founding Fathers campaign today! For more information on the Founding Fathers campaign Click Here.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BOOK ON CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILIES
An estimated one in four women and one in six men is abused by age eighteen, most often by someone they know. Most of these sexual assaults are never disclosed, much less reported to the police.
Through a powerful collection of individual stories from drug addicts to corporate leaders alike, author Robin D. Stone in her book No Secrets, No Lies: How Black Families Can Heal From Sexual Abuse demystifies the cultural taboos and social dynamics that keep Black families silent and enable abuse to continue for generations. Among them are:
A legacy of slavery and stereotypes about black sexuality
Distrust of the police and authority figures
Reluctance to seek counseling or therapy
Reluctance to turn offenders into the system
Author Robin D. Stone, a sexual abuse survivor herself, illuminates the emotional, psychological, and hidden consequences of remaining silent, and provides holistic, practical steps to move toward healing. The book speaks to: survivors, telling them they are not at fault, not alone and how they can find help; parents, explaining how to keep children sage and help them recover; healers, identifying problems that survivors face; and family and friends, showing ways to lend support.
No Secrets, No Lies serves as a powerful resource guide for families seeking to understand, prevent, and overcome childhood sexual abuse and its devastating impact on adult survivors.
For more information, Click Here.
NEW EDITION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SCREENING SOFTWARE RELEASED
The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) has published the second edition of its CD-ROM package, Universal Screening for Domestic Violence, a presentation that health care professionals can use to educate staff on identifying, treating and assisting victims of domestic violence.
The Universal Screening for Domestic Violence package includes a slide presentation with script, an abuse screening tool (in English and Spanish), a danger assessment tool, and a list of resources, including websites and abuse help lines. The presentation provides information about:
Types of abuse and the cycles of abuse;
Reasons women stay in abusive relationships;
Physical and psychological effects of domestic violence;
Creating the right environment for screening battered women;
Impact of abuse on pregnant women and on children who witness domestic violence; and
State mandatory reporting laws.
Developed for and by nurses, Universal Screening for Domestic Violence includes information that various types of health care providers, including emergency room nurses, doctors, social workers, and public health care workers can use. It is intended to give health care providers, regardless or practice setting, the knowledge and skills needed to assess all women for abuse and intervene on their behalf.
The package can be ordered online from AWHONN’s website: http://awhonn.org. in the continuing education section of the online store. The cost is $30 for AWHONN members and $40 for nonmembers.
(Source: National Bulletin on Domestic Violence Prevention)
QUERY CORNER
QUESTIONS FOR HEALTH E-NEWS SUBSCRIBERS
1.This query was sent to us by Sylvia Gafford-Alexander of the Connecticut Department of Social Services, Division of Social Work and Prevention Services. We would like to encourage responses to this question from our Health e-News subscribers:
“I am looking for researchers or practitioners that have expertise and/or interest in traumatic brain injury and domestic violence. We are interested in conducting a workshop that focuses on creating awareness and collaboration between providers of services to victims of domestic violence and the traumatic brain injury service community. There is a need to increase awareness, recognition, and resource knowledge among members of both service communities. In addition, indications are that abuse between intimates may develop following a traumatic brain injury. This makes it even more important that collaboration, including cross training/education occur between these groups of providers. Please contact: sylvia.gafford-alexander@po.state.ct.us".
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