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December 1999
Population Reports: Ending Violence Against Women
Publisher(s):This publication discusses gender-based violence from a feminist-based, ecological perspective. It examines the dynamics of abuse, cultural context, impact on women's health & how health care providers can contribute to social change efforts.
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- General Material
October 1999
Preventing Domestic Violence: Clinical Guidelines on Routine Screening
Publisher(s):This article presents clinical guidelines on routine screening for domestic violence by primary health care providers. Appendices include a glossary of terms, suggested screening questions, and a sample domestic violence screening documentation form.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
June 1999
Building Bridges Between Domestic Violence Advocates And Health Care Providers
Publisher(s):This paper describes opportunities for practice and policy agenda collaborations that respond to the growing challenges facing advocates working to end domestic violence in the health care arena.
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- General Material
January 1999
Averting The Campus Date Rape Drug Crisis: Seven Solutions For Colleges, Law Enforcement and Medical Professionals
Publisher(s):The book offers guidelines and checklists to use in implementing a proactive and comprehensive response to date rape crimes on college campuses.
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- General Material
April 1998
Improving the Health Care Response to Domestic Violence: A Trainer's Manual for Health Care Providers
Publisher(s):This Trainer’s Manual encourages the integration of the sometimes separate fields of health, domestic violence, and culture in the development of health care policies, procedures, practice, and trainings for responding to domestic violence victims. The Trainer's Manual is a companion piece to "Improving the Health Care Responses to Domestic Violence: A Resource Manual for Health Care Providers."
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- General Material
January 1998
Improving the Health Care Response to Domestic Violence: A Resource Manual for Health Care Providers
Publisher(s):This resource manual provides information about domestic violence and tools for identification and intervention by health care practitioners.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
September 1997
Substance Abuse and Woman Abuse by Male Partners
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
The author examines various perspectives regarding the relationship between substance abuse and violence, explores research on substance abuse by batterers, discusses substance abuse by battered women, and includes recommendations for interventions.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 1995
Guidelines for Physicians on the Abuse of Women with Disabilities
Publisher(s):This screening guide provides information about the prevalence of abuse among women with disabilities and presents guidelines for health care practitioners for identifying and responding to patents with signs of abuse.
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- Training Tools
January 1995
Minimal Elements of a Domestic Violence Protocol & Implementation of a Domestic Violence Protocol
Publisher(s):This short document provides guidance for the development and implementation of a domestic violence protocol for use within a health care setting.
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Talk To Your Doctor About PrEP
Publisher(s): This brochure offers guidance around meeting with a doctor about PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis), including before, during, and after a visit.
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The Sexual Abuse to Maternal Mortality Pipeline
Publisher(s): This report offers a comprehensive examination of the “sexual abuse to maternal mortality pipeline” and its markers. Authors offer extensive recommendations for effecting change at the policy, medical, and cultural levels.
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Enhancing Dental Professionals' Response to Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This folio notes that seventy-five percent of domestic violence-related physical injuries are concentrated around the head, neck, and mouth. The folio also provides specialized tools for dental professionals on screening and responding to domestic violence.