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intimate partner violence

Ex-UVA lacrosse player found guilty in the murder of his former girlfriend, Yeardley Love

February 23, 2012

posted in: CALCASA

Today, George Huguely V was found guilty of second-degree murder for killing his former girlfriend Yeardly Love in 2010. Victim advocates believe that this verdict will support other sexual assault and domestic violence survivors in coming forward and reporting the crimes perpetrated against them. “Anytime offenders are clearly and seriously held accountable, that sends a very strong

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Models in Prevention: CDC’s DELTA Program

August 15, 2011

posted in: prevention

PreventConnect.org DELTA is a prevention program close to my heart. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s national program to advance the primary prevention of intimate partner violence funds fourteen state domestic violence coalitions to build the capacity of local communities to prevent domestic violence.  I had the opportunity to help coordinate one of these

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PreventConnect web conference on national surveys

May 12, 2011

posted in: prevention

PreventConnect.org In the next PreventConnect web conference, Understanding the differences between Nationals Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence Surveys, we will explore the differences between public health and criminal justice surveys when looking at sexual violence and intimate partner violence. Join Michele Lynberg Black and David Lee in a conversation about different types of data

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Linking reproductive health and intimate partner violence

December 17, 2010

posted in: Education

Did you know: That girls who experienced physical dating violence were 2.8 times more likely to fear the perceived consequences of negotiating condom use than non-abused girls? More than one-third (38.8%) of adolescent girls tested for STI/HIV have experience dating violence. For adolescent youth, 80%-85% of all pregnancies are unintended. Identified as reproductive coercion, many

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Report on LGBTQ intimate partner violence in U.S. released

October 27, 2010

posted in: campus,Education

On October 26, 2010, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs released the Report on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence in the United States in 2009. Key findings include: “Total reported cases are up in light of decrease in staff/organizational services available to provide services and report on the data; Reported

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Do peers influence young men to perpetrate intimate partner violence?

June 1, 2010

posted in: prevention

I find the social ecological model to be a helpful framework to highlight that prevention work needs to look beyond the individual.  So I am pleased to see research that examines risk and protective factors that go beyond individual attitudes, beliefs and experiences. In the recent article appearing in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence,

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