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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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Costs and consequences of sexual violence

April 13, 2011

posted in: CALCASA,prevention

The National Alliance to End Sexual Violence has released a fact sheet titled Costs and Consequences of Sexual Violence and Cost-Effective Solutions. The best available research tells us that crime victimization costs the United States $450 billion annually. Rape is the most costly of all crimes to its victims, with total estimated costs at $127

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Reproductive coercion and teen dating violence

April 13, 2011

posted in: prevention

PreventConnect.org In this podcast, Dr. Elizabeth Miller, a pediatrician and researcher with UC Davis Children’s Hospital speaks about her April 2010 article “Pregnancy coercion, intimate partner violence and unintended pregnancy” that appeared in the journal Contraception. In this discussion, she explores reproductive coercion and the implications for primary prevention of teen dating violence and sexual

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The art and science of measuring prevention

March 25, 2011

posted in: prevention

This week I am attending the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault’s series of trainings on Measuring Prevention where California’s rape crisis centers and domestic violence programs are exploring how to evaluate their prevention programs and examine ways to collect and analyze data. Given the small budgets to implement and evaluate the programs, we are exploring

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Violence against women online resource has a new look

March 14, 2011

posted in: CALCASA,prevention

The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence has released its’ newly redesigned VAWnet website. VAWnet is a comprehensive and easily accessible online collection of full-text, searchable materials and resources on domestic violence, sexual violence and related issues. With this redesign, it is even easier to find materials and resources. Whenever I am asked a question,

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Do teen magazines educate on dating violence?

January 7, 2011

posted in: prevention

In this world of online media, social networking and blogs, teen magazines are still have a large presence (for example Seventeen’s circulation is still over 2 million). In the article Teen Magazines as Educational Texts on Dating Violence: The $2.99 Approach published in the journal Violence Against Women, authors Kettrey and Emery analyzed how teen

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