http://www.mincava.umn.edu/ articles about violence and violence prevention Thu Feb 23 08:00:11 -0600 2012 violence and violence prevention en-us info@mincava.umn.edu info@mincava.umn.edu Copyright (c) 2007 MINCAVA http://www.icadvinc.org/domestic-violence-information/history-of-battered-womens-movement/ Produced for the California Statewide Conference on Domestic Violence by SafeNETWORK, a (now defunct) project of the California Department of Health Services Maternal and Child Health Branch Domestic Violence Section and Intervace Children Family Services. The Herstory of Domestic Violence was originally researched and compiled by SafeNETWORK staff, April Howard and Susan Lewis. The Herstory was revised and updated for SafeNETWORK for the 1999 California Statewide Conference on Domestic Violence by Tamsen Stevenson and Cindi Love. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:21:09 -0600 http://www.njidv.org/content/view/34/60/ This site contains links to various articles concerning judicial skills for domestic violence cases. Categories include access to justice, child custody issues, decision making, fact finding and more. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:50:15 -0600 http://www.vawnet.org/Assoc_Files_VAWnet/NRCDV_ShelterRules.pdf This paper is a first-hand account of Missouri’s project to reduce rules in domestic violence shelters. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:41:49 -0600 http://www.vawnet.org/Assoc_Files_VAWnet/AR_AssetBuilding.mp3 (January 2012) Sheetal Rana discusses the importance of asset building to domestic violence survivors, key themes from the research, and implications for new directions in policy, programs, and practice. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:13:25 -0600 http://www.vawnet.org/Assoc_Files_VAWnet/AR_AssetBuilding.pdf?utm_source=VAWnet+eNewsletter&utm_campaign=26f2d13a62-February_March_20122_8_2012&utm_medium=email This paper discusses asset building programs, including some of the benefits of asset ownership and why asset building programs for domestic violence survivors may be important. The dearth of literature on assets and domestic violence is reviewed, calling for further research. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:10:17 -0600 http://www.casadeesperanza.org/pdfs/LatinaInstitute-RFP.pdf The National Latin@ Institute will bring together about 150 professionals from a variety of fields. This institute will provide participants with significant opportunities for networking, resource and expertise sharing and critical discussions on traditionally challenging topics. <br> More information coming soon. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:48:32 -0600 http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/default.aspx?EventID=1011021 The 12th Annual International Family Justice Center Conference, hosted by the Family Justice Center Alliance, will include discussions on issues related to the handling of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, elder abuse and stalking cases in the context of the Family Justice Center model. The conference faculty includes nationally and internationally recognized subject matter experts, advocates, and survivors. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:45:20 -0600 http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pdf/TeenDatingViolence2012-a.pdf Updated fact sheet on teen dating violence (TDV) from the CDC with definitions and why TDV is a public health concern. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:25:55 -0600 https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/236175.pdf The purpose of this two‐year experiment was to provide high-quality scientific evidence concerning the effectiveness of targeting a young, universal primary prevention audience with classroom‐based curricula and school‐level interventions addressing dating violence and sexual harassment. Overall, the intervention was shown to affect student knowledge and behavioral intentions in a positive manner and as hypothesized (with some exceptions) was effective in reducing dating/peer violence (especially sexual violence) and sexual harassment. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:10:18 -0600 http://conferences.bwjp.org/webconferencedetail.aspx?confid=257 Organizations working to prevent violence against women have begun to involve men as key allies in this effort. The goals of the Mobilizing Men for Violence Prevention project were to describe the programming, strategies and frameworks employed by these programs and to identify common themes related to successfully partnering with men. <br> This webinar will provide an overview of the nature and activities of the programs that responded to the study, and will discuss the common themes that emerged regarding how programs are accessing and meaningfully engaging men around the issue of gender-based violence. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:31:33 -0600