VIOLENCE IN OUR SOCIETY

 

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Victim-Assistance Online

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

1. The role of the pediatrician in helping abused women.
2. Additional clinician screening tools.
3. Domestic violence statistics - the scope of the problem.
4. Family violence prevention.
5. Guideline for screening for domestic violence.
6. Opportunities to screen for abuse.
7. Substance abuse treatment and domestic violence.
8. Training materials for practitioners.

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE

1. UK National Workplace Bullying Advice Line.
2. Mobbing: Emotional Abuse in The American Workplace.
3. The Unseen Scars: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Canadian Military.
4. Foundation Centrum 45: Centrum '45, (Dutch for "Centre '45" ) founded in 1973, is the national centre for medical-psychological treatment for members of the resistance and victims from World War II.

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• Victim-Assistance Online , an excellent resource developed by Randy McCall, Windsor, Ontario. Great page design, you will find a resource table which provides access to a vast number of pages of information relevant to victims and their assistance, from Lost/Abused Children, to Support Groups, to Care for the Caregiver, and the most complete list Directories of VA Services. You can also find how to subscribe to the VA E-Mail Forum, the internet discussion group for VA workers.

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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
"The Role of the Pediatrician in Recognizing and Intervening
on Behalf of Abused Women." This policy statement affirms
that "abuse of women is a pediatric issue" and that
family violence has a profound effect on children.

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS
AND GYNECOLOGISTS (ACOG)
The ACOG has a section devoted to Violence Against Women.
The site includes clinician screening tools for intimate partner
violence and sexual assault. Some materials are also in Spanish.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STATISTICS
Domestic violence is a universal health care issue. The
American Bar Association provides an excellent summary
of the statistics outlining the scope of the problem.

FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION FUND (FVPF)
This site offers a wealth of information, including personal
stories and a list of state activities for Domestic Violence
Awareness Month. The general public can call 1-888-Rx-Abuse
to request a postcard to send to their health care providers
to urge them to screen for domestic violence.

GUIDELINE FOR SCREENING FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
The purpose of the guideline is to give health care providers
an understanding of issues related to domestic violence and
the tools to assess every patient for victimization. (The
community resource references are limited to Wisconsin.)

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
"Screening and Intervention for Intimate Partner Abuse" by
Michael A. Rodriguez, MD, MPH; Heidi M. Bauer, MD, MPH;
Elizabeth McLoughlin, ScD; and Kevin Grumbach, MD,
August 1999. The authors discuss their study of the practices
and attitudes of primary care physicians regarding intimate
partner abuse. Practitioners are missing opportunities to screen
for abuse.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
To access the full text of the treatment guidelines, scroll
down and click on the link to the full text at the bottom
of the paragraph.

TRAINING CHILD WELFARE WORKERS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCEThis trainer's manual was developed by Kathryn Conroy, DSW, andRandy Magen, PhD. The emphasis is on understanding and responding to domestic violence. There is also a workbook to be used with the training.

 

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WORKPLACE VIOLENCE

• UK National Workplace Bullying Advice Line maps the symptoms of psychiatric injury caused by bullying on to the DSM-IV Diagnostic Criteria for PTSD; also proposes differences between "psychiatric injury" and "mental illness"; maps the serial bully's behaviour on to the DSM-IV Diagnostic Criteria for Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD). The work of Tim Field, BSc, (Hons).
  Read to raise your awareness of a serious problem.

• Mobbing: Emotional Abuse in The American Workplace. A new book about "Mobbing ... bullying at the workplace ... a "ganging up" by co-workers, subordinates or superiors, to force someone out of the workplace through rumor, innuendo, intimidation, discrediting, isolation, and particularly, humiliation... a serious form of ... harassment... affects the mental and physical health of victims." The author's intend "to stimulate public awareness ... to help detect mobbing in workplaces, to warn those who intentionally perpetrate mobbing actions, and to encourage preventive, timely and appropriate action to deal with this phenomenon."

• The Unseen Scars: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Canadian Military , Created by the CBC, a site that will take you to the heart of the Canadian military men and women who suffer from having served us in horrifying situations - "Hidden Wounds". Pictures and interviews derived from the National Affairs program broadcast in November, 1998. The video of that program is also available from the site, and there is an excellent selection of related links.

• Foundation Centrum '45 , Centrum '45, (Dutch for "Centre '45" ) founded in 1973, is the national centre for medical-psychological treatment for members of the resistance and victims from World War II. In order to realise its aims Centrum '45 offers a broad range of therapies. The web site describes the services offered and offers articles and lectures prepared by its staff.