The Role of the Pediatrician in Recognizing and Intervening on Behalf of Abused Women (RE9748)
- Pediatricians are in a position to recognize abused women in pediatric settings. Intervening on behalf of battered women is an active form of child abuse prevention. Knowledge of local resources and state laws for reporting abuse are emphasized. American
- http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics%3b101/6/1091

International Coalition on Abuse and Disabilities
- ICAD is the electronic mailing list of the International Coalition on Abuse & Disability (ICAD). The ICAD organization is an informal network of people with disabilities, researchers, service providers, and others concerned about violence as it affect
- http://www.ualberta.ca/~jpdasddc/abuse/ICAD/ICAD-faq.html

Preventing Domestic Violence: Clinical Guidelines on Routine Screening
- Guidelines for screening for domestic violence in primary healthcare settings. Published by the Family Violence Prevention Fund.
- http://endabuse.org/programs/healthcare/files/screpol.pdf

Violence against women: The Impact on Reproductive Health and a Call for Action
- from Planned Parenthood
- http://www.ippf.org/en/Resources/Statements/The+International+Sexual+and+Reproductive+Rights+Coalition.htm

Domestic Violence Project
- The American Academy of Facial and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery and NCADV offer a 24-hour toll-free number for victims of domestic violence who are burdened with the physical scars located on the head and neck.
- http://www.facetofacesurgery.org/contact.html

What Health Care Providers Can Do About Domestic Violence
- Pullout Guide, Population Reports, Series L, Number 11 published by the Population Information Program, Center for Communication Programs, The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
- http://www.infoforhealth.com/pr/violencel11.pdf

Domestic Violence Information for Health Professionals
- Assessment, screening and counseling information for health professionals sponsored by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada.
- http://www.sexualityandu.ca/professionals/domestic-violence.aspx

AMA (CSA) Featured CSA ReportAMA Data on Violence Between Intimates (I-00)Full Text
- Summary of data on violence between intimates,including elder abuse and child maltreatment.
- http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/13577.html

Violence Against Women With Disabilities
- This assessment addresses the frequency with which women with mental health and cognitive disabilities access domestic violence and sexual assault programs; the ability of service providers to identify domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking amo
- http://www.vadv.org/secPublications/svapwd.pdf

PTSD and Long-Term Abuse
- Article for survivors on post-traumatic stress disorder and its impact on women who have suffered long term abuse.
- http://www.prostitutionrecovery.org/ptsd.html

Brain Damage from Long-Term Abuse
- Article on the impact of long-term physical abuse on the brain.
- http://www.prostitutionrecovery.org/brain_damage.html

Domestic Violence and Mental Health Policy Initiative
- The Domestic Violence and Mental Health Policy Initiative (DVMHPI) is a Chicago-based project designed to address the unmet mental health needs of domestic violence survivors and their children. DVMHPI offers information and technical assistance to local
- http://www.dvmhpi.org/

Resources for Persons with Disabilities on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault - Stop the Violence, Break the Silence
- From Austin, Texas SafePlace. Resources, training and contact information on violence against persons with disabilities.
- http://www.austin-safeplace.org/site/PageServer?pagename=program_disability

Domestic Violence CME Course: Online CME from the Virtual Lecture Hall
- Offering truly interactive, online Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses and AMA Category 1 credits for physicians.
- http://www.vlh.com/shared/courses/course_info.cfm?courseno=62

Understanding The Victims of Spousal Abuse by Frank Ochberg
- Article by Frank M. Ochberg, MD, adjunct professor of psychiatry, criminal justice and journalism at Michigan State University. Author of Post Traumatic Therapy and Victims of Violence.
- http://www.drirene.com/understanding.htm

GAO Report on Pregnant Women and Domestic Violence
- Violence Against Women: Data on Pregnant Victims and Effectiveness of Prevention Strategies. Report from the General Accounting Office in PDF format.
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d02530.pdf

Abuse and Women with Disabilities
- Center for Research on Women with Disabilities - Baylor College of Medicine
- http://www.bcm.edu/crowd/abuse_women/abuse_women.html

Forensic Nursing Techniques
- Information on screening for violence in a medical setting.
- http://nursing.advanceweb.com/common/Editorial/Editorial.aspx?CC=40302

Increasing Awareness about Possible Neurological Alterations in Brain Status Secondary to Intimate Violence
- Article from the Brain Injury Association of America in PDF format.
- http://www.biausa.org/word.files.to.pdf/good.pdfs/Increasing.Awareness.violence.prevention.pdf

Family and Domestic Violence - Resource manual for Family and Domestic Violence Protocols for Hospitals in WA
- Comprehensive manual on screening and treatment issues in domestic violence for health care workers providing services to families in Western Australia
- http://www.health.wa.gov.au/publications/dovires.pdf

New England Journal of Medicine: Women's Health Topics
- Collection of reviews, research articles and editorials related to women's health information.
- http://content.nejm.org/cgi/collection/womens_health

Domestic Violence Brochure
- A practical guide designed to assist physicians and other health care workers in helping victims of domestic violence.
- http://www.sfms.org/domviol.htm

All Walks Of Life - Home of STOP the violence to people with disabilities.
- All Walks Of Life is a source for Prevention, Response and Research news on Violence To People with Disabilities.
- http://www.awol-texas.org/

Documenting Domestic Violence: How Health Care Providers Can Help Victims
- A well documented medical record can strengthen domestic violence cases when they are brought to court. It constitutes third-party factual evidence corroborating or establishing that abuse has occurred and may be useful to pro se litigants in a variety o
- http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/188564.pdf

Risk Factors for Injury to Women from Domestic Violence
- Article - New England Journal of Medicine
- http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/341/25/1892

Domestic Violence - Friday's Progress Notes - October 13, 2000
- Identification, assessment, and prevention of domestic violence.
- http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/newsletter/FPN_4_30.html

Preventing Domestic Violence: Clinical Guidelines on Routine Screening on Routine Screening
- Family Violence Prevention Fund: Routine screening for domestic violence is recommended in primary care, OB/GYN and family planning, emergency, in-patient, pediatrics, and mental health settings. The guidelines include intake forms, questionnaires, and do
- http://www.fvpf.org/health/screpol.pdf

NYSDOH Guidelines for Integrating Domestic Violence Screening into HIV Counseling, Testing, Referral & Partner Notification
- Public Health Forum - New York State Department of Health
- http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/rfa/hiv/guide.htm

Health Privacy Principles for Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence
- Family Violence Prevention Fund - Adobat Acrobat format (PDF) file.
- http://www.healthprivacy.org/usr_doc/37713.pdf

Case Studies in Partner Violence
- American Academy of Family Physicians - December 1, 1999
- http://www.aafp.org/afp/991201ap/2569.html

Domestic Violence, Emedicine Free Online Medical Reference Textbook
- Domestic Violence, emedicine free online medical reference textbooks definition.
- http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic153.htm

Head Injury: A Risk for Wife Beating?
- Crime Times Vol. 1, No. 1-2 , 1995
- http://www.crime-times.org/95a/w95ap5.htm

Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence
- A national non-profit organization with a mission to education and aid in the prevention of partner violence.
- http://www.caepv.org/

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control List of Fact Sheets
- Very good listing of fact sheets domestic violence, child abuse, health risks of intimate violence.
- http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/cmprfact.htm

Family Violence Intervention
- The Role of the Dental Team in Recognition and Referral
- http://www.umdnj.edu/~baum/famvio.htm