Announcing
October 2007 issue of the FVPF's e-journal:
Family Violence Prevention and Health Practice
This issue: Addressing Intimate Partner Violence in
Home Visitation Programs
The Family Violence Prevention Fund announces the release of the 6th
issue of Family Violence Prevention and Health Practice, an electronic journal
dedicated to addressing family violence in the health care and public health
setting.
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Family
Violence Prevention and Health
Practice, Issue 6, October 2007
Table of Contents
·
Editor’s
Comments by Linda Chamberlain, PhD MPH
·
Improving Response
to Partner Violence
By Julie Goodrich and Chris Sorvari
A home visitation demonstration project for pregnant and
postpartum women in Oregon
shares its experiences with developing and implementing a domestic violence
screening tool. The unique needs and barriers to addressing domestic
violence during home visits are described.
·
Domestic Violence
Enhanced Home Visitation Program - DOVE
By Keisha S. Walker, MSN, RN; Kimberly
Hill, MS; Etasha Crowder, BSN, RN; Phyllis Sharps, PhD, RN, FAAN
The Domestic Violence Enhanced Home Visitation Program
(DOVE) is an intervention designed to reduce maternal and infant/ toddler
exposure to intimate partner violence.
·
A New
Demonstration Project for Children and Youth Exposed to Domestic Violence
By Barbara Nissley, MHS; Nancy Durborow
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
implements a demonstration program with advocates who support non-abusing
parents and children exposed to domestic violence through a multi-pronged
approach with home visits and community-based services. Opportunities
and challenges of doing dual advocacy with mothers and children outside of
the shelter setting are discussed.
·
Information &
Resources
o
Tool to Assess Your Response to
Family Violence in Home Visitation Programs
o
Published Studies on Home
Visitation with Findings Relevant to Domestic Violence
We encourage you to submit articles to Family Violence Prevention and Health
Practice and look forward to your suggestions on how this
e-journal can provide the type of information you need to address family
violence in the health care and public health setting and promote policies
and practices that focus on prevention.
For more information, please contact Vedalyn
DeGuzman at healthe-journal@...
or call (415) 252-8900 x15.
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