Author: Deputy Ministers' Committee on Social Policy (N.S.). Family Violence Prevention InitiativePublisher: [Halifax] : Nova Scotia, Family Violence Prevention Initiative
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
Child Abuse : Family Violence Prevention Initiative 2
Author: Deputy Ministers' Committee on Social Policy (N.S.). Family Violence Prevention InitiativePublisher: [Halifax] : Nova Scotia, Family Violence Prevention Initiative
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
Action Plan to Prevent Family and Intimate Partner Violence
Author: Violence in Families
Author: National Research Council and Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309175461
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Reports of mistreated children, domestic violence, and abuse of elderly persons continue to strain the capacity of police, courts, social services agencies, and medical centers. At the same time, myriad treatment and prevention programs are providing services to victims and offenders. Although limited research knowledge exists regarding the effectiveness of these programs, such information is often scattered, inaccessible, and difficult to obtain. Violence in Families takes the first hard look at the successes and failures of family violence interventions. It offers recommendations to guide services, programs, policy, and research on victim support and assistance, treatments and penalties for offenders, and law enforcement. Included is an analysis of more than 100 evaluation studies on the outcomes of different kinds of programs and services. Violence in Families provides the most comprehensive review on the topic to date. It explores the scope and complexity of family violence, including identification of the multiple types of victims and offenders, who require different approaches to intervention. The book outlines new strategies that offer promising approaches for service providers and researchers and for improving the evaluation of prevention and treatment services. Violence in Families discusses issues that underlie all types of family violence, such as the tension between family support and the protection of children, risk factors that contribute to violent behavior in families, and the balance between family privacy and community interventions. The core of the book is a research-based review of interventions used in three institutional sectorsâ€"social services, health, and law enforcement settingsâ€"and how to measure their effectiveness in combating maltreatment of children, domestic violence, and abuse of the elderly. Among the questions explored by the committee: Does the child protective services system work? Does the threat of arrest deter batterers? The volume discusses the strength of the evidence and highlights emerging links among interventions in different institutional settings. Thorough, readable, and well organized, Violence in Families synthesizes what is known and outlines what needs to be discovered. This volume will be of great interest to policymakers, social services providers, health care professionals, police and court officials, victim advocates, researchers, and concerned individuals.
Family Violence Prevention Resource Guide: Program development
Author: Family Violence
Author: Robert L. HamptonPublisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1452263280
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
The first edition of this book was also the first volume in the Issues in Children′s and Families′ Lives book series. Like the others in the series, this volume is devoted to issues affecting children and their families. The decision to devote the first volume to family violence was made because it was recognized that violence remains one of the major factors undermining the quality of family life, especially for women and children. It can be acknowledged that there has been some progress in the areas of social policy and clinical practice and yet the number of individuals and families affected by violence is still at an alarming level. The chapters in this second edition testify to the ongoing expansion of knowledge in the field of family and intimate violence. They attempt to summarize some of the best of current scholarship conducted by family violence researchers. Several chapters address issues of prevention, treatment, and intervention services. The contributors are all leaders in the field and reflect a variety of disciplines and different approaches. The diverse perspectives brought to bear on the subject by professionals from a range of disciplines add to the richness of this volume.
Confronting Chronic Neglect
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309074312
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
As many as 20 to 25 percent of American adultsâ€"or one in every four peopleâ€"have been victimized by, witnesses of, or perpetrators of family violence in their lifetimes. Family violence affects more people than cancer, yet it's an issue that receives far less attention. Surprisingly, many assume that health professionals are deliberately turning a blind eye to this traumatic social problem. The fact is, very little is being done to educate health professionals about family violence. Health professionals are often the first to encounter victims of abuse and neglect, and therefore they play a critical role in ensuring that victimsâ€"as well as perpetratorsâ€"get the help they need. Yet, despite their critical role, studies continue to describe a lack of education for health professionals about how to identify and treat family violence. And those that have been trained often say that, despite their education, they feel ill-equipped or lack support from by their employers to deal with a family violence victim, sometimes resulting in a failure to screen for abuse during a clinical encounter. Equally problematic, the few curricula in existence often lack systematic and rigorous evaluation. This makes it difficult to say whether or not the existing curricula even works. Confronting Chronic Neglect offers recommendations, such as creating education and research centers, that would help raise awareness of the problem on all levels. In addition, it recommends ways to involve health care professionals in taking some responsibility for responding to this difficult and devastating issue. Perhaps even more importantly, Confronting Chronic Neglect encourages society as a whole to share responsibility. Health professionals alone cannot solve this complex problem. Responding to victims of family violence and ultimately preventing its occurrence is a societal responsibility
Protecting Children from Domestic Violence
Author: Peter G. JaffePublisher: Guilford Press
ISBN: 9781572309920
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Donation from Centre for Children & Families in the Justice System of the London Family Court Clinic 2004.
Search for Solutions
Author: Michael BorundaPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788188380
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
Summarizes & builds on the work of 3 forums organized by the State of Calif. Office of Criminal Justice Planning on the Child Abuse/Domestic Violence nexus. The forums occurred throughout the state & involved practitioners & representatives of state & local agencies, private organizations & academic institutions. Chapters: background of the problem; strategies to address the nexus between child abuse & domestic violence. These include: changing the paradigm: definitions, frames & preventive issues; problem-solving across disciplines; excluded & under-included groups; cultural issues; legal & funding issues; research & evaluation issues; & regional issues.
Family Violence Prevention Initiative : Information Brochures
Author: Deputy Ministers' Committee on Social Policy (N.S.). Family Violence Prevention InitiativePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Family Violence
Author: Robert L. HamptonPublisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
What factors contribute to family violence and how can they be identified early so that future violence can be prevented? Addressing these and related issues, the papers in this volume are a testimony to the rapid expansion of research, theory and practice in the family violence field. Leading researchers and clinicians explore the roots of family violence, including both physical and sexual abuse, and examine assessment, treatment and prevention. Topics addressed include whether children or the elderly are at greater risk, and the role of substance abuse in family violence.