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Announcements
- The Child Witness to Violence
Project will be offering a support group at the Boston Medical
Center for children who have been affected by domestic violence.
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This ten week program will include a therapeutic group for
children ages 3-11 and a concurrent mother's support group.
It will be held on Wednesdays, from 5:30-7:00pm beginning
on February 7, 2001. THE GROUP IS FREE OF CHARGE. To
schedule an intake contact Angie Searcy at 617-414-4245.
- The Dorchester District Court,
Dorchester, Massachusetts has launched a new court session
dedicated solely to domestic violence cases.
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This $1.9 million pilot project is funded by the Department
of Justice. Under Judge Sidney Hanlon, the court will conduct
all arraignments, hearings, probation reviews and hear all
restraining orders. Similar courts are planned for Milwaukee,
Wisconsin and Ann Arbor, Michigan, which also won Judicial
Oversight Demonstration grants under the Violence Against
Women Act (Boston Globe, 9/8/2000)
- There has been a decline in
domestic violence.
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In Intimate Partner Violence, Callie Marie Rennison
and Sarah Welchans conclude that the United States has made
considerable progress in reducing domestic violence through
the recent decade. (Family Violence Prevention Fund, May 24,
2000)
New
Publications
- Report on Intimate
Partner Abuse, (1999)
-Bureau of Justice Statistics
-Free of charge.
- Domestic Violence and Children
- The Future of Children, (1999) 9(3).
-The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, 300 Second Street,
Suite 200, Los Altos, CA 94022.
-Free of charge.
- Shelter from the Storm: Clinical
Intervention with Young Children Affected by Domestic Violence.
A Curriculum for Mental Health Clinicians. (2000).
-Child Witness to Violence Project at Boston Medical Center,
One Boston Medical Center Place, MAT 5, Boston, MA 02118.
Phone: 617-414-4244.
-Includes complete workshop materials, lectures, reproducible
handouts, bibliography, slides, and a list of resources.
-$125.00 plus shipping and handling.
- Keeping Your Child Safe by Joy D. Osofsky.
-Department of Psychiatry, LSU Health Sciences Center, 1542
Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112. Phone: 504-568-3997.
-$5.00
New
Research and Ideas
- Cruelty to animals is linked
to domestic violence:
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A study by Frank Ascione of Utah University finds a strong
association between those who batter and those who hurt or
kill pets. In another study, not yet published, he found that
victims of child abuse are more likely to harm animals.
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Frank Ascione's Safe Havens for Pets: Guidelines for Programs
Sheltering Pets for Women Who Are Battered is available
free to any domestic violence or animal welfare agency. Send
a self-addressed, self-adhesive mailing label to Frank Ascione,
Department of Psychology, Utah State University, 2810 Old
Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322-2810. Others can buy a copy by
sending a $25.00 check made out to USU Department of Psychology
to the same address.
- New responses when domestic
violence and child maltreatment occur together.
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The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges convened
an Advisory Committee to draft recommendations developed by
Susan Schecter and Jeffrey Edleson. Those recommendations
can be found in their publication Effective Intervention
in Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment Cases: Guidelines
for Policy and Practice. A copy may be acquired free by
writing to: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court
Judges
PO Box 8970
Reno, NV 89507
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