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Compendium of State/Territory Statutes and Policies on Domestic Violence and Health Care

The Compendium is an at-a glance summary of state and U.S. territory laws, regulations and other activities relevant to addressing domestic violence in health care settings.
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Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (Hippa): Summary Of Federal Medical Privacy Protections For Victims Of Domestic Violence

Developed for health care professionals, this resource guide discusses the implications of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) for domestic violence reporting.
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Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies

The poster sends the message that babies and kids thrive when their moms thrive. Moms thrive in healthy relationships—ones that are respectful, nurturing and caring.
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The Amazing Brain and Discipline: Positive Parenting Builds Healthy Brains

The Amazing Brain series of booklets is designed to educate parents and caregivers about early brain development, the effects of trauma on the brain, and the potential for the brain to heal and grow.
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Healthy Moms, Happy Kids: Pediatric Safety Card

Healthy Moms, Happy Kids is a safety card for moms that pediatric health care providers can distribute as part of routine care. In addition to providing safety resources for women, this tool also functions as a prompt for pediatric health care providers by providing quick phrases to improve discussions with women about the impact of domestic violence on their parenting and children.
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Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies: Home Visitor Safety Card

This tool functions as a prompt for home visitors by providing quick phrases to improve discussions with women about the impact of domestic violence on their parenting and children.
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Did You Know Your Relationship Affects Your Health?

The poster asks patients whether they have experienced reproductive coercion—forced sex, birth control sabotage, coerced pregnancy, or violence—by an intimate partner.
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The National Health Care Standards Campaign Model Practices

This document summarizes the experiences and outcomes of 15 U.S. states that enacted state-wide public health responses to domestic violence.
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The National Consensus Guidelines on Identifying and Responding to Domestic Violence Victimization in Health Care Settings

This was developed to assist health care providers in addressing domestic violence victimiztion, assessment, intervention, referral and documentation.
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Relationships, Support, and Wellness: Mental Health Safety Card

The card poses simple questions to help women examine whether their relationship is healthy and safe, while exploring potential impacts on health and mental health.
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Is Your Relationship Affecting Your Health: Safety Card

The card helps women recognize how their relationship impacts their health as well as the lives of their children and provides information on safety planning.
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Did You Know Your Relationship Affects Your Health: Reproductive Safety Card

The card prompts patients to ask themselves whether they are in a healthy relationship or if they have experienced reproductive coercion—forced sex, birth control sabotage, forced pregnancy, or violence—by an intimate partner.
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We Are Sacred: American Indian/Alaska Native Reproductive Health Safety Card

This small safety card was designed for health settings serving Native communities including IHS clinics, Tribal health centers, and Urban Indian Health Centers. The card prompts patients to ask themselves whether they are in a healthy relationship or if they …

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Reproductive Health Pregnancy Wheel

This pregnancy wheel reminds providers to routinely ask their patients about birth control interference, coerced pregnancy and experiences with intimate partner violence.
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Improving the Health Care Response to Domestic Violence: A Trainer’s Manual

The Manual provides instructions for teaching each section of the Resource Manual including the basics of domestic violence, clinical skills, legal issues, community resources, and role play scenarios.
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Improving the Health Care Response to Domestic Violence: A Resource Manual

This resource manual aims to educate health care providers on how to improve their response to domestic violence. It contains Information, Practical Tools, and Ideas.
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Health Privacy Principles for Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence

A victim of domestic violence, concerned for her safety, may be discouraged from seeking health care services because she fears that her health information will not remain confidential.
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Minimal Elements of a Domestic Violence Health Care Protocol

Futures Without Violence selected model protocols from various health care settings across the United States, including highlights about the setting that implemented the protocol.
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Building a Domestic Violence Health Care Response in Indian Country

A 2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on health and violence found that 39 percent of Native women reported that they were victims of intimate partner violence.
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Best Practices: Innovative Domestic Violence Programs in Health Care Settings

This publication of best practices was written in 1997 to highlight innovative health care-based domestic violence programs across the U.S.
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Improving the Healthcare Response to Domestic Violence

This six pages folio provides an overview of the health care response to domestic violence.
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Professional Health Students and Faculty Folio

This folio identifies organizing strategies for health professional students and faculty to help raise awareness that domestic violence is a health care issue on campus and beyond.
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Reproductive & Sexual Health

Intimate partner violence can directly impact reproductive and sexual health—increasing risk for unintended pregnancies and abortions, miscarriage, and sexually transmitted infections.

With one in four women at risk for abuse in her lifetime, domestic violence is more common than other …

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National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence

 

For almost two decades, the National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence (HRC) has supported health care professionals, domestic violence experts, survivors, and policy makers at all levels as they improve health care’s response to domestic violence.

The HRC …

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The National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence

First Virtual!
National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence

April 27-30, 2021

Hosted by the National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence, the 9th National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence (NCHDV) and first virtual conference, focused on the intersections …

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Child & Adolescent Health

Studies suggest that 15.5 million children in the U.S. witness domestic violence annually and by age 17, over one-third of America’s children will have been exposed to domestic violence.

Exposure to violence at an early age is linked to health …

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Domestic Violence Health Care Partnership Project

FUTURES proudly partnered with Blue Shield of California Foundation on the Domestic Violence Health Care Partnership (DVHCP), a statewide project to integrate health care and domestic violence response systems throughout California.

Through a competitive application process, nineteen teams comprised of …

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Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships

By ensuring that their first relationships are healthy ones, we …

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It will take all of us

For almost 40 years, Futures Without Violence has worked to …

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The Lifesaving Family Violence Prevention and Services Act Turns 40

The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, better known as …

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Resources for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to raise

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STAGES: Pathways

Project Overview

STAGES: Pathways is an extension of our Strategies to Advance Greater Elder Safety (STAGES) project, which aims to develop and implement innovative strategies to prevent and address elder abuse beyond the traditional legal system. The goal of …

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Are We Losing the Race Against Gender-Based Violence?

Just a few weeks ago, the world was mesmerized by …

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Parents are stressed, and know what they need

Almost half of all parents say most days they are …

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Back-to-school Resources

For school professionals, parents, coaches, teens and anyone who works

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Summer Learning: Podcasts

Are you looking for an easy way to advance your …

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Social & Structural Determinants of Elder Mistreatment: What Courts Should Know

Title: Social & Structural Determinants of Elder Mistreatment: What Courts Should Know

Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024

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Description: Americans are living longer and healthier lives, yet social

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Thank You

Thanks for following Dads Get Serious (About Mental Health) and hosting partners Futures Without Violence and Equimundo!  We’ll keep you posted on the upcoming virtual event and the work that will follow.  Questions? Contact us at: DadsGetSerious@FuturesWithoutViolence.org…

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During Child Abuse Prevention Month, Let’s Rethink Our Approach

One in seven. That’s the Centers for Disease Control and …

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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Sexual assault is a widespread problem and happens far too

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Adult Allies

On this page, you can download many of the That’s Not Cool campaign materials, including creative files for our TV and print PSAs, information about the research we’ve conducted, and tips on social media outreach. Use the categories …

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Speak Up Q&A Board

What kinds of ideas can I give to my friends to help others and to spread awareness?

It’s great that you want to stand up against teen dating abuse by activating your friends – way to

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Cool Apps To Love

These apps are ones I have used or found in the Apple App Store that promote healthy relationships. Descriptions are pulled from the apps’ descriptions given in the app store.

Couple – Relationship App for Two (Free in IOS App …

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INSTAGRAM ACTIVISM AT THE HOSA PROJECT

Story by That’s Not Cool ambassadors Stephanie, Marie and Kiara. “We are spreading the word to as many people as we can on the topic to get others involved to try to reach those who happen to have been in

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Changing The Culture Is An Act Of Love

Story by Kuei

 

My people are from the world’s newest nation of South Sudan and we carry our culture everywhere we go. I love and embrace my culture because that is what I grew up to do and I …

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Ambassador Missions

Archived Ambassador Missions

Check out the monthly Missions listed below. For every Mission you complete, you’ll receive up to 15 points that you can use to get to the next Ambassador level. We’ll also feature Ambassadors here each month, so …

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Healthy Relationships, online and off … Get involved today!


 

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