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Johnson, Laura; Postmus, Judy L.; Khetarpal, Rupa; Schwartz, Rachel; Buttner, Catherine; McMahon, Sarah – Research on Social Work Practice, 2019
The mission of the Center on Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) at the Rutgers University School of Social Work is to strive to eliminate physical, sexual, and other forms of violence against women and children and the power imbalances that permit them. This mission is accomplished through the use of a collaborative approach that focuses…
Descriptors: Violence, Social Work, Prevention, Power Structure
Children Now, 2014
The birth of a child can be a simultaneously joyous and challenging time for families. Virtually all parents will struggle with the enormous physical and emotional demands of parenting a very young child, but for too many California families those challenges are additionally compounded by poverty, housing instability, lack of social support, or…
Descriptors: Home Visits, Poverty, Housing, Child Rearing
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de Moor, Gerrit – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2011
The Virtues Project[TM] was founded in Canada in 1991 by Linda Kavelin Popov, Dan Popov, and John Kavelin who were concerned about the level of violence among families and youth. In studying sacred traditions and cultures around the world, they identified a set of common virtues. These were used to develop a pedagogical model that has applications…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Crisis Intervention, Foreign Countries, Spiritual Development
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2011
Childhood exposure to traumatic events is a major public health problem in the United States. Traumatic events can include witnessing or experiencing physical or sexual abuse, violence in families and communities, loss of a loved one, refugee and war experiences, living with a family member whose caregiving ability is impaired, and having a…
Descriptors: Health Services, Substance Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Heart Disorders
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Calhoun, John A. – Children Today, 1988
Explores some of the underlying causes of violence among youth; examines approaches to solving the problem; and looks at some specific programs for eliminating violence. (SKC)
Descriptors: Family Violence, Program Descriptions, Social Problems, Violence
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Weiss, Lucia Beck; Kripke, Elana N.; Coons, Helen L.; O'Brien, Mary K. – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 2000
Describes both the content of a domestic violence teaching program and the process used to integrate the program into the curriculum at MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine in Philadelphia. Quantitative and qualitative date from a three-year period indicate that the program has been successfully integrated, is effective, and satisfies students. (EV)
Descriptors: Family Violence, Higher Education, Medical Education, Minicourses
Andrews, Janice – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1987
Describes the partners' group model used at the Winona (Minnesota) Women's Resource Center which combines support, therapy, and education to work with rural women who are survivors of domestic violence. Indicates the model is especially effective if the women's partners are also in treatment and the community supports the groups. (NEC)
Descriptors: Battered Women, Family Problems, Family Violence, Group Therapy
National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (DHHS/OHDS), Washington, DC. – 1984
This book, written by staff members of the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN) and of NCCAN-funded projects, presents their reflections about their experiences in providing, supporting, and evaluating treatment to abused and neglected adolescents. It is intended to serve as a source book for those concerned with the problem of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (DHHS/OHDS), Washington, DC. – 1984
This book presents 19 papers on child abuse and neglect. A brief introduction by Health and Human Services Secretary, Margaret Heckler is followed by 13 major issue papers: "Combatting Child Abuse and Neglect" by the assistant secretary for Human Development Services, Dorcas R. Hardy; "What Have We Learned about Child…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children
Dike, Mary Margaret – NHSA Journal, 1996
Describes new services offered by the Community Action Agency of Franklin County, New York, after carefully listening to Head Start families. The agency now operates programs that successfully address problems Head Start families and other members of the community are having with housing, nutrition, domestic violence, and emergency assistance.…
Descriptors: Children, Early Childhood Education, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Programs
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Grusznski, Roger J.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1988
Presents an overview of the Minneapolis Domestic Abuse Project's program of support and education groups for children of battered women. Discusses clinical issues involved in working with these children. (BB)
Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Family Programs
Miller, Donna – School Guidance Worker, 1983
Discusses the problems of battered women in terms of four types of battering, the incidence and significance of battering, and theories of the causes of battering. Presents psychological profiles of battered women and men who batter and describes the role of Hiatus House, a residential shelter in Ontario. (JAC)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Battered Women, Child Abuse, Family Problems
Vaughan, Mary Lynn; Loadman, William E. – 1987
Described is the first program in the State of Ohio for serving parents who need relief from parenting responsibilities or assistance during a period of crisis. Turning Point, a joint project of the North Side Child Development Center and the League Against Child Abuse, is a crisis assistance program that operates weekends to serve a maximum of 10…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Crisis Intervention, Family Violence
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Hill, Brenda – Tribal College: Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 1992
Offers statistics on family violence in the United States. Indicates that, although the concept of family violence is diametrically opposed to the philosophical and spiritual beliefs of indigenous peoples, it is pervasive in Native American communities. Urges tribal colleges to acknowledge its presence and confront its causes. (DMM)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Battered Women, College Role
Carroll, Claudia A., Ed.; Gottlieb, Bruce, Ed. – 1983
This publication presents papers from a 1982 child sexual abuse conference sponsored by the Colorado State Department of Social Services, designed to identify major issues and trends and to stimulate the exchange of perspectives and practices among persons concerned about preventing and treating child sexual abuse. The first section of the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, County Programs, Court Litigation
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