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Chesworth, Brittney R.; Rizo, Cynthia Fraga; Klein, L. B.; Macy, Rebecca J.; Martin, Sandra L. – School Social Work Journal, 2020
Commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) is an urgent public health concern. Given the dire consequences for exploited youth, growing attention has been focused on the importance of preventing, identifying, and responding to CSEC in school settings. Despite calls for schools to be prepared to identify and respond to CSEC, limited specific…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Prevention, School Role
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Macy, Rebecca J.; Johns, Natalie; Rizo, Cynthia F.; Martin, Sandra L.; Giattina, Mary – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
We investigated agency directors' perspectives about how service goals should be prioritized for domestic violence and sexual assault service subtypes, including crisis, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, counseling, support group, and shelter services. A sample of 97 (94% response rate) North Carolina domestic violence and/or sexual assault agency…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Sexual Abuse, Prevention, Public Agencies
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Grady, Melissa D.; Rose, Roderick A. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
This article examines the analysis of the psychometric properties, including the validity and reliability, of the Empathy Index (EI), a new instrument designed to measure empathy deficits of sex offenders. The EI was tested with a sample of 158 sex offenders incarcerated in North Carolina prisons. An exploratory factor analysis yielded three…
Descriptors: Aggression, Correctional Institutions, Test Validity, Factor Analysis
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Macy, Rebecca J.; Giattina, Mary C.; Parish, Susan L.; Crosby, Carmen – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
More than 20 years ago, concerns were raised about whether domestic violence and sexual assault agencies need for stable funding would conflict with the values that initiated these respective movements. Since then, the movements have evolved considerably. Therefore, it is timely to investigate the challenges domestic violence and sexual assault…
Descriptors: Integrated Services, Substance Abuse, Family Violence, Sexual Abuse
Center for Collegiate Mental Health, 2015
The mental health of today's college students continues to be a top-level concern for institutions of higher education, whether it is viewed from the perspective of staffing mental health services on campus, responding to after-hours crises in residence halls, providing accessible treatment with limited budgets, managing behavioral threats, or…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Mental Health, College Students, Student Records