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Public Health Service (DHHS), Rockville, MD. – 1986
Plenary session papers from a workshop focusing on how the health professions might provide better care for victims of violence and prevent violence itself comprise this document. Papers include: (1) "Welcome and 'Charge' to the Participants" (C. Everett Koop); (2) "Interpersonal Violence and Public Health Care: New Directions, New…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Crime, Delivery Systems, Elder Abuse
Arzy, Ronit; Amir, Marianne; Kotler, Moshe – 2001
The increasing prevalence of domestic violence in Israel has engendered a critical need to identify and treat battered women. This paper looks at Posttraumatic Stress disorder (PTSD) and considers its predictors among battered women. The research sample was comprised of a sample of 91 battered women between the ages of 20 and 60 who applied to the…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Family Violence, Females, Foreign Countries
Becker, Marla G.; Calhoun, Deane – 2000
This curriculum is designed to help schools implement programs to prevent violence among students in grades 6-12. It is a six-session, school based curriculum intended for adolescents who are living in communities experiencing high rates of violence. It is facilitated by trained Teens on Target (TNT) members/peer educators, young people who are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education, Family Violence
Bonilla, Carlos A., Ed.; Lauderdale, Katherine, Ed.; Roberson, Jerry L., Ed. – 1998
This book presents articles regarding communication in a variety of contexts. Articles are: (1) "Musings on Language and Communication" (C. A. Bonilla); (2) "How Do Infants Learn to Speak?" (K. Lauderdale and J. L. Roberson); (3) "Language, Learning, and the Brain, Any Questions?" (K. Lauderdale, B. J. Somera Mace; T.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advertising, Body Language, Brain
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Coohey, Carol; Braun, Norman – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1997
This study tested a conceptual framework of child physical abuse based on three major determinants of abuse: exposure to aggression, exposure to stressors, and access to resources. The study of 81 physically abusive and 148 nonabusive mothers found that being abused by one's own mother and exposure to domestic violence as an adult were the best…
Descriptors: Aggression, Child Abuse, Family Financial Resources, Family Violence
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Demaree, Mary Ann – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1995
Discusses development of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in children living in violent homes and communities. Discusses the role of teachers in creating classrooms that feel safe. Notes the importance of relearning safety to children who have PTSD. Describes strategies to create feeling of safety in the children. (BAC)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Safety, Childhood Attitudes, Classroom Environment
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Lackey, Chad; Williams, Kirk R. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1995
Uses social bonding theory to address the connection between violent family heritage and violence or nonviolence in adult intimate relationships. Findings show that, despite violent family histories, men who develop strong attachments and who perceive negative sanction threats from significant others, are more prone to nonviolence with female…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Behavior, Child Abuse, Family Life
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Gorman-Smith, Deborah; Tolan, Patrick H.; Sheidow, Ashli J.; Henry, David B. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2001
Studied how participation in street violence as part of criminal/delinquent behavior relates to violence within dating or marital relationships. Found that subjects were more likely to report use of violence in relationships if they were also participating in violence as part of other criminal behavior. However, half the 141 subjects had not…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Blacks, Delinquency
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Stith, Sandra M.; Rosen, Karen H.; McCollum, Eric E. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2002
This paper describes challenges faced in a four-year project to develop a manualized couples treatment program for domestic violence. The couples treatment program is an add-on to a male batterer program where the male partner has perpetrated mild-to-moderate violence, yet both partners want to remain together. The project involved the cooperation…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Public Agencies, Outcomes of Treatment, Males
MacDougall, Jyl – 1993
This publication offers some insight into the problem of violence in Canadian schools and provides examples of ways to reduce it. The forms of violent activities examined include youth/youth-gang violence, violence against teachers, bullying, sexual harassment, and sexual assault. Each chapter presents research findings and examples of programs…
Descriptors: Aggression, Bullying, Child Abuse, Conflict Resolution
1977
This report lists a series of recommendations for dealing with the widespread but largely undocumented problem of domestic violence. The efforts of the Task Force were concentrated in the area of mate abuse. Working committees examined prevention methods, legal safeguards and social services. Two subcommittees examined the special problems of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Counseling Services, Family Problems, Family Violence
Hayden, Joyce – 1978
Data from the first year's operation (August 1, 1977 - July 31, 1978) of the Vernon Transition House, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada indicate that wife battering is a serious problem. Wife battering is not related to age or cultural background, but spans all ages, cultures, and income levels. Use and abuse of alcohol play major roles in family…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior, Battered Women, Drug Abuse
Sorgen, Carol, Ed. – Alcohol Health and Research World, 1979
This quarterly publication, issued by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), contains articles dealing with family violence and alcohol abuse, children of alcoholic parents, training programs for counselors, and confidentiality of client records. The three articles on alcohol abuse suggest that: (1) there is a clear…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Children, Confidentiality, Counselor Training
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Simons, Ronald L.; Lin, Kuei-Hsiu; Gordon, Leslie C. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1998
Several theoretical perspectives regarding the manner in which parental behavior might increase the probability that an adolescent will engage in dating violence were tested using 113 adolescent males. Frequent exposure to corporal punishment increased the risk of dating violence; interparental aggression did not. Low support and involvement by…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Corporal Punishment, Dating (Social)
Zero to Three/National Center for Clinical Infant Programs, Arlington, VA. – 1993
The Study Group on Violence is recommending the implementation of several initial steps that can begin to alleviate the repercussions of pervasive violence in U.S. homes, individual communities and society as a whole. When the Study Group began examining the impact of violence on very young children, their families and practitioners, it realized…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Emotional Response
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