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Brain
Damage
Describes the types and effects of brain damage. |
Child Trauma Academy
"The ChildTrauma Academy, a not-for-profit organization based in
Houston, Texas is a unique collaborative of individuals and organizations
working to improve the lives of high-risk children through direct service,
research and education." |
Education
Wife Assault
"Our mission is to inform and educate the community about the issue
of wife assault/woman abuse in order to decrease the incidence of physical,
psychological, emotional and sexual violence against women and the effect
that woman abuse has on children." |
Evaluation
of Physical Abuse in Children (American Family Physician)
"Family physicians who are involved in the care of children are
likely to encounter child abuse and should be able to recognize its common
presentations. A history that is inconsistent with the patient's injuries
is the hallmark of physical abuse. A pattern of physical findings, including
bruises and fractures in areas unlikely to be accidentally injured, patterned
bruises from objects, and circumferential burns or bruises in children
not yet mobile, should be viewed as suspicious for child abuse." |
The Healing Club
"Founded in 1995, the Healing Club is an online support community
for domestic violence victims, survivors, and others who want to take part
in the 'healing' process or know someone who has been touched by domestic
violence. The Healing Club is about 'healing and rebuilding.'" |
| HelpGuide:
Domestic Violence and Abuse: Types, Signs, Symptoms, Causes, and Effects |
National Coalition
Against Domestic Violence (NCADV)
"NCADV (located in Denver, CO) is a grassroots non-profit membership
organization working since 1978 to end violence in the lives of women and
children. We provide a national network for state coalitions and local
programs serving battered women and their children, public policy at the
national level, technical assistance, community awareness campaigns, general
information and referrals, and publications on the issue of domestic violence,
sponsor of a national conference every two years for battered women and
their advocates. Also has an office in Washington, DC. General information,
membership information and product catalog available from the Denver office." |
SafeChild.org
"The Safe Child Program is a comprehensive curriculum which teaches
prevention of sexual, emotional and physical abuse by people known to the
child; prevention of abuse and abduction by strangers; and safety in self-care.
Presented in a preschool through third grade series, it teaches a broad
base of life skills. In nearly a decade of evaluation, the Safe child Program
has clearly demonstrated that it reduces children's risk of abuse and enhances
their personal safety and competence." |
Stalking Resource Center
The Stalking Resource Center is a program of the National Center
for Victims of Crime. Launched in July 2000, with initial funding from
the Violence Against Women Office of the U.S. Department of Justice, our
dual mission is to raise national awareness of stalking and to encourage
the development and implementation of multidisciplinary responses to stalking
in local communities across the country. |
Surviving Abuse
Treats various kinds of abuse. |
Take Care: A Guide
for Safe Relationships
"Take Care is a project of Raphael House of Portland, a non-profit
organization founded in 1977. Our mission is to provide a foundation of
hope for women and children fleeing domestic violence." |
Wikipedia
Article on Physical Abuse
Physical abuse includes: striking, punching, pushing, pulling,
slapping, striking with an object, pinching, kicking, having someone fall,
strangling, drowning, sleep deprivation, exposure to cold, freezing, exposure
to heat or radiation, burning, exposure to electric shock, placing in "stress
positions" (tied or otherwise forced), cutting or otherwise exposing somebody
to something sharp, exposure to a dangerous animals, throwing or shooting
a projectile, exposure to a toxic substances, infecting with a disease,
spanking. |
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