This PowerPoint presentation addresses brain development post conception, and the effects of adverse experiences on brain development. Inadequate input such as neglect, as well as excessive/unwanted input such as abuse, ...

Animal and human studies have shown that both early-life traumatic events and ongoing stress episodes affect neurodevelopment, however, it remains unclear whether and how they modulate normative adolescent neuro-maturational ...

This fact sheet lists the major findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2017 study about the economic impact of rape on the U.S. economy. It includes an infographic for how the researchers calculated ...

Objective: To assess the costs and benefits of a partnership between health services, police and local government shown to reduce violence related injury. Methods: Cost benefit analysis Results: Anonymised information ...

Relationship and dating violence is a significant problem among adolescents and young adults. Relationship violence includes a range of violent behaviours, from verbal abuse to physical and sexual assault, and from ...

News reports have documented increases in calls to rape crisis hotlines after periods of intense coverage of sexual assault cases in the media. Hotline call data collected from InfoNet, a web-based data collection and ...

Although partner violence screening has been endorsed by many health organizations, there is insufficient evidence that it has beneficial health outcomes. To determine the effect of computerized screening for partner ...

The purpose of this report is to provide a full and critical review of the effectiveness of batterers’ intervention programs as evaluated in recent research published in peer-reviewed journals in the fields of medical and ...

The authors report the results of an evaluation of services provided by 54 Illinois domestic violence agencies. In collaboration with the University of Illinois at Chicago evaluation team, domestic violence advocates ...

In the early 1970s, rape crisis centers (RCCs) were developed to specifically meet the needs of sexual assault survivors and their significant others by providing hotlines, crisis intervention, support groups, and ...