This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here February 25, 2021 .TOP NEWS UNH researchers release child maltreatment report showing mixed trends University of New Hampshire A new report from the University of New Hampshire’s Crimes against Children Research Center, using data collected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, showed a marked increase in the share of child maltreatment cases resulting in fatalities but also declines in physical abuse and neglect in 2019. READ MORE .FORENSIC NURSES UPDATES Virtual Advocacy Day 2021 We want your representatives to hear directly from you about the work you do for patients. Advocacy Day is a terrific opportunity to build a relationship with your members of congress with support and information from IAFN. CE offered for both sessions. March 8, 2-4 PM EST - Forensic Nursing Legislative Briefing This training covers current legislative issues, forensic nursing legislative priorities, how to advocate for forensic nurses, and more. The International Association of Forensic Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The latest issue of the Journal of Forensic Nursing is now available! All regular members receive unlimited, free online access as part of their membership. Access the January/March 2021 issue today! Read more. IAFN's Statement on the new film – Test Pattern We applaud writer and director Shatara Michelle Ford for taking on the challenging topic of what a victim of sexual assault experiences when trying to access comprehensive medical forensic examination and treatment. Because so many individuals experience sexual abuse and assault, we want to highlight some “truths” that go beyond what was portrayed in the movie. Read More. Now Accepting Certification Renewal Applications Is this your year to renew? If you last certified in 2018 by exam or CE, it is! Accrue (CE) and renew by November 1. To take advantage of our impressive early bird rate, apply by April 30. Learn More. .INDUSTRY NEWS First report on mass shootings from Columbia University database Columbia University Irving Medical Center via EurekAlert! A research team at the Center of Prevention and Evaluation at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, led by Drs. Gary Brucato and Ragy R. Girgis, found that, contrary to popular belief, serious mental illness was present in only 11 percent of all mass murderers and in only eight percent of mass shooters. The study — the first published report on mass shootings from the Columbia Mass Murder Database — appeared online Feb. 17th in Psychological Medicine. READ MORE New research shows parents are major producers of child sexual abuse material UNSW Newsroom A study of child sexual abuse material survivors found 42 percent were abused by their father or stepfather, meaning abuse prevention and education services can't assume all parents protect children in their care. READ MORE Cognitive bias in how medical examiners evaluate child deaths UCL News A study led by Dr. Itiel Dror found that medical examiners were more likely to rule the death of a child as a homicide rather than an accident when told that the child was Black, rather than white. READ MORE FSU research study addresses effects of client violence on child protection workers Florida State University News Florida State University College of Social Work researchers have found a link between work-related violence and poor health outcomes for child protection workers. The new study, recently published online by the Journal for the Society of Social Work and Research, focused on the events that occur after a child protection worker has experienced violence perpetrated by a client. Researchers found that workers who were not adequately supported by employers after such an event experienced high levels of psychological distress. READ MORE Brain activity can predict resilience against post-traumatic stress NeuroscienceNews Why does one person develop post-traumatic symptoms after a stressful event while another does not? Police officers with higher activity in the anterior frontal brain area appear to respond more resiliently to a traumatic event. Brain researchers from the Donders Institute and the Behavioural Science Institute discovered this in collaboration with the Police Academy. READ MORE Exposure to violence in adolescence linked to intimate partner violence, mental distress later in life University of Michigan People who experienced violence as children at home and in their community are at higher risk for violence with their partners later in life, new research shows. Four separate studies recently published by the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health look at intimate partner violence from different perspectives with two focusing on adolescent populations and two on adult populations. READ MORE A practitioner's guide to the ethical conduct of research on child marriage in humanitarian settings ReliefWeb This guide is intended to offer practitioners a framework for decision-making considering whether and how to conduct research on child marriage in humanitarian settings. The focus is on the ethical conduct of research among female and male adolescents and young people who are at risk of or have experienced child marriage and are living in challenging, low-resource and often insecure environments. READ MORE   Forensic Nurses News Connect with IAFN Jason Zimmerman, Director of Publishing, MultiView, 469-420-2686 | Download media kit Anne Casey, Content Editor, 469-420-2619 | Contribute news International Association of Forensic Nurses 6755 Business Parkway, #303 | Elkridge, MD 21075 1-410-626-7805  |  Contact Us  |  www.forensicnurses.org Click here to unsubscribe.  Learn how to add us to your safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. ADVERTISE SUBSCRIBE PAST ISSUES   7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063