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'Shadow pandemic' of violence against women flows into the streets
U.S. News & World Report
The public sphere has historically provided women with an escape from certain acts of violence, particularly those at home. However, the lockdowns and economic downturns countries are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic are pushing violence beyond the walls of the home, with four in 10 women now reporting they feel more unsafe in public spaces than before, according to a recently published report by the United Nations.
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.FORENSIC NURSES UPDATES
NEW! Speak Up. Speak Out. Join Us for Advocacy Day 2022!
Join the International Association of Forensic Nurses in Washington DC (or virtually) for our annual Advocacy Day. This free, members-only training is included as a perk of membership! Come network with other forensic nurses, build your leadership skills, meet your Congressional representatives, and influence decisions that impact the future of forensic nursing. Register today.
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Have You Heard About the New ISAAC Podcast?
The Indigenous Sexual Assault and Abuse Clearinghouse (ISAAC) team at IAFN has created a podcast to highlight issues relating to sexual assault of Indigenous peoples. Follow along as host Blaze Bell conducts insightful interviews with professionals responding to and within the tribal community. Start listening today!
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Youth violence prevention program finds success in emergency room, primary care settings
M Health Lab
Opportunities to reach teens who are at risk for violence and substance use are rare. There may be only a small window of time to prevent often life-threatening violent injuries.
Researchers have long been interested in learning how to intervene during this critical time when young people are at an elevated risk for violence but before they are stuck in a perpetual cycle that leads to devastating consequences for them and their families. “SafERteens,” an evidence-based behavioral intervention, is designed to engage youth at this high-risk time and reduce their involvement with violence. Two recently published studies demonstrate that this intervention, considered best practice by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, can be successfully integrated as a part of routine medical care delivery in both emergency and primary care settings.
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WA more than halfway done processing sexual assault kits backlog
Washington State Wire
Washington State has processed more than half of its backlog of sexual assault kits, according to a new report.
In 2015, the legislature implemented reforms to improve Washington’s response to sexual assault. That included addressing the backlog of untested sexual assault kits, accounting for an estimated 9,232 kits. These kits are collected after a sexual assault and contain DNA and other evidence which can help law enforcement in sexual assault cases. Backlog kits are ones that have been collected by law enforcement, but not submitted to a crime lab for testing.
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'Bodyright' campaign launched to end rise in gender-based violence online
United Nations
Corporate logos and intellectual property receive “greater protection online than we do as human beings,” the UN’s women’s health agency that works to end gender-based violence, UNFPA, said on Dec. 2, launching a new bodyright campaign to help shield bodies and minds from cyber violence.
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Child deaths fell 10% during first year of pandemic
The Guardian
Child deaths in England fell by about 10 percent during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic to what could be a record low, according to the first study of its kind.
The findings sharply contrast with overall mortality for England’s population, which was 14 percent higher than the previous year.
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Catholic nuns lift veil on abuse in convents
Reuters
As the Roman Catholic Church pays more attention to the closed world of convents, where women spend much of their time in prayer and household work, more episodes of psychological, emotional and physical abuse are coming to light. A new book, "Veil of Silence" by Salvatore Cernuzio, a journalist for the Vatican's online outlet, Vatican News, is the latest expose to come from within and approved by authorities.
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Meth use, intimate partner violence weaken immune function in HIV-positive men
University of California, Los Angeles via Medical Xpress
A study of HIV-positive black and Latino men who have sex with men finds the use of methamphetamine combined with intimate partner violence boosted the activity of genes that regulate the body's inflammatory and antiviral functions. The combination may lead to exhaustion of the immune system in people living with HIV, increasing the risk for developing chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and other disorders.
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Next level of DNA analysis allows police to build picture of suspects
The Sydney Morning Herald
Forensic specialists obtain a DNA sample at a crime scene. It doesn’t have any matching profiles in police databases but, using analysis of the genetic material, they deduce the gender, ancestry, eye color and hair color of the potential suspect in the investigation.
It sounds like something you might see in a science fiction movie, but the technology is now available to law enforcement agencies like the Australian Federal Police – a powerful new tool for investigators.
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