News tagged with violence prevention


When teen dating turns abusive and violent

(HealthDay)—When teens start dating, parents' worries grow—and experts say that dating violence should be on their list of concerns.

Pediatrics created May 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Skills learning program in middle schools dramatically reduces fighting

(Medical Xpress)—Middle school children who completed a social-emotional skills learning program at school were 42 percent less likely to engage in physical fighting a year later, according to a new study in the Journal of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Coaching Boys into Men program proves effective in preventing teen dating violence, follow-up study finds

Coaching Boys into Men (CBIM), a program that seeks to reduce dating violence and sexual assault, is proven effective to reduce abusive behaviors among male athletes toward their female partners, according to a study that will ...

Health created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mentoring, leadership program key to ending bullying in at-risk teen girls

New research from experts within the University of Minnesota School of Nursing has found teen girls at high risk for pregnancy reported being significantly less likely to participate in social bullying after participating ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Review: Few effective, evidence-based interventions to prevent posttraumatic stress disorder

Millions of adults are exposed to traumatic events each year. Shortly after exposure many experience symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) such as flashbacks, emotional numbing and difficulty sleeping.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Partner abuse counseling for women insufficient

Only about one in five central Pennsylvania women who have experienced intimate partner violence is asked or counseled by a health care provider about abuse, according to Penn State medicine and public health science researchers. ...

Health created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study focuses on dating violence in Texas public schools

Texas was the first state in the nation to mandate school policies on dating violence, but it still has some work to do in protecting victims and addressing consequences for the crime, according to a study by the Crime Victims' ...

Health created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gun violence prevention experts call for more physician involvement

A new commentary in the Annals of Internal Medicine from researchers with The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research and University of California, Davis, calls for more physician engagement in the current gun po ...

Health created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Bisexual women at especially high risk of sexual violence, CDC says

(HealthDay)—Bisexual women in the United States are more likely to suffer from domestic violence than either lesbian or heterosexual women, a new government report shows.

Health created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

AAFP to Obama: Family docs key in violence prevention

(HealthDay)—Family physicians can play a role in addressing and preventing violence in the community, according to a Jan. 17 letter to President Obama from the American Association of Family Physicians ...

Health created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Task force urges routine screening of women for domestic violence

(HealthDay)—Physicians should screen all women of childbearing age for signs of domestic violence and refer them for treatment if necessary, a new recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force ...

Health created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dating violence in teen years can have lasting impact

(HealthDay)—Teenagers who experience dating violence could be more likely to get involved in violent relationships and have health problems as young adults, a new study suggests.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Youth violence declining in UK

Physical violence among young people is on the decline overall in nearly thirty countries including the UK, according to a new international study involving researchers from the University of Hertfordshire.

Pediatrics created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Health-care providers can play critical role in reducing and preventing intimate partner violence

In a perspective article to appear in the Nov. 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health (BUSM and BUSPH) report that health-care providers can pl ...

Health created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Helmets save lives of skiers and snowboarders

The use of helmets by skiers and snowboarders decreases the risk and severity of head injuries and saves lives, new Johns Hopkins-led research suggests. The findings debunk long-held beliefs by some that the use of helmets ...

Health created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0