Hospital-based violence intervention program engages vulnerable populations
A Boston violence intervention advocacy program is effectively engaging the client population that hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) have been …
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Doctors Who Say No to Opioid Use Face Threats From Patients
Law enforcement personnel walk toward the Allina Health clinic where multiple people were shot in Buffalo, Minn. One patient threatened …
New scheme provides early escape route for victims of domestic violence, study shows
Survivors of domestic violence are being given a better route out of abuse through an innovative early intervention scheme, a …
Violence at work tends to increase after staff reductions
When employers cut down on staff, more incidents of violence are reported to the Swedish Work Environment Authority, according to …
Service providers are crafting adaptations to combat the rise in domestic violence during the pandemic
A certain item purchased at the grocery store, a hand signal made during a video call, a numeric code pressed …
Breastfeeding can erase effects of prenatal violence for newborns
How infants adjust in their first months of life depends on many factors, including what their mothers experienced while they …
How domestic violence affects women’s mental health
Every week in Australia, a woman is murdered by someone she knows. And it’s usually an intimate male partner or …