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Products -- Safe from the Start Newsletter Archives
SFTS Febuary 2004 News
NEW RESEARCH
Dating violence among teenagers is considered a hidden epidemic. It has many of the "all too familiar" markers of family and domestic violence but with fewer remedies. Yet, according to some research, it is more prevalent than violence in adult relationships. A leading indicator for becoming a perpetrator of dating violence is witnessing interparental abuse (especially where the mother was abused by the father/partner) or having suffered child abuse. Despite that, many states' domestic violence definitions and laws still exclude minors - both as the perpetrators and those suffering the abuse.
For more information, check out www.ncsconline.org/Projects_Initiatives/Family/vol_2.4.htm
NEW RESOURCES
This guide offers research-based practices designed to assist school communities identify warning signs of a troubled child early and develop prevention, intervention and crisis response plans. The guide includes sections on: characteristics of a school that is safe and responsive to all, early warning signs, getting help for troubled children, developing a prevention and response plan and responding to crisis.
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For more information, check out cecp.air.org/guide/guide.pdf
The Federal Working Group on Youth Violence has established the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center. It provides parents, health care providers, law enforcement officials, other professionals, and concerned citizens a point of access to information on youth violence and suicide including effective prevention and intervention strategies.
For more information, check out www.safeyouth.org/scripts/index.asp
The Tension of Turf builds upon Prevention Institute's initial coalition building paper Developing Effective Coalitions: An Eight Step Guide, which focused on the coalition start-up process. After years of working with coalitions, Prevention Institute has developed a response to something commonly witnessed within coalitions: turf struggle. Turf is a frequent problem that is often misunderstood. The paper discusses common types of turf struggles, reasons why they occur, and lists a set of recommendations for limiting the negative aspects of turf.
For more information, check out www.preventioninstitute.org/pdf/TURF_1S.pdf
Collaboration Math, from Prevention Institute, helps organizations from diverse disciplines work together. It enables them to better understand each other's perspectives and to identify both strengths and gaps in their partnership. This tool is designed to eliminate misconceptions, clarify the benefits of collaborative participation, determine what needs to be better understood, and identify key players that may be missing.
For more information, check out www.preventioninstitute.org/pdf/collab_math_1S_012004.pdf
TRAINING OPPORTUNITY
A two-day training opportunity provided by the California Medical Training Center, UC Davis will be offered on March 16-17 at The Family Justice Center in San Diego. Training the first day will focus on diagnosis and initial management, and day two will cover documentation and forensic care.
For more information, check out www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/medtrng/training/events.html or call (916) 734-4141.
FUNDING NEWS
The After School Advantage Program provides state-of-the art, Internet ready computer centers to nonprofit community organizations serving inner-city youth. GTECH, the world's leading supplier and operator of authorized, online gaming systems to the lottery industry, donates an average of $15,000 in computers, online technology, computer software, and volunteer hours to after-school programs in inner-city communities. More than 80 centers are already operating across the United States, including one in Sacramento.
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