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SFTS July 2004 Newsletter
NEW RESEARCH
Through a grant from the National Institutes of Health, Creighton University, located in Omaha, Nebraska, will begin a
study that looks at the consequences of childhood exposure to violence among people with disabilities. The five-year,
$2.5 million grant will pay for a study involving 4,000 participants over the age of 18 from Nebraska and Iowa. The
study, being led by Dr. Patricia Sullivan, will examine how childhood exposure to violence within the family or in the
community affects people and how that impact might differ in people with disabilities.
For more information, check out http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=0&u_pg=1642&u_sid=1122319
Do art programs contribute to learning? It's a big debate, and with so much attention given to preparing students
to take standardized tests, music, drawing, dance, and other programs are being cut or reduced. But researchers
at Harvard say that students who participate in some arts activities, particularly music and theater, gain
thinking and language skills as well as self-confidence and other attributes.
For more information, check out http://www.brainconnection.com
As reported in the June 2004 issue of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, U.S. teenagers are no more prone to violence
than their counterparts in Ireland, Israel, Portugal, and Sweden. However, violence among teens in the U.S. is more
likely to result in death. Occasional fighting and bullying occurred similarly in young adolescents in the five
countries, but one factor - bullying- appears to be more common in the U.S. Researchers also noted that teens in this
country might have more access to weapons, such as guns, which may be used in fights with other youths.
The Administration for Children and Families has released a new report entitled, "Effect of the Nurse Family Partnership
on Government Expenditures for Vulnerable First Time Mothers and Their Children," which found that the prenatal and
infancy home visiting program by nurse practitioners significantly reduces future instances of child abuse and neglect.
Nurses visit low-income families in which mothers have had no previous pregnancies, beginning during pregnancy and
following the children through the child’s second birthday.
For more information, check out http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/effect_nursefam/nursefam_title.html
Studies have shown that alcohol abuse during adolescence is associated with poor cognitive function,
diminished social competence, and an increased risk of accident and injury. This report suggests that
alcohol can permanently damage the teenage brain in a way that does not happen after age 20. Thus,
alcohol-abusing adolescents do not leave these problems behind as they mature; instead, they may continue
to suffer the consequences of their teenage behavior long into the future.
For more information, check out http://www.brainconnection.com/topics/?main=fa/alcohol
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
The Blue Shield of California Foundation’s Center for Health Care Access is accepting applications for its 2004
Core Support Initiative for Community Clinics, Community Health Centers, Clinic Networks, and Clinic Consortia
(CCHC). A total of over $3 million will be available to provide core operating support grants to eligible
applicants. Freestanding CCHCs and parent corporations of multi-site CCHCs that provide comprehensive primary-care
services, including family planning clinics, school-based and mobile clinics, and American Indian Health Clinics,
are eligible to apply.
For more information, check out the “grants” section of http://www.blueshieldcafoundation.org/
TRAINING/EVENTS
The annual conference of the Children's Network of San Bernardino, "Connecting the Pieces: Family Violence,
Substance Abuse, and Children At-Risk," will be held September 29-30, in Ontario, CA. The keynote speaker
is Dr. Ira Chasnoff, one of the nation’s leading researchers in the field of maternal drug and alcohol abuse
during pregnancy and the effects on the newborn infant and young child. Workshop topics include: health and
safety, law enforcement/family violence, counseling/intervention strategies, and more.
For more information, check out http://www.sbcounty.gov/childnet/annual%20conference%20gen.htm
The Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute, Children's Institute International & Alliant International
University are hosting the 9th International Conference on Family Violence September 19-22 in addition to
related training institutes September 17-18. The California Attorney General’s Office Safe from the Start
initiative will be hosting one of the affiliated training institutes focusing on providing tools, resources
and strategies for law enforcement to improve interviews with children who have been exposed to violence,
both for prosecution purposes and to reduce trauma, as well as brain science information. This conference
is a unique forum for people from all disciplines and philosophies to gather together to exchange current
information on what we know and do not yet know.
For more information, check out http://www.fvsai.org/
Preschool for All Advocacy Day is presented by Preschool California, a non-partisan advocacy campaign to
achieve voluntary preschool for all 4-year-olds in California. Help Preschool California carry their
message to state legislators on August 4th in Sacramento at the State Capitol.
For more information, check out http://preschoolcalifornia.org/pg49.cfm
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