ICYMI October 2019
Read more for our monthly roundup of interesting child injury prevention news you can use.
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Flashback Friday - National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
In honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, here is a roundup of our blog posts around intimate partner violence:
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ICYMI September 2018: 'Just a Teen,' Teens as Truck Drivers, 'Bullet Control,' Suicide Prevention and More
Read this roundup of newsworthy articles in the world of child injury prevention for September 2018.
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Communication and Education are Keys to Protecting Children with Intellectual Disabilities from Sexual Predators
Young people with developmental disabilities seek physical and emotional connections with others just like anyone else, but they are at higher risk of being sexually abused or assaulted by someone they know. I spoke with Dr. Laura Graham Holmes, a Postdoctoral Fellow at CHOP's Center for Autism Research, about how to help individuals with developmental disabilities advocate for themselves.
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ICYMI: Kentucky School Shooting, Roadside Detection of Marijuana Impairment, Gender Dysphoria, Sexual Abuse and Intellectual Disability, and more...
Read more for a roundup for newsworthy articles from January 2018.
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Flashback Friday- Teen Dating Violence
For today's Flashback Friday post, I wanted to re-share a blog post on the consequences of victim blaming in cases of sexual assault by Violence Prevention Initiative Fellow Christine Forke Young, a relevant post in today's culture of #metoo.
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The Consequences of Victim Blaming: Sexual Assault and Higher Education
I recently learned about a disturbing policy at Brigham Young University (BYU) that promotes victim blaming following sexual assault. We need to shift away from societal attitudes and policies that encourage blaming sexual assault victims and move toward placing the responsibility where it belongs – with the perpetrators of these crimes.
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