3086.1 Expanding the Evidence: Status of Current Research

Monday, November 8, 2010: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Poster
These poster presentations represent new developments in family violence prevention, intervention and research from a public health perspective. It was designed to create conversation between the presenters and the larger public health community with the intent of advancing the field and bringing the family violence and public health communities closer.
Session Objectives: 1. Describe cutting edge research on Family Violence prevention. 2. Discuss the implications of the research findings for prevention. 3. Identify new areas of inquiry in family violence research.
Organizer:
Derrick M. Gordon, PhD
Moderator:
Derrick M. Gordon, PhD

Board 1
Co-occurrence of Intimate Partner Violence and Child Maltreatment: Service Providers' Perceptions
Martha L. Coulter, DrPH MSW and Melissa Cristal Mercado-Crespo, MSc, MA
  
Board 2
Parent Report: Resources for parents about adolescent dating violence
Laura Wyatt, MPH and Leslie L. Davidson, MD, MSc
Board 3
Fathers Empowered to Learn, Lead and Achieve Success (F.E.L.L.A.S.): A Community Approach to Prevent Family Violence
Marti Robinson, Esq, Marielle Natera, MPH, Liliana Pinete, MD, MPH and Shawn Robinson, BA
Board 4
Youth Violence in High-Risk Communities in Puerto Rico: A Qualitative Approach
Juan Negron-Ayala, MPH, PhD, Juan C. Reyes-Pulliza, EdD, MS and Rafaela R. Robles, EdD
Board 5
Prevention and intervention of child abuse: An evaluation of services at the Dr. Arturo Grullon Children's Hospital in the Dominican Republic
Alison Whitehead, MPH, Anna Lindberg and Anmary Fernández
Board 6
Best practices for domestic violence and sexual assault agencies
McLean Pollock, MSW, MPH, LCSW, Sandra L. Martin, PhD, Rebecca J. Macy, PhD, LCSW, ACSW, Ijeoma Nwabuzor, MSW and Tricia Smar
Board 7
Child sexual abuse in sub-Saharan Africa: A silent social and health emergency
Odiyo Odongo, MD, Reena Borwankar, MS, Carol Bower, MA, Cheikh Niang, PhD, Sheillah Matinhure, MA, Doreen Marandu, MS, Helen Lugina, PhD, Sambe Duale, MD, MPH and Doyin Oluwole, MD
  
Board 8
Social Workers' Demeanor and Length of Engagement in Project SAFE: A Voluntary Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention Program
Pauline Tan, MPH,CHES and Sheri Strahl, MPH
Board 9
Increasing Gender Inequality or Balancing Social Relations: Restorative Justice as an Intimate Partner Violence Intervention
Eve Waltermaurer, PhD
Board 10
Preventing child abuse and neglect by the certification of parenthood
Jack Westman, MD, MS; member APHA
  

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Family Violence Prevention Forum
Endorsed by: APHA-Committee on Women's Rights, Maternal and Child Health, Social Work, Women's Caucus

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