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A handbook for health and social service professionals responding to abuse during pregnancy  Identifies the skills, knowledge, and tools required to understand and respond to patients who are abused during pregnancy. Offers insight into topics such as the cycle of violence and the impact and dynamics of abuse. Suggests prevention, intervention, referral, and treatment strategies. Includes a bibliography. Link requires PDF reader. Source: National Clearinghouse on Family Violence (NCFV) From: Intimate partner abuse against women Abuse and neglect of Chinese people with disabilities: incidents and public attitudes  Discusses research concerning negative attitudes towards people with disabilities, held by Chinese people in Asia and also by immigrants in Chinese-Canadian communities. Source: BC Institute Against Family Violence (BCIFV) From: BCIFV newsletter Anger - friend or foe?  Features information on anger and associated emotions. Discusses how anger is often seen as a symptom or signal of something deeper. Gives suggestions on how to manage the problem. Source: Gentle Path Counselling Services, Ltd. Are you pregnant? You and your baby deserve to be safe: violence during and after pregnancy  Lists the various forms abuse may take and describes the possible health effects for both mother and baby. Source: Springtide Resources British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals  Works to protect, and change society's attitudes towards, domestic, farm and wild animals in British Columbia. Provides services for homeless, abused, and abandoned animals such as cruelty investigations, sheltering, adoption, emergency rescue, treatment, humane education, advocacy, and wildlife rehabilitation. Source: British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA)   Child abuse and neglect  Discusses the global problem of child abuse, including the extent of the problem, and the consequences of abuse. Summarizes the risk factors that increase a child's vulnerability to abuse, and emphasizes the role of public health in prevention. Link requires PDF reader. Source: World Health Organization, Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention From: International resource Child maltreatment - a "what to do" guide for professionals who work with children  Explores intervention options for health practitioners dealing with child maltreatment cases. Outlines signs and symptoms associated with child abuse and neglect, and indicates legal implications relevant to practitioners. Link requires PDF reader. Source: National Clearinghouse on Family Violence (NCFV) From: Family violence   Child maltreatment and alcohol  Shows a relationship between the pattern of parental alcohol use and an increased risk of a child being mistreated. Argues that a maltreated child has a higher likelihood of harmful or hazardous use of alcohol later in life. Explores the role of public health in prevention. Link requires PDF reader. Source: World Health Organization, Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention From: International resource   Collective violence  Discusses the global extent of group violence, its consequences and the direct impact of violent conflicts on health. Examines risk factors at the personal and societal level, and suggests prevention policies to be implemented nationally. Link requires PDF reader. Source: World Health Organization, Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention From: International resource   Elder abuse and alcohol  Explores the links between harmful alcohol use, by either the caregiver or the older adult, and an increase in the risk of abuse. Emphasizes the role of public health in prevention. Link requires PDF reader. Source: World Health Organization, Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention From: International resource
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