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Domestic and Family Violence

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Professionals working with victims of crime may find the following training-related links of interest:

American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
The Commission on Domestic Violence Web site provides American Bar Association policies, training materials, legal briefs, and sample legal forms relevant to domestic violence issues and proceedings. The site also includes information about upcoming events and training opportunities and links to other resources and organizations.

Family Violence: An Intervention Model for Dental Professionals (December 2004)
Because most domestic violence injuries are to the head and neck, dentists are in a unique position to identify victims. This OVC bulletin (NCJ 204004) describes a training model that teaches dental professionals how to recognize symptoms and patterns of abuse, create a safe environment for disclosure, intervene appropriately when abuse is suspected, refer patients to appropriate services, and file mandatory reports.

Identifying and Responding to Domestic Violence: Consensus Recommendations For Child and Adolescent Health (September 2002)
This document (NCJ 197220) is designed to assist health care providers from the pediatric and family health settings address adult domestic violence victimization and childhood exposure to domestic violence through screening, assessment, documentation, intervention, and referrals. This OVC grantee-developed document is available electronically from the Family Violence Prevention Fund's Web site. PDF (1 mb)

TrainingForums.org
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) and Witness Justice (WJ) have developed TrainingForums.org, a Web-based training and education program created to address important and difficult issues facing professionals that work with survivors of domestic violence. This program is a step towards creating an accessible and cost effective tool to deepen professional understanding on difficult and emerging topics, while building peer support and fostering dialog in the domestic violence community.

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