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Ten Years and Counting: The Persistence of Lethal Domestic Violence in Virginia
Final Report on domestic violence fatality review with recommendations from The Fatal Domestic Violence Workgroup.
Published: December, 2010
This report is a product of Virginia Department of Health's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner's Domestic Violence Fatality Review Project. For more information, visit: http://www.vdh.state.va.us/medexam/dvfr/index.htm#Intro
Texting with Survivors Best Practices
Text messaging has become a quick and convenient communication tool to relay short, simple messages, or provide limited timely information. In places that have limited cell service or cell tower signal strength, text messages may be more reliable than connecting through cell phone voice services. However, there are safety, privacy, and confidentiality issues associated with using text messaging that need considered.
Check out this blog from the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) on suggested best practices to maintain safety, privacy, and confidentiality.
The 4th Establishing Expertise as an Ethical Expert Witness
Experts and Lawyers Collaborating to Help Victims
January 9-11, 2011 in Austin, Texas
The Action Alliance and Public Policy
The Action Alliance is dedicated to enhancing Virginia's response to and prevention of sexual and domestic violence through public policy. This infographic highlights a few of our public policy priorities for the next five years.
The Alarming Truth Behind the Rising Mortality Rate in the U.S.
While the global maternal mortality rate (MMR) decreased by 36.6 percent between 2000 and 2015, the U.S. MMR increased by 16.6 percent. The United States was one of six countries and the only developed country to see an increase in maternal mortality during this time period.
To learn more, check out the infographic below designed by Bradley University’s online Master of Science in Nursing program.
