| NCJ Number: |
184577  |
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| Title: |
Next Millennium Conference: Ending Domestic Violence; Coming Together To End Violence |
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| Document: |
PDF |
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| Author(s): |
Donna E. Shalala; Nancy Dickey; Beckie Masaki |
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| Date Published: |
August 1999 |
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| Annotation: |
Donna Shalala, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, discusses what her agency, in cooperation with
the U.S. Justice Department, is doing to address violence against
women in the Nation; two other speakers discuss the public health
issues involved in countering domestic violence.
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| Abstract: |
Federal initiatives in this area have focused on three main
areas: prevention and early intervention, service provision, and
changing social norms and attitudes. In the areas of prevention
and early intervention, the challenge is to ensure that efforts
are firmly rooted in the communities in which the victims live. New
Federal grant awards for Community Awareness and Domestic
Violence Prevention Projects are being made to local
organizations and to advocacy groups, so as to help local
networks that can best respond to domestic violence in their
communities. The grants focus on improving the health care
response to domestic violence. Grants have focused on programs
that serve a diverse population including Native Americans and
Hispanics. In an effort to improve service provision, the focus
is on health care for mother and child, employment, counseling,
substance abuse treatment, child care and support, and housing
and legal assistance. Efforts to change social norms that fuel
domestic violence have focused on children. A National Summit on
Children Exposed to Violence is part of a broader initiative to
help focus public attention on the problem and learn how to help
all family members who are suffering from domestic abuse. Other
panel members focus on the role of health care providers in
detecting domestic abuse and providing health care services to
victims, as well as the importance of influencing and molding
societal and cultural influences that promote traditions of peace
and justice.
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| Main Term(s): |
Victim services |
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| Index Term(s): |
Domestic assault; Domestic assault prevention; Federal aid; Federal programs; Grants or contracts; Interagency cooperation; NIJ grant-related documents |
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| Grant Number: |
1999-WT-VX-0002 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Washington, DC 20531
National Institute of Justice/NCJRS
Rockville, MD 20849
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
Vickii Coffey & Associates, Inc
Chicago, IL 60643-6973 |
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| Corporate Author: |
Vickii Coffey & Associates, Inc
United States of America |
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| Sale Source: |
National Institute of Justice/NCJRS
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849
United States of America
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States of America |
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| Page Count: |
33 |
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| Format: |
Document |
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| Type: |
Conference Material |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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| Note: |
Proceedings of the Next Millennium Conference: Ending Domestic Violence |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=184577 |
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