TOPIC: Abuse Prevention

The following reflects our most recent response for technical assistance related to this topic. This list represents a sample of information to get you started and is not meant to be exhaustive.
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Center Developed Documents, Resources, and Tools

• Responding to a Crisis at School (Resource Aid Packet)
• Hotlines

Child Sexual Abuse

• "A Brief Synopsis of Child Sexual Abuse from Onset to Adult Life"
• Child Maltreatment: A Summary and Analysis of Criminal Statutes
• Child Maltreatment Reports
• Explanations for the Decline in Child Sexual Abuse Cases" (2004) D. Finkelhor & L. Jones
• Facts for Families: Child Sexual Abuse
• Perceptions of Child Sexual Abuse as a Public Health Problem
• Preventing Child Abuse Requires Preventing Statistics Abuse
• What Works: Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect in Your Community



Dating

• Boundary Issues in Teacher-Student Relationships
• Dating Violence - There's No Excuse for Abuse!
• Dating Violence (from the California Department of Health Services)
• Dating Violence and Acquaintance Rape
• Health Canada: Dating Violence
• NNFR: Dating Violence
• Sexual Abuse/Assault
• Sexual Abuse Resources for Educators and Administrators
• Sexual Harassment: It's not Academic
• The Joke's Over: An interactive exploration of student-to-student sexual harassment in our schools
• The Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education Sexual Harassment Guidance
• Violence and Relationships

Fact Sheets/General Info
• A Curriculum on physician-patient sexual misconduct and teacher-learner mistreatment Part 1: Content
• A Teacher's Guide to Student-to-student Sexual Harassment in Schools (Grades 6 through 12)
• Adolescent Assault Victim Needs: A Review of the Issues and a Model Protocol
• Best Friends Program Guide
Child Maltreatment, Abuse, and Neglect Fact Sheet
• Educator sexual misconduct: A Synthesis of Existing Literature
• Getting Serious about Sexual Harassment
• The Law Governing Sexual Harassment in Public Schools



Prevention

• American Humane Association, Children's Division
• Child Protection at the Crossroads: Child Abuse, Child Protection, and Recommendations for Reform
• Child Sexual Abuse: What it is and How to Prevent It
• Preventing and Countering School-Based Harassment: A Resource Guide for K-12 Educators
• Promoting Family Wellness and Preventing Child Maltreatment: Fundamentals for Thinking and Action

• Breaking the Cycle: Assessment and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect
• Children of the Night
• Children's Sexual Knowledge and Experience Interview
• Gender Violence Gender Justice
• Guidelines to Help Protect Sexual Abused and Neglected Children
• Guidelines- Social Work Referrals
• Lasting Effects of Child Sexual Abuse
• Preventing Chaos in Times of Crisis: ACSA
• Resources for Self-Help Groups
• Sexual Abuse of Young Children
• Social Work Protocols: Teen Health Clinics
• Treatment of the Child Victim
• Understanding Sexual Assault and Child Sexual Abuse
• Utilization of a School-Based Clinic for Identification and Treatment of Adolescent Sexual Abuse
• When No Means No: A Play about the Effects of Date Rape

• Abuse Victim Hotline
• Child Abuse Prevention Network
• Child Welfare Information Gateway
• Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma
• National Clearinghouse on Family Violence
• National Data Archive on Child Abuse & Neglect
• Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
• Communities Against Rape and Abuse
• Safe State
• The Houston Area Women's Center: Teen Dating Violence
• UN Secretary General's Study on Violence Against Children

• A Better Safe than Sorry Book: A Family Guide for Sexual Assault Prevention. Gordon, S. (1992).
• A cognitive approach to child abuse prevention. Bugental, D. B., Ellerson, P. C., Lin, E. K., Rainey, B. Kokotovic, A., O'hara, N. (2002). Journal of Family Psychology, 16, 243-258.
• A Review of Programs to Promote Family Wellness and Prevent the Maltreatment of Children. Nelson, G., et al. (2001). Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science. Vol. 33, 1-13.
• Abuse experiences in a community sample of young adults: Relations with psychiatric disorders, sexual risk behaviors, and sexually transmitted diseases. Tubman, J. G., Montgomery, Marilyn, J., Gil, A. G., Wagner, E. F. (2004). American Journal of Community Psychology, 34, 147-162.
• Alternatives to Violence: Empowering Youth to Develop Healthy Relationships. Wolfe, D. (1997). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
• Dating Violence. Levy, B. (Ed). (1998). Seattle: Seal Press.
• Dating violence among adolescents: Prevalence, gender distribution, prevention program effectiveness. Hickman, L. J., Jaycox, L. H., Aronoff, J. (2004). Trauma Violence & Abuse,5, 123-142.
• Evaluation of a prevention program for violence in teen dating relationships. Lavoie, F., et al. (1995). In Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Dec, Vol. 10(4), 516-524.
• Fighting for children. Delay, T. (2000). American Psychologist, 55, 1054-1055.
• Impact of sexual abuse on children: A review and synthesis of recent empirical studies. Kendall-Tacket, K., Williams L. M., & Finkelhor, D. (1993). Psychological Bulletin, Vol. 113, 164-180.
• Navigating between cultures: The role of culture in youth violence. Soriano, F. I., Rivera, L. M., Williams, K. J., Daley, S. P., Reznik, V. M. (2004). Journal of Adolescent Health, 34, 169-176.
• Practicing school psychologists' perceived role in prevention of school violence. Dean, V. J., Burns, M. K. (2004). Psychological Reports, 94, 243-250.
• Relational aggression in middle school: Educational Implications of Developmental Research. Yoon, J. S., Barton, E., Taiariol, J. (2004). Journal of Early Adolescence, 24, 303-318.
• Sexual assault and the adolescent. American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Adolescence. (1994). Pediatrics, Vol. 94, pp. 761-765.
• Teen Dating Violence: The Hidden Epidemic. Sousa, C.A. (1999). Family Conciliation Courts Review, 37(3), 356-374.
• The Challenge of Defining Child Sexual Abuse. Haugaard, J. (2000). American Psychologist. Vol. 55, pp. 1036-1039
• The effects of early prevention programs for families with young children at risk for physical child abuse and neglect: A meta-analysis. Geeraert, L., Van den Noortgate, W., Grietens, H., Onghena, P. (2004). Child Maltreatment: Journal of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, 9, 277-291.
• The relationship between respite care and child abuse potential in parents of children with developmental disabilities: A preliminary report. Aniol, K., Mullins, L., Paige, M. C., Boyd, M. L., Chaney, J. M. (2004). Journal of Developmental & Physical Disabilities, 16, 273-285.
• The Youth Relationships Manual: A Group Approach with Adolescents for the Prevention of Woman Abuse and the Promotion of Healthy Relationships. Wolfe, D., et al. (1996). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
• Toward an ecological/transactional model of community violence and child maltreatment: consequences for children's development. Cicchetti, D. &; Lynch, M. (1993). Psychiatry, Vol. 56, pp. 96-118.
• What works in prevention: Principles of Effective Prevention Programs. Nation, M., Crusto, C., Wandersman, A., Kumpfer, K. L., Seybolt, D., Morrissey, K. E., Davino, K. (2003). American Psychologist, 58, 449-456.
• What Works for Survivors of Childhood Abuse: Learning From Participants in an Impatient Treatment Program. Palmer, S., et al. (2004). American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, Vol. 74, pp.112-121




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