Violence
Publications and Materials
Below are selected publications and materials related to violence. Please note the year of publication may be later than the year(s) the data represent.
2010 Publications and Materials
Evaluation
for Improvement: A Seven-Step Empowerment Evaluation Approach (4/15/10)
This
manual is designed to help violence prevention organizations hire an empowerment
evaluator who will assist them in building their evaluation capacity through
a learn-by-doing process of evaluating their own strategies.
2008 Publications and Materials
Intimate
Partner Violence (11/20/08)
A key strategy in preventing intimate partner violence is the promotion
of respectful, nonviolent intimate partner relationships through individual,
community, and societal level change.
Break
the Silence: Stop the Violence (8/7/08)
It may shock you to know that one out of every eleven teens reports being
hit or physically hurt by a boyfriend or girlfriend in the past twelve
months. But why is that, and how can we change it? In "Break The
Silence: Stop the Violence," parents talk with teens about developing
healthy, respectful relationships before they start dating.
Preventing
Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence (IPV/SV) in Racial/Ethnic
Minority Communities: CDC's Demonstration Projects (8/7/08)
This publication describes approaches and highlights challenges and lessons
learned in the development, implementation, and evaluation of IPV/SV
prevention programs for racial/ethnic minority populations.
Adverse
Health Conditions and Health Risk Behaviors Associated with Intimate
Partner Violence- United States, 2005 (3/26/08)
This report indicated that persons who report having experienced IPV
during their lifetimes also are more likely to report current adverse
health conditions and health risk behaviors.
Sexual
Violence Facts at a Glance 
(3/26/08)
Learn more about who is impacted by sexual violence, health disparities,
injuries, and treatment.
Intimate
Partner Violence and Sexual Violence Victimization Assessment Instruments
for Use in Healthcare Settings (3/26/08)
This publication includes a comprehensive inventory of assessment tools
that will help practitioners identify victims of intimate partner violence
and sexual violence victimization in clinical/healthcare settings and
make appropriate referrals for additional services.
2007 Publications and Materials
Adolescent
Aggression No Longer Limited to the School Yard (12/20/07)
Text messaging, chat rooms, and social networking websites have allowed
youth to easily develop relationships, some with people they have never
met in person. Youth can use electronic media to embarrass, harass or
threaten their peers. Increasing numbers of adolescents are becoming
victims of this new form of violence.
Rape Prevention and
Education Grant Program (10/9/07)
The rape prevention and education grant program strengthens sexual violence
prevention efforts by supporting increased awareness, education and training,
and the operation of hotlines.
The
Cost of Violence in the United States (7/27/07)
The total costs associated with nonfatal injuries and deaths due to violence
in 2000 were more than $70 billion. Interpersonal violence, such as homicide,
child maltreatment, youth violence, intimate partner violence, sexual
violence, and other types of assaults, cost Americans $37 billion. This
fact sheet describes violence-related injury in the United States and
lists three ways to reduce the economic burden of violence-related injuries.
Easy Read Choose
Respect (7/27/07)
Choose Respect is an initiative to help adolescents form healthy relationships
to prevent dating abuse before it starts. This national effort is designed
to motivate adolescents to challenge harmful beliefs about dating abuse
and take steps to form respectful relationships.
Related Links
Violence: Women’s Health Topics A-Z
View women’s health resources related to violence.
Injury: Women’s Health Topics A-Z
View women’s health resources related to injury.
Fact Sheet: Intimate
Partner Violence
Learn more about intimate partner violence.
Fact Sheet: Sexual Violence
Learn more about sexual violence.
Fast Stats A-Z: Assault/Homicide
Statistics
View data and statistics on assault and homicide.
Injury Prevention and Control
Learn more about injury prevention and control.
Safety Tips for
You and Your Family
Like all violence, intimate partner violence perpetration is a learned behavior
that can be changed or prevented. Learn safety tips for you and your family.
Violence Prevention
Learn more about violence in the United States and CDC's related activities
and publications.
Violence and
Reproductive Health
Learn about key activities related to violence and reproductive health. Federal
and other programs are highlighted, as they may be important to public health
professionals concerned about preventing violence that is associated with pregnancy-related
illness, injury, and death.
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Page last modified: July 29, 2010
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