2012-05-24T14:06:15Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/domestic-violence.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR991-1.html Jan 4, 2012 Jan 4, 2012

Safe Start Promising Approaches (SSPA) is the second phase of a community-based initiative focused on developing and fielding interventions to prevent and reduce the impact of children's exposure to violence. This report shares the results of SSPA, which was intended to implement and evaluate promising and evidence-based programs in 15 program sites across the country.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9575.html Sep 13, 2011 Sep 13, 2011

RAND's evaluation of Safe Start Promising Approaches identified program successes and challenges in implementing programs for children exposed to violence. The evaluation results, though largely inconclusive, can inform similar efforts going forward.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/08/26/PBS.html Aug 26, 2011 Aug 26, 2011

Boys and men of color—in particular, young African American men—are particularly vulnerable to racial and ethnic disparities. That such disparities exist should surprise no one. Nor should the fact that such disparities diminish the life chances of those affected, writes Lois M. Davis.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR772.html Jan 4, 2010 Jan 4, 2010

<p>CBITS was developed for use by school-based mental health professionals for any student with symptoms of distress following exposure to trauma. SSET was adapted from CBITS for use by any school personnel with the time and interest to work with students affected by trauma. This toolkit assists social workers, school-based mental health professionals, and school personnel in adapting these interventions for use with youth who are in foster care.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000137.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

A strong social network, informational support from sex partners, and other social factors affect whether homeless women receive substance abuse treatment.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR617.html Dec 29, 2009 Dec 29, 2009

<p>This compendium covers more than 450 recent studies on the prevalence and pernicious effects of sexual assault&mdash;from risk factors to responses of the health care and criminal justice systems&mdash;as well as important events and laws pertaining to sexual assault in both the civilian and military sectors.</p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2009/10/08/dcyouth.html Oct 8, 2009 Oct 8, 2009

Despite high rates of health insurance coverage among children in the District of Columbia, children's access to health care is inadequate and poses a significant health problem for the city's young residents, particularly those who are publicly insured.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG745.html Feb 4, 2009 Feb 4, 2009

The first multi-dimensional effort to quantify the disparities faced by African-American and Latino boys and men in California across a broad spectrum of health and social factors provides a disquieting outlook for their lives.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG829.html Feb 3, 2009 Feb 3, 2009

The economic cost of methamphetamine use in the United States reached $23.4 billion in 2005, including the burden of addiction, premature death, drug treatment and many other aspects of the drug.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG745z1.html Jan 4, 2009 Jan 4, 2009

<p>The summary discusses some of the greatest disparities for boys and men of color relative to their white counterparts across specific socioeconomic, health, safety, and school readiness indicators in California and provides information about different strategies for reducing the disparities &mdash; including effective programs, practices, and policies &mdash; that can begin making an important difference in changing the life course of boys and men of color.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090023.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>Using a national longitudinal sample of nursing homes residents we examine whether physical restraint use contributes to subsequent physical or psychological health decline.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090803.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>This article examines data from 2,575 high school students who participated in a teen-dating violence intervention study. The majority of participants were Latino (91%), and the sample was nearly evenly split with respect to gender (51% female). Items from two scales (boy-on-girl violence; girl-on-boy violence) reflecting teens' attitudes about dating violence were calibrated with the graded item response theory (IRT) model and evaluated for differential item functioning (DIF) by gender. Results support the use of IRT scores that account for DIF to minimize measurement error and improve inferences about gender differences in attitudes about dating violence</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090001.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>The authors examined the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and perceived needs for legal, social, and job services among a prospective cohort of 210 pregnant Latinas. IPV was associated with needing social and legal services at most time points. Women with recent IPV experiences reported greater service needs than women with more remote IPV experiences, who in turn reported greater need than women without IPV experiences. The authors conclude that IPV may be associated with ongoing perceived needs for social and legal services among Latina perinatal patients.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20091018.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>Well developed social and problem solving skills, greater ability to adapt, and positive peer relationships help to protect some children from the harmful consequences of being mistreated.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090422.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>Research has shown that, when women and/or their partners are involved in substance use, women's risk for intimate partner violence (IPV) is higher.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR518.html Jan 9, 2008 Jan 9, 2008

<p>The U.K. National Audit Office (NAO) commissioned RAND Europe to conduct this review to identify and synthesize international research about the effectiveness of community orders in reducing re-offending.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080101.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007

<p>Latent growth mixture modeling was used to identify discrete patterns of physical aggression from Grades 7 to 11 among a sample of 1,877 youth.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080722.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007

<p>Proposes a structure to address intersecting gender-and age-specific harms for girl soldiers, who experience a cumulative vulnerability that is not merely additive and not addressed by human rights frameworks restricted to either women or children.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9300.html Dec 19, 2007 Dec 19, 2007

<p>People living with HIV are much more likely to experience mental health or substance abuse problems than are people in the general population. About one in three individuals do not receive treatment services for these problems.</p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/10/29.html Oct 29, 2007 Oct 29, 2007

>An examination of the types of human trafficking occurring in two of Ohio's largest cities found that child prostitution is more common in Toledo while forced labor is more likely to be identified in Columbus.