Peer-reviewed journal led by @MaryEllenOToole; Official Journal of @AvieFoundation; Dedicated to understanding, predicting, & preventing acts of violence.
We are happy to see this bright new future for the @AvieFoundation, and excited to see @mhinnovationCU and the Avielle Initiative carry its vital mission forward.
It is with great excitement that The Avielle Foundation announces the decision to transition their work over to @mhinnovationCU at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus. While the Foundation is closing, their legacy of building compassion and reducing violence will
Survivors of sexual violence in conflict need access to healthcare services and psychosocial support. Let’s remove obstacles and provide necessary resources for their futures. #EndRapeInWar
Jack Trice, the first Black athlete at Iowa State, was trampled during a football game in 1923. In 1997, the school's stadium was named after him and it remains the only major-college football stadium named for a Black man: https://t.co/JU6lLhoeTF
Covid-19 school closures have exposed children globally to human rights abuses such as female genital mutilation, early marriage & sexual violence, child protection experts say. “Many girls have been cut’: how global school closures left children at risk” https://t.co/k8bta0CyDL
Grab your earbuds. The first episode of the #Violence and #Gender podcast is LIVE now. The journal explores the questions about issues that we all face, using science and research to push the envelope toward discovery. https://t.co/buHCeu37AU
"Our rich history of scapegoating is well known. Yet, we rarely ask an even more fundamental question: why do we return to these racist pseudo-explanations for disease again and again?" Read Dr. Gorelick's perspective paper online now at https://t.co/zrEGRgkpB5. #ChineseVirus
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Neuroanatomical Differences Among Sexual Offenders: A Targeted Review with Limitations and Implications for Future Directions #SexOffenders
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Ahead of print: What Would You Do? Examining Gun Ownership on Safety Planning Activities and Response Intentions to an Armed and Unarmed Assailant by Gender
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The peer-reviewed journal Violence and Gender announces the launch of the 1st Annual Summit on Gun-Violence Research and Policy. The invitation-only Summit, chaired by Editor-in-Chief Mary Ellen O’Toole, PhD, will be hosted by the Journal and held in Washington, DC in May.
Major NEWS:
U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.4 trillion budget agreement this week, earmarking funds to support studies on gun violence. https://t.co/2fZ1B2gcif
I don’t understand tweets like ‘you hear about shootings, but you don’t think it’ll happen at your school, or close to home’ Why not? Of course it could be you, or your kid, or your old school next, literally nothing has been done to make you think otherwise #santaclarita
"The shooting at #SantaClarita underscores the importance of observing warning behaviors and how action taken based on these warnings can help prevent shootings. This must stop! The time is now, the place is Violence and Gender." Read the full statement on our journal site.
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@WaPo coverage includes a Violence and Gender study. "the fortune being spent to 'harden' public schools to make students safer from gun violence is creating a 'false sense of security.'” https://t.co/OroSwgKUog #publicschools#GunViolence
@WaPo coverage includes a Violence and Gender study. "the fortune being spent to 'harden' public schools to make students safer from gun violence is creating a 'false sense of security.'” https://t.co/OroSwgKUog #publicschools#gunviolence