Violence Against Women

ACOG has developed tools to screen patients for intimate partner violence and sexual assault.

• State Coalitions - Sexual Assault Please check to make sure you still have the correct address, phone and hotline numbers for your state coalition!...

• State Coalitions - Domestic Violence Please check to make sure you have the correct address, phone and hotline numbers for your state coalition!...

• Sexual Assault Among Latinas (SALAS) Report The Sexual Assault Among Latinas (SALAS) was a three-year project funded by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to study victimization and help-seeking among Latino women....

• Updated Bibliography Bibliography has just been updated. References include up-to-date information on violence during pregnancy, child abuse, sexual assault/abuse, etc....

• Do Batterer Intervention Programs Work? Two Studies (NCJ 200331) are available from the National Institute of Justice Website...

• ACOG's Violence Against Women Project Is Highlighted in the MCH Library This electronic resource guide points to a selection of resources about identifying and responding to domestic violence within the home and in the community....

• Elder Abuse: An Introduction for the Clinician Is a fifty-two slide PowerPoint Presentation.  The information contained in this teaching module is designed to aid providers in making decisions about appropriate care of older adults....

• October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month For many years, ACOG has joined other local, state, and national organizations in sponsoring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month to raise awareness about this public health epidemic. Activit...

• National 24-hour Toll-Free Hotline If You Are Threatened Or Assaulted and Need Emergency Help, Call 911....

• APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH Sexual violence is an enormous problem that affects millions of women in the United States. ACOG encourages physicians conduct screening of all women at routine intervals, such as annual exams....

• The PTSD Alliance ACOG, along with the Anxiety Disorders Assocation of America, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, and the Sidran Traumatic Stress Foundation form the PTSD Alliance representing a ...

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• Screening Tools - Sexual Assault ACOG recommends that physicians screen ALL patients at EVERY visit for sexual assault. To help physicians with this difficult process, ACOG has developed tools to screen for sexual assault...