She developed a questionnaire to measure relationship violence attitudes among youth. Two additional projects produced a literature search on alcohol and violence and a presentation on the incidence and prevalence of youth homicide in California. Ms. Robison-Frank will continue working in the violence prevention field, especially to introduce the public health perspective into an arena such as nursing. She is also working at a county hospital, Olive View Medical on a research database. Battered women typically experience numerous injuries as a result of domestic violence.
Weapons use increases the potential lethality of an assault.
In order to develop effective public health interventions, we are conducting in-person interviews with 500 women in battered women's shelters across California. The interviews will provide a better understanding of the problem, and inform policy in order to prevent domestic violence and injuries. Mr. Wiebe is a current fellow. Ms. Yoshihama completed a manuscript based on a study done in Japan on violence against women. This work was the basis for a study of immigrants which included interviews and focus groups.