Emotional Abuse in The American Workplace. You can also find how to subscribe to the VA E-Mail Forum , the internet discussion group for VA workers. The Role of the Pediatrician in Recognizing and Intervening on Behalf of Abused Women. The ACOG has a section devoted to Violence Against Women. The site includes clinician screening tools for intimate partner violence and sexual assault.
Some materials are also in Spanish.
The American Bar Association provides an excellent summary of the statistics outlining the scope of the problem. This site offers a wealth of information, including personal stories and a list of state activities for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The purpose of the guideline is to give health care providers an understanding of issues related to domestic violence and the tools to assess every patient for victimization. The authors discuss their study of the practices and attitudes of primary care physicians regarding intimate partner abuse. Practitioners are missing opportunities to screen for abuse.