Domestic Violence and Public Health. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session on Examination of Recommendations Proposed to Help Victims of Domestic Violence Resulting from Health-Related Crimes (October 30, 1985) [electronic resource]
This document contains witness testimonies from the Congressional hearing called to examine the issue of domestic violence and public health. Senator Hawkins' opening statement recognizes the work of Surgeon General C. Everett Koop in organizing a workshop of over 150 experts in the public heal...
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| Summary: | This document contains witness testimonies from the Congressional hearing called to examine the issue of domestic violence and public health. Senator Hawkins' opening statement recognizes the work of Surgeon General C. Everett Koop in organizing a workshop of over 150 experts in the public health field to examine the problem of domestic violence. Dr. Koop's testimony reports the results of the Surgeon General's Workshop on Violence and Public Health. Recommendations from the working groups at the workshop are included for prevention and for evaluation and the treatment of victims in the areas of assault and homicide, child abuse, child sexual abuse, elder abuse, rape and sexual assault, and spouse abuse. Koop also discusses the role of education in combating violence, the role of alcohol and drugs in violence, and the role of television in desensitizing the public to violence. Other witnesses include chairpersons of different sections of the Surgeon General's workshop. Lee Ann Hoff presents recommendations for the evaluation and treatment of victims of rape, Jean Goodwin examines the issue of child sexual abuse, and Douglas Sargent discusses the prevention of child abuse. Anne H. Flitcraft reports on the prevention of spouse abuse, Jordan I. Kosberg examines the issue of elder abuse, and John Waller discusses recommendations for the prevention of assault and homicide. Also included is a research study on knowledge and management strategies in incest cases which reports results of a survey of 108 physicians, psychologists, and family counselors. (NB) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED268439. ERIC Note: Some pages contain small print. |
| Physical Description: | 102 p. |
| Audience: | Policymakers. |