Nichelle Mitchem Shares Information on Battered Women, Abused Children, and Child Custody, A National Crisis VIII: The Unity Conference
Battered Women, Abused Children, and Child Custody, A National Crisis VIII: The Unity Conference
WHEN: January 7th, 8th, & 9th, 2011 (Friday evening, 6 p.m. – Sunday afternoon)
FOCUS: A major focus this year is to connect battered mothers with organizations working locally, nationally, and internationally to combat unjust family court practices that harm to battered mothers and their children.
WHERE: Albany, New York
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WEBCAST: Competing Meanings of Childhood – Implications for Child Sexual Abuse Prevention
How do you view children? Vulnerable? Innocent and inherently good? Knowledgeable and active participants in society?
Join Stop It Now! for a FREE webcast on December 7, 2010 when Dr. Dominic Pasura of the Centre for Applied Childhood Studies at the University of Huddersfield, UK, will help unpack assumptions about children with the overarching goal to improve practices designed to prevent child sexual abuse.
The webcast is with the University of Huddersfield and follows a webcast by Centre Director, Dr. Adele Jones, on child sexual abuse in the Caribbean. It is one way you can mark World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse on November 19, 2010 and World Day of Prayer and Action for Children on November 20, 2010. Learn more.
Join Dr. Dominic Pasura of the Centre for Applied Childhood Studies as he explores different meanings of children and childhood internationally and their significance in the prevention of child sexual abuse. Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2010. Time: 9am-10am Eastern USA. Cost: FREE. Register nowPhoto Credit Microsoft Clip Art
Nichelle Mitchem Discusses Getting Free
Much like the author’s earlier work Getting Free, this book is a must read for battered women and their allies in the struggle to eradicate domestic violence.
In Getting Free: You Can End Abuse and Take Back Your Life, the author includes new information gleaned from the most recent research on the topic of domestic violence. Getting Free: You Can End Abuse and Take Back Your Life includes an even broader range of topics related to domestic violence than was covered in the author’s first book.
The new book includes an analysis of whether batterers’ treatment really works. It discusses which programs help violent abusers to change and which do not. The author also discusses research on the correlation between domestic violence and child abuse as well as many other topics. For further information, visit Seal Press at http://www.sealpress.com.
Sources: Getting Free. Getting Free: You Can End Abuse and Take Back Your Life. Seal Press.
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National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect Summer Research Institute
On June 13 – 17, 2011, National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect Summer Research Institute (NDACAN) will sponsor its 19th Summer Research Institute (SRI) for child maltreatment researchers on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York .
The Institute will be an intensive experience in secondary data analysis that combines colloquia with hands-on computing time. Participants are selected on a competitive basis from a variety of disciplines including psychology, social work, and medicine.Photo Credit Microsoft Clip Art
Nichelle Mitchem Teaches You How to Create a Safety Plan Against Domestic Violence
Everyone has a right to be safe. Toward that goal, it is important to create a safety plan. There are many helpful safety planning websites for adult and teenage victims of domestic as well as elder abuse victims. Because October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we will focus on the importance of creating a safety plan for victims of domestic violence in this post. If you are in an abusive relationship, it is particularly important to create a personal safety plan and to share it with others.
Research indicates that if you have been battered in your present relationship, you should understand that you are never safe. Perhaps, you may feel that the abuse has ceased and the relationship is improving because the batterer promised to change. You may even convince yourself that the abuse will end if you are the “perfect” partner. Persons who abuse their partners do not just “stop” the battering behavior. In fact, research indicates that often abusive behavior increases over time. The abusive incidents tend to occur more frequently and the level of violence escalates. As a result, it is critical to create a safety plan.
For further information on the creation of a personal safety plan for victims of domestic violence here is a list of a few very helpful websites: www.safehorizon.org; www.domesticviolence.org; www.thesafespace.org; and www.acadv.org; and www.thorpe.ou.edu.
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Domestic Violence Information & Resources
Because October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, many of the posts in this blog will address issues related to breaking the cycle of violence and exposing myths about this phenomenon. Access to information is integral to breaking the cycle of violence. Toward that goal, we are directing your attention to very help informational resources related to domestic violence intervention, prevention, and community outreach. In this blog post, we will highlight the National Domestic Violence Hotline’s website.
The National Domestic Violence Hotline’s website contains a wealth of resources for both victims of domestic violence and their advocates. The National Hotlines website includes but is not limited to: the definition of domestic violence; tips on how you can help; a list of domestic violence hotlines; reference materials; and helpful links. For further information, please visit the National Domestic Violence Hotline website at http://www.thehotline.org/.
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Nichelle Mitchem Shares Information on CWLA’s “Thriving in Times of Turmoil”
Thriving in Times of Turmoil
On November 1, 2010, the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) will hold a training session entitled, “Thriving in Times of Turmoil.” CWLA is a powerful coalition of hundreds of private and public agencies serving vulnerable children and families since 1920. CWLA’s expertise, leadership and innovation on policies, programs, and practices help improve the lives of millions of children in all 50 states. Its impact is on the lives of children and youth felt worldwide.
In these tumultuous times, advocates for children and youth are challenged like never before to succeed in an ever-changing environment. As a leader in the area of child welfare, CWLA has posed the question, “How can we continue to meet out missions despite these challenges?” At this upcoming training, there will conversations concerning effective strategies on how to thrive in these times of economic turmoil.
The training materials indicate that, Thad Levine, the Assistant General Manager of the Texas Rangers major league baseball club will share his insights and perspectives on how the team has managed to have their most successful season in their history despite the overwhelming uncertainty and ambiguity of a team for sale. The afternoon will be devoted to a “Strategic Conversation” on how to apply the Rangers example to our organizations in the areas of leadership, mission focus, adaptability, and public perception.
November 1, 2010 Training Session on : Thriving in Times of Turmoil
Location: Omni American Bank Building, 1320 S. University Drive, 9th Floor Dining Room, Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Time: 9am-4pm
For further information on this training, please see the CWLA website.
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Nichelle Mitchem Discusses GrandRally 2008
National GrandRally–Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Washington DC
May 7, 2008
Many of today’s grandparents have become full-time caregivers for their grandchildren. United States Census 2000 indicates that 4.5 million of our nation’s poorest children reside in grandparent-headed households and that number is escalating rapidly. Data indicates that approximately one-third of these children have no parent present in the home. The number of children in grandparent-headed households has increased 30 percent since 1990. Further, the literature on this phenomenon suggests that there are probably many more children in informal care arrangements residing with their grandparents than the data can capture.
AARP indicates that the majority of grandparents rearing grandchildren are between ages 55 and 64. Approximately 20 to 25 percent are 65 or older. While grandparent-headed families cross all socio-economic levels, these grandparents are more likely to live in poverty than are other grandparents. AARP materials also state that there are eight times more children in grandparent-headed homes than in the foster care system.
Caring for their grandchildren can have life altering consequences for the grandparents. Many grandparents have not planned to raise a second family or may be retired and living on a fixed income. Having sufficient income or resources to provide housing, food, clothing, medicine, and school supplies for their grandchildren may be of critical concern. Research indicates that children raised by their grandparents are more likely than children in traditional foster care to live in poverty, to have special health and educational needs, and to lack access to health care.
Grandparent raising grandchildren traveled to Washington, DC, from 27 states for the 3rd National GrandRally to meet and make their voices heard in support of the needs of kids and their caregivers.
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Nichelle Mitchem Announces Georgia State University Symposium, A Second Chance for Children
While being interviewed by local and national media outlets on kinship care, Nichelle Mitchem discusses the National Center’s symposium, “A Second Chance for Children: Embracing the Future,” and “GSU’s longstanding commitment to improving the health and well-being of grandparent-households.”
Quote Credit: May-June 2005 Georgia State University E-Newsletter
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Nichelle Mitchem Comments On the Growing Number of Grandmothers in “The (Corpus Christi) Caller”
Nichelle Mitchem, director of operations, discusses the implication of HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, and incarceration on fragile families in a Mother’s Day article on the increasing phenomena of grandparents raising grandchildren.
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