Violence and Abuse in Rural America – Resources
Selected recent or important resources focusing on Violence and Abuse in Rural America.
"It's on Us": Healthcare's Unique Position in the Response to Human Trafficking
Provides an overview of human trafficking and explains the role healthcare providers can play in addressing this issue in rural communities. Features a rural hospital CEO, a State Office of Rural Health (SORH) director, a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, and a Safe Harbor Regional Navigator sharing their experiences combating human trafficking.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 07/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Provides an overview of human trafficking and explains the role healthcare providers can play in addressing this issue in rural communities. Features a rural hospital CEO, a State Office of Rural Health (SORH) director, a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, and a Safe Harbor Regional Navigator sharing their experiences combating human trafficking.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 07/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Mitigating COVID-19's Rural Impact on Families At-Risk for Violence and Child Maltreatment and Neglect
Discusses the potential impact of COVID-19 physical distancing measures on rural children experiencing maltreatment and those living in situations of intimate partner violence. Describes how rural communities and providers can help through community awareness efforts and changes to screening and other service delivery approaches.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 04/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Discusses the potential impact of COVID-19 physical distancing measures on rural children experiencing maltreatment and those living in situations of intimate partner violence. Describes how rural communities and providers can help through community awareness efforts and changes to screening and other service delivery approaches.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 04/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Violent Crime in the United States, 2019
Provides rates and trends for different types of violent crimes for metropolitan, non-metro, and suburban areas. Includes data on murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and more. Tables 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18 offer metro/nonmetro data, and table 17 offers data for cities broken down by population.
Additional links: Table 12: Crime Trends by Population Group, Table 13: Crime Trends by Suburban/Nonsuburban Cities, by Population Group, Table 14: Crime Trends by Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties, by Population Group, Table 16: Number of Crimes per 100,000 Inhabitants, by Population Group and Metro/Nonmetro County, Table 17: Number of Crimes per 100,000 Inhabitants, Cities by Population Group, Table 18: Crime Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants, by Metro/Nonmetro County
Date: 2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Justice
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Provides rates and trends for different types of violent crimes for metropolitan, non-metro, and suburban areas. Includes data on murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and more. Tables 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18 offer metro/nonmetro data, and table 17 offers data for cities broken down by population.
Additional links: Table 12: Crime Trends by Population Group, Table 13: Crime Trends by Suburban/Nonsuburban Cities, by Population Group, Table 14: Crime Trends by Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties, by Population Group, Table 16: Number of Crimes per 100,000 Inhabitants, by Population Group and Metro/Nonmetro County, Table 17: Number of Crimes per 100,000 Inhabitants, Cities by Population Group, Table 18: Crime Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants, by Metro/Nonmetro County
Date: 2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Justice
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SOAR for Native Communities
Training module designed to help people serving indigenous populations to understand human trafficking and its impact on American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. Includes resources relevant to indigenous populations and supports professionals in building trauma-informed and culturally appropriate interventions. Content is free with account creation.
Date: 12/2019
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organizations: National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health
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Training module designed to help people serving indigenous populations to understand human trafficking and its impact on American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. Includes resources relevant to indigenous populations and supports professionals in building trauma-informed and culturally appropriate interventions. Content is free with account creation.
Date: 12/2019
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organizations: National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health
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Violence Against Hospital Workers: Growing Awareness, Rural Interventions, and Why It Still Goes Unreported
Provides an overview of workplace violence in healthcare settings. Features rural hospitals in Oregon and Idaho that are undertaking a range of prevention activities addressing workplace violence. Also features research findings from a Michigan healthcare system study on the topic, and identifies resources and tools that rural hospital leaders can use to help protect hospital staff.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Provides an overview of workplace violence in healthcare settings. Features rural hospitals in Oregon and Idaho that are undertaking a range of prevention activities addressing workplace violence. Also features research findings from a Michigan healthcare system study on the topic, and identifies resources and tools that rural hospital leaders can use to help protect hospital staff.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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The Prevalence of Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Among Rural Latino Adults with Multiple Adverse Childhood Experiences in California
Presents a study on the role of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in adult mental health and substance use issues among rural Latinos in California. Breaks down participants by age, sex, income, and education, among other measures.
Author(s): Irán Barrera, Vrinda Sharma, Yumiko Aratani
Citation: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 21, 971-976
Date: 08/2019
Type: Document
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Presents a study on the role of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in adult mental health and substance use issues among rural Latinos in California. Breaks down participants by age, sex, income, and education, among other measures.
Author(s): Irán Barrera, Vrinda Sharma, Yumiko Aratani
Citation: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 21, 971-976
Date: 08/2019
Type: Document
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Interdisciplinary Collaboration Needed in Obtaining High-Quality Medical Information in Child Abuse Investigations
Study addressing the lack of collaboration and reporting between healthcare providers and investigative professionals in cases of suspected child abuse in Wisconsin. Discusses the intervention of the Wisconsin Child Abuse Network and the barriers to providing and accessing medical information in abuse investigations, including rural-specific issues. Analyzes data from focus group interviews with providers, child protective services, judges, lawyers, and law enforcement with experience in child abuse cases.
Author(s): Elizabeth A. Cleek, Norah L. Johnson, Lynn K. Sheets
Citation: Child Abuse and Neglect, 92, 167-178
Date: 06/2019
Type: Document
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Study addressing the lack of collaboration and reporting between healthcare providers and investigative professionals in cases of suspected child abuse in Wisconsin. Discusses the intervention of the Wisconsin Child Abuse Network and the barriers to providing and accessing medical information in abuse investigations, including rural-specific issues. Analyzes data from focus group interviews with providers, child protective services, judges, lawyers, and law enforcement with experience in child abuse cases.
Author(s): Elizabeth A. Cleek, Norah L. Johnson, Lynn K. Sheets
Citation: Child Abuse and Neglect, 92, 167-178
Date: 06/2019
Type: Document
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Rising from the Ashes: How Trauma-Informed Care Nurtures Healing in Rural America
Provides an overview of trauma-informed care and how it is provided in rural communities. Highlights the provision of trauma-informed care in a rural California community after wildfires, in a Wyoming pediatrician's clinic, and by rural nurses providing assault exams with support from experts via telehealth.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 04/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Provides an overview of trauma-informed care and how it is provided in rural communities. Highlights the provision of trauma-informed care in a rural California community after wildfires, in a Wyoming pediatrician's clinic, and by rural nurses providing assault exams with support from experts via telehealth.
Author(s): Jenn Lukens
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 04/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Characteristics of School-Associated Youth Homicides — United States, 1994–2018
Examines school-associated youth homicides based on data for single-victim homicides during July 1994-June 2016 and multiple-victim incidents during July 1994-June 2018. Includes information by school locale for rural, suburban, and urban schools.
Author(s): Kristin M. Holland, Jeffrey E. Hall, Jing Wang, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 68(3), 53-60
Date: 01/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Examines school-associated youth homicides based on data for single-victim homicides during July 1994-June 2016 and multiple-victim incidents during July 1994-June 2018. Includes information by school locale for rural, suburban, and urban schools.
Author(s): Kristin M. Holland, Jeffrey E. Hall, Jing Wang, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 68(3), 53-60
Date: 01/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Intimate Partner Violence Experiences Among Men Living with HIV in Rural Appalachia
Study examining the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV-associated clinical outcomes among men residing in rural Appalachia. Highlights associations between IPV experiences and demographic characteristics, such as age, race/ethnicity, relationship status, educational attainment, household income, and more.
Author(s): Nicole Bryan, Danielle Davidov, Taron Dick, John Bassler, Melanie Fisher
Citation: AIDS and Behavior, 23(11), 3002-3014
Date: 2019
Type: Document
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Study examining the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV-associated clinical outcomes among men residing in rural Appalachia. Highlights associations between IPV experiences and demographic characteristics, such as age, race/ethnicity, relationship status, educational attainment, household income, and more.
Author(s): Nicole Bryan, Danielle Davidov, Taron Dick, John Bassler, Melanie Fisher
Citation: AIDS and Behavior, 23(11), 3002-3014
Date: 2019
Type: Document
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