Sentences with phrase «based violence among»

Stein presented at the National Summit on Gender - Based Violence Among Young People organized by the U.S. Departments of Justice, Education, and Health & Human Services April 6 - 7, 2011; read all the background research materials >>

AAAS is partnering with HelpAge USA to conduct a study assessing the prevalence of sexual and gender - based violence among older populations.

Study of Sexual and Gender - Based Violence among Older Populations in Situations of Conflict - Induced Displacement

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«We are particularly disturbed that the two groups who appear to be among your primary targets, Muslims and Jews, have during the past six months been victims of faith - based terrorist violence in Chicago.»

Behold what all New England must expect to feel, if we don't cut off and make a final end of those British sons of violence, and of every base Tory among us...

Education Code 32270 (2003) establishes a statewide school safety cadre to facilitate interagency coordination and collaboration among school districts, youth - serving agencies, community - based organizations, and law enforcement agencies to improve school attendance, encourage good citizenship, and reduce school violence, crimes, gang membership and violence, truancy, bullying, and discrimination and harassment.

Some practical problems arising from the issues mentioned above in Iraq are: 1) the lack of security during and after displacement (between areas controlled by ISIS and the government controlled locations); and 2) the barriers to access basic services such as WASH, shelter, food, education, child protection and Gender Based Violence, among others.

We have released a list of demands and among them is the release of torture, trafficking, gender - based violence victims among other vulnerable people that continue not only to be detained indefinitely, but also deported to the situations they escaped in the first place, I would like to inform you that we will be holding a sit - in to protest the specific point of detaining torture victims.»

Continuing, the Force Commander noted that the mandate of the MNJTF among other responsibilities empowers it to «create a safe and secure environment in the areas affected by the activities of Boko Haram terrorism and other terrorist groups, in order to significantly reduce violence and other abuses, including sexual and gender based violence, in full compliance with international law».

AAAS is partnering with HelpAge USA to conduct a study assessing the prevalence of sexual and gender - based violence (GBV) among persons older than 49 years of age in populations of protracted displacement.

It is based on the results of the needs assessment conducted among groups that suspicion, covert competition, and the potential for violence is caused by economic competition and resource access control.

In context, the «unequal status of women and girls» within Somali society «sharply increases their vulnerability» to many forms of violations key among them «gender - based violence during humanitarian crisis» as with any individual or family displacement more so due to conflict and drought, existing «community support structures» are disrupted exposing them to «unsafe physical surrounding» (Ibid) thereby increasing their vulnerability to exploitation.

The program's aim is to teach awareness of the skills needed to form respectful relationships and more specifically to challenge gender stereotypes that can lead to gender - based violence and disrespectful attitudes to women.The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) states that, «Early interventions with children and young people can have a lasting effect on their relationships in the future... On the basis of current evidence, violence prevention and respectful relationships initiatives among young people can make a real difference, producing lasting change in attitudes and behaviours.»

Among the winners in the Visual Arts category are Rochelle Feinstein, who is slated to have a Bronx Museum of the Arts retrospective next year, and Sanford Biggers, the New York — based artist known for his recent work about racism and police violence.

Among its various functions is the provision of legal resources «such as international laws, domestic laws, articles and reports on gender - based violence.

The recommendations fail to address sexual violence from the perspective of human rights law such as the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees not only the right to be protected against discrimination and harassment based on gender, race and sexual orientation, among others, but also the right to life and the security of the person, the right to dignity, honor and the integrity of the person, and the right to privacy.

The importance of community - based intermediaries was also identified in the Manitoba Bar Association's 2010 Report and Summary: Town Hall Meetings on Access to Justice and resulted in recommendations to: enhance access to community based advocacy and legal support services; support efforts to enhance cooperation among and coordination of community based - services; and provide training opportunities for community service providers in relation to domestic violence and cultural awareness, in particular.

Changes in suspension status among 1523 high school students was compared across groups exposed to school - based violence prevention.

A school - based violence prevention curriculum reportedly reduced self - reported aggressive behaviors among middle school boys in 2 of 6 classes only [2].

Government respondents emphasized that sexuality education would help prevent unintended pregnancies, improve school participation and performance, reduce rates of HIV infection, deter gender - based violence and support healthier growth and development among young people.

With regard to the public relations office's denial of an «official position,» the fact remains that an «APA Presidential Task Force» Report published by the leading experts in the field, under APA copyright and on the APA website, states, among other things, that PAS is without scientific basis and is misused in domestic violence cases.

Although much research has been done, sexual violence and all gender - based violence continue to be among the most serious challenges for our society.

DOVE is an evidence - based intervention that trains home visitors to screen for partner violence among participating families and intervene to support victims using research - tested processes and protocols.40 In states participating in an evaluation of DOVE, reported partner violence among participating families decreased at a statistically significant rate over the course of the program.41

Because of the similarities among Active Parenting programs — they are derived from the same original program (The Active Parenting Discussion Program, Popkin, 1983), use the same theoretical model, teach similar parenting skills, include specific TAOD, sexuality, and violence prevention information and training, and use a six - session video - based delivery system — research results showing evidence of effectiveness with one of the programs lends support for the other programs as well.

Because of the similarities among Active Parenting programsthey are derived from the same original program (The Active Parenting Discussion Program, Popkin, 1983), use the same theoretical model, teach similar parenting skills, include specific ATOD, sexuality, and violence prevention information and training, and use a six - session video - based delivery systemresearch results showing evidence of effectiveness with one of the programs lends support for the other programs as well.

CBITS is a school - based, group and individual intervention designed to reduce symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and behavioral problems among students exposed to traumatic life events, such as exposure to community and school violence, accidents, physical abuse, and domestic violence.

Strategies: Promote collaboration on specific issues (such as health, mental health, youth, elderly, domestic violence) among diverse interest groups in communities; identify and publicise successful cases of community based solutions and positive management of social development; support community based advocacy of school curriculum and practices; boost mentoring, homework support and family support for Indigenous secondary and post - secondary students; negotiate with stakeholders to improve school to work transitions programs.

A number of universal school - based programs have been shown to be effective in preventing or reducing violence among school - aged youth.