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2022年4月7日 · Domestic abuse, also known as domestic violence, is a serious public health issue that affects individuals and families across the globe. The public health effects of domestic abuse can be significant and long-lasting, with survivors experiencing a range of physical and mental health consequences. The AMA is committed to reducing the culture of violence and domestic abuse. Stay up-to-date with ...
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2022年2月14日 · The Washington Post (2/17, Suliman) reports, “More than 1 in 4 women in the world have experienced domestic violence in their lifetimes, according to a study published Wednesday.” The study “used statistics from the World Health Organization’s global database on the prevalence of violence against women from before the coronavirus ...
Tips to help you ID intimate partner violence via telehealth
2021年10月28日 · Patients who need help can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-SAFE (7233). They also can text LOVEIS to 22522 or log onto thehotline.org for more discreet options. The Urban Resource Institute, based in New York City, offers these safety planning tips to share with patients experiencing IPV.
Firearms compound the tragedy and trauma of domestic violence
2023年11月6日 · In 2018, the AMA adopted policy that supports prohibiting persons who are under domestic violence restraining orders, convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence crimes, or stalking, from possessing or purchasing firearms as well as requiring domestic violence restraining orders to be entered into the National Instant Criminal Background Check ...
Preventing violence - American Medical Association
While yearly domestic violence rates have dropped dramatically by 64% from 1993 to 2010, and the number of individuals killed by an intimate partner declined 26% for women and 48% for men between 1993 and 2012, domestic violence remains a critical problem in the United States. The AMA recognizes that more work must take place.
Systems approach can improve intimate-partner violence screening
“One of the ways to improve health outcomes, decrease the very high rates of obesity, hypertension, depression, poor education outcomes and chronic disease is to implement domestic-violence screening,” said Dr. McCaffree. Knowing why to pursue this screening and knowing how best to do it are, of course, two separate questions.
How domestic abuse gets missed as America stays home
2020年6月2日 · What’s the news: The stress, anxiety and fear associated with COVID-19 job losses, stay-at-home orders and physical distancing requirements can contribute to a “hidden crisis” of intimate-partner violence, child abuse and elder abuse, AMA President Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, explained in an op-ed published by NBC News.
AMA urges High Court to keep firearms away from domestic abusers
2023年8月23日 · CHICAGO – The American Medical Association (AMA) and four other health professional organizations filed an amicus brief (PDF) in the U.S. Supreme Court asserting that upholding firearm prohibitions on domestic violence abusers who are the subject of restraining orders is a necessary and constitutional protection that …
Geisinger shares insights on preventing violence in health care
2024年11月18日 · “Workplace violence is a recognized hazard in the health care industry,” declares the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It defines the problem as “any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site,” and can include threats, verbal ...
Threats, intimidation against doctors and health workers must end
2022年2月3日 · COVID-19-related violence against physicians has also translated to the digital world, with recent surveys indicating that at least one-quarter of reporting U.S. physicians having experienced attacks or harassment on social media on topics such as vaccines, guns, patient care, race, or religion.