Center for Victim Research’s Tweets

Mar 31

We wrapped up one year of #EvidenceHour! We discussed systematic reviews on connections between child abuse & housing stability, causes of school violence, culturally responsive services for teens & adults, research-practice partnerships, & more: victimresearch.org/tag/evidence-h

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July 30 is World Day Against Trafficking. #Watch this webinar to learn about the availability and types of specialized services for trafficked youth in the United States. #EndTrafficking youtube.com/watch?v=cRJyYq

Jul 20

What do we know about therapies for helping people cope with the sudden loss of a loved one? This systematic review by

@AlvesCostaF

et al. summarizes the main models for addressing trauma after violent death: ow.ly/Tjip50JwmgZ

Jul 16

Charlotte -Mecklenburg Police Department's #Homicide Support Group provides families a way to ask questions to understand their case and access ongoing support. Learn more about how the program's development and impact in this

@CNA_org

's case study report: ow.ly/KAb450Jwl29

Jul 14

How did Richmond Police Department's Homicide Support Group impact #homicide rates, homicide clearance rates, and community trust? Check out this

@CNA_org

case study on the first decade of the program: ow.ly/rjQo50Jwcnl

Jul 13

Chicago Survivors is a #homicidesurvivor organization that addresses survivors' emotional, concrete, & criminal justice needs.

@ICJIA_Illinois

evaluated the program, collected stakeholder views, & identified barriers to program implementation. Read more: ow.ly/U0Zy50Jw9Mg

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Jul 12

"Every homicide creates more than one victim." The Ohio Consortium of Crime Science of

@Ohio_OCJS

interviewed homicide co-victims to understand their access to victims rights & housing and financial assistance. Read this during Bereaved Parents Month: ow.ly/oafz50Jv8LJ

Jul 11

July is Bereaved Parents Awareness Month. This week we will post about how police departments and nonprofits in Illinois, Ohio, Richmond, Virginia and Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina assessed needs and built services for parents who lost children to homicide. #grieving

Developing an Inventory of Stress and Coping for African American Survivors of Homicide Victims

Jul 7

July is Bereaved Parents Awareness Month.

@DrTSharpe

& more researchers from

@TheCRIBTweet

created a measure on homicide-related grief for African American #SurvivorsofHomicideVictims. Read more about this study:

growkudos.com

This study provides service providers with a valid measure that considers the influence that structural and cultural factors have on African Americans’ assessment and identification of coping...

Jul 5

Have you checked out our victim research Spotlight yet? Find free, research-based resources related to #Bereaved Parents Awareness Month, World Day against #Trafficking in Persons, & more: ow.ly/I8WB50JjXPI

Jun 21

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@JRSAinfo

followers! Great thread of public data dashboards on criminal justice research #crimcomm

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Jake Horowitz

@thejakehorowitz

· Jun 21

Please share your favorite criminal or civil justice dashboard(s). And maybe a note about what you like about it (them).

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Natl Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center

@NMVVRC

Jun 21

Registration for our next National Town Hall is open! Don't miss it! #knowbeforeyouneedto #massviolence #response musccom.zoom.us/webinar/regist

Jun 17

Learn about effective ways that victim service providers can support #LGBTQ+ youth who experience violence from

@verainstitute

's National Resource Center for Reaching Victims &

@FORGEforward

ow.ly/oaV650JjZ30

National Indigenous Women's Resource Center

@niwrc

Jun 16

🌈 📢 Upcoming Webinar: Uplifting the Indigenous LGBTQ2S+ Community through Indigenous Empowerment and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Prevention. Register here: n8ve.net/Cu1cK 🔗

National Indigenous Women's Resource Center

@niwrc

WEBINAR TODAY🔜 Responding to Housing Insecurity/Homelessness Issues for Indigenous Elders Who Are Victims of Domestic Violence. ⏰ There's still time to register for this important event. Join us at 1 pm MDT: bit.ly/3NHkeLm

Meg Garvin

@maggarvin

Jun 16

Less than 24 hours until

@NCVLI

's 2022 Crime Victim Law Conference. Excited to be in community (virtually) with other victims' rights advocates! #AskforRights #ncvli #victimsrights

Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium

@RockGunResearch

Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium

🟧 Young Black females (ages 15-24) are seven times more likely than their white counterparts to be murdered with a firearm. More broadly, Black females are four times more likely than white females to be the victims of gun violence.

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@RockGunResearch

· Jun 1

Throughout

National Gun Violence Awareness Month, we'll be sharing facts about firearm-involved violence to promote a deeper understanding of the issue and its impact on communities. rockinst.org/gun-violence

June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (#WEAAD). Read

@Prof_Addington

's article about how the past 25 years of homicide studies haven't always included older adult victims. How future research can improve? (Ask CVR 's Librarian for full-text) ow.ly/WFsj50JjZJx

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Thank you for sharing valuable research in an eye-catching and informative way #WEAAD2022

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Esperanza United

@EsperanzaUnited

· Jun 15

Today is Elder Abuse Awareness Day! We invite you to learn more about elder abuse among Latin@s with this graphic created by our Research and Evaluation team.

Sexual Violence Priority Setting Partnership SVPSP

@SV_PSP

Priority 6! There are frequent complaints from survivors about a mismatch in the support they wanted and the support received. Resources are finite- we must ensure they’re put into areas of support most valued. There is still time to join our webinar.. svpsp.eventbrite.co.uk

Dr. Jaclyn Schildkraut

@jschildkraut80

Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium and 2 others

It’s always a great day when it starts with your latest paper being released! Check out this new piece with

@JTuranovic

that explores the impact of COVID-19 on the occurrence of public and private mass shootings. Out now in

@HomicideStudies

. DM for a copy. doi.org/10.1177/108876

Review this

@NCEAatUSC

research brief about #elderabuse experienced by LGBTQ+ older adults and challenges they face in accessing victim services. #WEAAD ow.ly/7p2C50JjZWg

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Jun 14

Tomorrow June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (#WEAAD). Watch this #EvidenceHour webinar on findings from the

@CDCInjury

's recent systematic review of research to prevent abuse among older adults. ow.ly/LhiG50JjZS3

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The Criminology Academy Podcast

@TheCrimAcademy

Jun 13

Episode 47 is here! This week we have Professor Cassia Spohn (

@ASUCrimJustice

) on the podcast to talk with us about decision-making in sexual assault cases! thecriminologyacademy.com/episode-47-spo

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· Jun 9

New article on the impact of economic abuse on survivors of IPV @_ChenYafan_ @AMStylianou @BioMedCentral bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11

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research about transgender and nonbinary persons’ experiences with trauma, from a strengths-based perspective. ow.ly/pUGV50JjYT6

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Jun 4

June 4 is International Day of Innocent Children #Victims of Aggression. Learn about how one Child Advocacy Center uses task sharing, which allows clients to be served effectively by seeing fewer professionals. ow.ly/XUKO50JjZaA

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Jun 4

Read in

@PsychToday

about why children do not always tell anyone about sexual abuse and what can be done to facilitate disclosure. ow.ly/Wt0I50JjZx9

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Jun 3

Tomorrow, June 4, is International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression. Find out about how children with autism may process the trauma of sexual abuse. ow.ly/Zp4h50JjZtq

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URMC Hospital Medicine Division

@UR_HMD

Jun 3

It's devastating that the number of deaths from gun violence continues to rise. As hospitalists, we see the long-term effects of surviving gun violence - paralysis, wound infections, chronic pain, impact on mental health, loss of autonomy, & more. None of this is ok. #HAVhope

URMC Department of Medicine and 4 others

Jun 2

Our new victim research Spotlight is available! Find free, research-based resources related to LGBTQ+ #Pride Month, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (#WEAAD), Bereaved Parents Awareness Month, & more: ow.ly/AUWV50JjXPF

Bureau of Justice Statistics

@BJSgov

Jun 1

The upcoming webinar (June 7 at 1:00 p.m. ET) on the performance of the current NCVS instrument and procedures against the new instrument is fast approaching—Register now! ojp.webex.com/ojp/onstage/g. #BJSstats #webinars #NCVS

The Survivor Network: The Role of Shared Experiences in Mass Shootings Recovery

James Byrne

@profbyrne

Jun 1

Free Access to an excellent article

--The Survivor Network: The Role of Shared Experiences in Mass Shootings Recovery

tandfonline.com

Social support from others with shared experiences can be an invaluable resource for individuals impacted by traumatic events, like school and mass shootings. While a growing body of literature exp...

Jun 1

@RockGunResearch

for research on #gunviolence

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Dr. Jaclyn Schildkraut

@jschildkraut80

· Jun 1

June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month. All month long, @RockGunResearch will be highlighting important statistics and research from the Consortium and its members. Be sure to give us a follow! #NationalGunViolenceAwarenessMonth twitter.com/RockGunResearc…

Not All Homes are Safe: Family Violence Following the Onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic

May 31

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected family violence? People in the LGBTQ community experienced the most significant increase in physical and verbal abuse during the pandemic. Read more on

@socarxiv

osf.io

Evidence from victim service providers suggests the COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in family violence. However, empirical evidence has been limited. This study uses novel survey data to...

Sexual Violence Priority Setting Partnership SVPSP

@SV_PSP

May 30

The first priority in our countdown, no. 10! How can survivors of historical abuse be best supported? Survivors of historic sexual abuse have continuously gone underrepresented in ‘mainstream services’ and we hope future research can go on to support them.

May 28

What are ways researchers can include victims’ voices in research while avoiding retraumatization? During National Mental Health Awareness Month, read our Quick Reference: "Protecting Victims in Research" #BreaktheStigma #MentalHealthMonth ow.ly/hsGf50IMQuo

May 26

Only 1 in 10 violent crime survivors access victim services. For #MentalHealthMonth, read

@SafeandJustUSA

's report on the Trauma Recovery Center model and how it can address the needs of underserved victims of crime allianceforsafetyandjustice.org/wp-content/upl