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3 results foundAuthor: United Nations Development Programme Title: Know Violence: Exploring the Links Between Violence, Mental Health, and HIV Risk Among Men who have Sex with Men and Transwomen in South Asia Summary: This report by UNDP, ICRW and APCOM Foundation explores the links between violence, mental health and HIV risk among men who have sex with men and transwomen in seven South Asian countries - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It is based on focus group discussions in 12 sites in 7 countries with men who have sex with men and transwomen who have direct experience of violence, as well as interviews with key informants from community-based organizations, health, law, and government. The report provides concrete recommendations to stakeholders across many sectors to mitigate and minimize the effects of violence on mental health and HIV vulnerabilities through programme and policy efforts. Details: Thailand, 2018. 132p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed September 14, 2018 at: http://www.asia-pacific.undp.org/content/rbap/en/home/library/democratic_governance/hiv_aids/know-violence--exploring-the-links-between-violence--mental-heal.html Year: 2018 Country: Asia URL: http://www.asia-pacific.undp.org/content/rbap/en/home/library/democratic_governance/hiv_aids/know-violence--exploring-the-links-between-violence--mental-heal.html Shelf Number: 151538 Keywords: HIVLGTBQMental HealthPolicy RecommendationsSexViolence |
Author: Governing Institute Title: Confronting a Crisis: A Practical Guide for Policymakers to Mitigate the Opioid Epidemic Summary: Ninety-one Americans die every day from opioid overdoses. Victims come from all walks of life: a 19-year-old mother of two from Panama City, Fla., a 28-year-old Army sergeant from upstate New York, a 49-year-old juvenile court mediator from Arizona. For some, addiction started in their youth. For others, it began after an injury or surgery when a doctor prescribed opioids for pain. Opioids, a class of drugs that includes everything from prescription medications, like oxycodone, morphine, tramadol and fentanyl, to illegal drugs like heroin, have led to a public health crisis. The addictive nature of opioids and overprescribing are fueling the epidemic. In the last 15 years, the number of opioids prescribed and sold in the U.S. has quadrupled, even though the amount of pain Americans report is the same. Opioids were involved in more than 33,000 deaths in 2015, but the crisis continues to grow. Drug overdose deaths have significantly increased in Massachusetts, Florida, New York, North Carolina, West Virginia and more than a dozen other states. The opioid epidemic is a public health crisis that is tearing families apart and ruining lives. It also puts an incredible burden on government, including law enforcement agencies, justice departments and the foster care system, as children are orphaned or removed from parents and caretakers struggling with addiction. Though some states are taking significant steps to address the problem, they face continuing challenges in preventing future overdoses and addictions. Some experts contend there isn't nearly enough state or federal funding to combat the epidemic. Others say there are so many stakeholders involved that it's difficult to know where to begin to coordinate efforts. However, collaboration among state and local leaders, public health experts, health care providers, insurers and others is critical. There isn't one off-the-shelf solution to curb the epidemic, but policymakers are taking action to address the crisis and save lives. This handbook will detail those efforts and outline other steps policymakers can take to help mitigate the opioid crisis. Details: California: Governing Institute, 2017. 28p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed November 1, 2018 at: file:///C:/Users/AuthUser/Downloads/GOV17_HANDBOOK_BCBS_V.PDF Year: 2017 Country: United States URL: http://www.governing.com/papers/Confronting-a-Crisis-A-Practical-Guide-for-Policymakers-to-Mitigate-the-Opioid-Epidemic-81958.html Shelf Number: 153137 Keywords: Drug-Related DeathsIllegal DrugsOpioid CrisisOpioid EpidemicPolicy RecommendationsPrescription MedicationPublic Health CrisisSubstance Abuse |
Author: Vera Institute of Justice Title: Bias Crime Assessment: A Tool and Guidelines for Law Enforcement and Concerned Communities Summary: ABOUT THESE GUIDELINES The Bias Crime Assessment Tool (BCAT) and Guidelines aim to improve reporting of hate incidents and crimes. Informed by research, this tool is intended to be used in a wide range of settings by schools, law enforcement, victim assistance specialists, community and civil rights advocates, health care providers or social service agency staff who may be responsible for identifying and responding to victims of hate. The BCAT has two parts: Part 1 is short and meant for quick assessments; Part 2 is more in-depth. UNDERSTANDING BIAS (OR HATE) CRIME People often use the terms hate crime or bias crime interchangeably and we will do so here. Hate crimes are any criminal offenses motivated by bias, hostility, or prejudice against a protected class. Protected classes under federal law are disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, national origin, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, and in some states, political affiliation. The kinds of legally protected classes vary from state to state. Depending on jurisdiction a crime may or may not be considered a hate crime. Hate incidents do not involve criminal behavior. For example, it is not criminal to yell racial slurs. This and other types of bias-motivated behavior is offensive and may provide important evidence of bias motivation in subsequent criminal cases. Thus, hate incidents are an important part of the hate crime landscape to be identified and responded to as a serious matter. All hate crimes involve bias-incidents, but not all bias incidents constitute a hate crime. The key factor related to identifying hate-based crimes or incidents is differential selection of a victim. Bias has to be a factor - in whole or in part, depending on jurisdiction - in determining who the target of a crime is. Bias is not necessarily the source of a conflict, but it may escalate the conflict. It may be that the victim of a hate incident does not actually have the characteristic assumed by the perpetrator - that is, it could be mistaken identity - but such an offense is still motivated by hate and should be identified as a hate incident or crime. Motivation is rarely clear-cut when people are victimized. As we know, it is common for a hate crime incident to have a bias motivation, such as anti-Latino sentiment, and a non-bias motivation, such as monetary gain; a case like this is often referred to as having "mixed motives." It is also common for a bias motivation against a legally protected class to be mixed with bias against extralegal characteristics such as social class, age or immigration status. For example, a worker who is perceived to be an immigrant may be targeted and robbed when walking or riding a bicycle home from work. Other crimes such as wage theft and labor trafficking may also overlap with bias crimes. Evidence of selection based on race, gender or other protected categories is sufficient to identify a bias crime even when other motivations or factors are present. Details: Washington, DC: National Criminal Justice Reference Service, 2018. 18p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed November 2, 2018 at: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/252011.pdf Year: 2018 Country: United States URL: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/252011.pdf Shelf Number: 153115 Keywords: Bias Crime Bias Incident Hate Crime Immigration Law Enforcement Policy Recommendations |