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Upcoming Events
Milwaukee Brighter Futures Host 7th Annual Family Unity Night Dinner October 10th, 2013
Milwaukee Brighter Futures invites the public to their 7th Annual Family Unity Night to be hosted at the Italian Community Center October 10th, 2013. This free family dinner will begin at 5:00 p.m. For more information, contact 414-270-2970
13th Annual Milwaukee Regional Domestic Violence Awareness Month Conference: End The Silence October 10th, 2013
The Division of Community Corrections host the 13th Annual DV Awareness Month Conference: End The Silence. For more information,click here.
LISC Milwaukee's 2nd Annual Community Development Symposium October 26th, 2013 LISC Milwaukee will host their 2nd Annual Community Development Symposium: Whole Neighborhoods...One Milwaukee. The Symposium features Dr. Todd Swanstrom, E. Desmond Lee Professor of Community Collaboration and Public Policy at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. For more information and to register for this event, click here.
VPI Partner Vistelar Group to Host Beyond Conflict Conference November 7-10 2013
For the first time ever, the Vistelar Group is opening its annual conference to anyone who faces conflict in the workplace or their personal lives. Beyond Conflict 2013 will beheld Nov. 7-10 at the Brookfield Sheraton in Brookfield, WI.
For more information about the Vistelar Group visit www.Vistelar.com. To register for the conference visit www.BeyondConflict2013.com.
Save The Date! Gun Violence Summit November 14th, 2013 Click here for information
Intergenerational Symposium: Chain of Dreams
When: November 19th, 2013
Where: Italian Community Center
Time: 8:30a.m.-3:00p.m.
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Announces Child Sex Trafficking: Law Enforcement Response Training December 9-11, 2013
The DOJ and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Programs will be hosting a course designed to provide law enforcement investigators, human trafficking task force members, and social service providers with the information necessary to properly understand, recognize and investigate cases involving child sex trafficking and exploitation. For more information and to register for this event click here.
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UNCOM Walk for Wellness Event Draws Families Out with Fitness and Fun
On Friday, September 13, 2013 more than 500 people participated in UNCOM's sixth annual Walk for Wellness, which took place at Silver Spring Neighborhood Center, 5460 N. 64th Street.
United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee (UNCOM) created the walk to promote the benefits of healthy eating and active living.
"Instead of preaching about eating healthy and moving more, we're basically just doing it all together," said Sarah O'Connor, UNCOM project coordinator. "It shows that it doesn't have to be a trip to the gym, or a trip to the health foods store for people to make healthier choices."
(Quote and picture compliments of Neighborhood News Service).
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Research Corner:
Youth Violence across Multiple Dimensions: A Study of Violence, Absenteeism, and Suspensions among Middle School Children
A recent study published in the Journal of Pediatrics demonstrates how children's exposure to violence has an effect on school attendance. The study looked closely at absenteeism and suspensions in relation to a variety of circumstances, including the
role a child has in violence (i.e. being a witness, victim, perpetrator or victim-perpetrator), and the
type of violence they experience (weapon-related, physical or verbal). The study included nearly 29,000 sixth graders in a large urban school district in the U.S.
Witnessing, being victimized and being responsible for violent acts were all linked to unexcused absences. In general, the strongest associations with absence included being a perpetrator or victim-perpetrator. Children who experienced weapons violence were also more likely to have higher absenteeism. In most cases, increased suspensions were also related to having experiences with violence. The findings suggest that absenteeism and suspensions can be cues to school personnel and parents of children experiencing violence who are in need of intervention.
A link to the abstract for this article is http://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(12)00290-9/abstract You can also contact Anthony Caples, VPI Community Outreach Coordinator at (414) 955-2693 to review a hard copy of the article.
Impact of Bullying in Childhood on Adult Health, Wealth, Crime, and Social Outcomes
A study of 1,273 people, followed over time from ages 9 -13 to ages 24 - 26 years old, looked at the relationships between bullying involvement in childhood with health and social well-being in adulthood. Participants were classified as victims only, bullies only or victim-bullies based upon how they answered questions during interviews as children. Upon reaching young adulthood, the same participants were interviewed regarding their health, involvement in risky or illegal behaviors, financial and educational accomplishments (wealth) and social relationships. Among this group, victims of childhood bullying and victim-bullies were much more likely to have negative outcomes as adults in every measure mentioned above. In particular, the greatest toll (poorer outcomes across multiple areas) was seen in victim-bullies. The study findings also suggested that the greater the bullying, the poorer the wealth and social outcomes were as a result. On the other hand, when other family and childhood risk factors were taken into account, pure bullies did not seem to suffer the same negative outcomes as others. This study suggests that bullying interventions in childhood could reduce long-term health and social costs. A link to this article is: http://pss.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/08/16/0956797613481608 You can also contact Anthony Caples, VPI Community Outreach Coordinator, at (414) 955-2693 to review a hard copy of the article.
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