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PARENTING AT THE PROM: It’s an important consideration, according to Laura Kastner, a 91 psychiatry professor who says intensely ritualized events like the prom put kids at risk.

August 6, 2002

Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: Some, But Not All, Protection Orders Help

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an all-too frequent occurrence in the U.S., with an estimated 1.5 million women experiencing 5 million physical or sexual assaults at the hands of their intimate partners annually. Civil protection orders are considered a means of protecting women from future acts of violence, but how effective are they?