At @MandelSchool @CWRU. Home to @CIPBegun | @PERI_CLE | @CenterforEBP. Violence prevention research exploring solutions for a safer, healthier tomorrow.
Cleveland, Ohio
Joined October 2014
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Begun Center for Violence Prevention retweeted
.@rlovell100, former @BegunCenter research assistant professor, shared her expertise on several podcast episodes—she discussed lawfully-owed #DNA and a recent article detailing the case for an “investigate all” approach to sexual assault kit investigation. bit.ly/3ysssit
Begun Center for Violence Prevention retweeted
Psychosis is a prominent issue that ACT teams seek to provide treatment and support for. Learn more at case.edu/socialwork/centerfo…
The word psychosis is used to describe conditions that affect the mind, where there has been some loss of contact with reality. Psychosis often begins when a person is in their late teens to mid-twenties. Learn more at go.usa.gov/xF6xU. #backtoschool
Begun Center for Violence Prevention retweeted
Reforming Law Enforcement Training Could Reduce The High Rate of Sexual Assault Case Attrition msmagazine.com/2021/08/19/se… via @MsMagazine @AGOWA @tinaorwall @maximizeDNA @rlovell100 @RachelDissell @BegunCenter @schemaly @HannaKIROFM
Begun Center for Violence Prevention retweeted
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley and GOLD Unit Supervisor Mary Weston discussed the use of genealogy helping to solve cold cases with @WTOL11Toledo. Check out the full story here: bit.ly/WTOL-Genealogy
Begun Center for Violence Prevention retweeted
.@TimmonsMitchell, former senior research associate at the @BegunCenter, said that it can be emotionally tough for #unvaccinated #tweens to hang out with classmates who’ve already gotten their shots and are enjoying newfound freedoms. on.natgeo.com/376qXev
Begun Center for Violence Prevention retweeted
Research and evaluation allows agencies to assess how to improve their response to sexual assault. Check out the latest #sexualassaultkit trends and practices, and learn how your team can begin your own research efforts with these #SAKI Toolkit resources: ow.ly/Wqow50FDFyf
Begun Center for Violence Prevention retweeted
Say it with us: Mental health is just as important as physical health.
Begun Center for Violence Prevention retweeted
Today is the ADA's 31st anniversary, which prohibits discrimination based on disability. Appx 1/3 of justice-involved youth have a disability, despite only making up 14% of the population. Officers must be trained so that behavior related to disability is not criminalized.
Begun Center for Violence Prevention retweeted
.@rlovell100, a research assistant professor with the @BegunCenter, highlighted her relationship with award-winning journalist @RachelDissell, providing some tips for others to get a researcher-reporter #partnership off the ground. bit.ly/3hANl5C #ResearchReporter
Begun Center for Violence Prevention retweeted
Suburban communities aren't immune to issues facing larger cities, says @BegunCenter's Daniel Flannery: "While the suburbs don't have the concentrated firearm violence like the cities, things are still spreading out." ow.ly/hDd750Fuj2O
Begun Center for Violence Prevention retweeted
Help us create a #StigmaFreeCLE by learning about mental health and addiction. Mental health and substance use disorders are complex medical conditions, and there’s always more to learn. What’s one thing you have learned that changed your understanding? StigmaFreeCLE.com
Begun Center for Violence Prevention retweeted
This month Journey Center recognizes National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. The goal is to create awareness to the unique experiences and struggles faced by underrepresented in regards to mental illness in the US. #StrengthInCommunities
![[Graphic] Seven people of different genders standing with their backs to us and their arms around one another. Text: we want to see how communities are building resilience for people of color, by people of color.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E5x9QVNUcAASnCa.jpg?name=orig)
ALT [Graphic] Seven people of different genders standing with their backs to us and their arms around one another. Text: we want to see how communities are building resilience for people of color, by people of color.
Begun Center for Violence Prevention retweeted
Domestic violence is a pattern of behaviors that one partner uses to gain and maintain power and control over their partner. It happens when one person intentionally causes harm to their partner.
![[Graphic] 4 purple boxes with text. DV is a pattern of behaviors. 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have been the victim of physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. It occurs when one person intentionally causes physical or emotional harm. DV crosses all racial, culture, socioeconomic, and religious lines and occurs in all types of relationships - it happens to people of all genders.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E5I5tQ1XIAUX0zZ.png?name=orig)
ALT [Graphic] 4 purple boxes with text. DV is a pattern of behaviors. 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have been the victim of physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. It occurs when one person intentionally causes physical or emotional harm. DV crosses all racial, culture, socioeconomic, and religious lines and occurs in all types of relationships - it happens to people of all genders.
Begun Center for Violence Prevention retweeted
PCSAO Executive Membership attendees appreciated hearing about evidence-based preventive services and Ohio's new Center of Excellence from Rick Shepler from the Center for Innovative Practice at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education.
Begun Center for Violence Prevention retweeted
Testing rape kits isn’t enough. Reinvestigating can prevent future rapes and save money: @rlovell100 and Mendel Singer cleveland.com/opinion/2021/0… via @clevelanddotcom @BegunCenter @MandelSchool @SAKInitiative
Begun Center for Violence Prevention retweeted
.@cdrentz “The Best Bargain in the History of Law Enforcement” — and the High Cost of Not Testing Backlogged Rape Kits propublica.org/article/the-b… via @propublica @SAKInitiative @rlovell100 @BegunCenter @tinaorwall @AGOWA @ENDTHEBACKLOG @maximizeDNA @RachelDissell @beckibooks @TheJHF
Begun Center for Violence Prevention retweeted
.@rlovell100, research assistant professor at the @BegunCenter, discussed how—and why—so many rape kits went untested in Cleveland in @JournoResource. bit.ly/2RIRSZA #UntestedRapeKits #Cleveland
Begun Center for Violence Prevention retweeted
.@danieljflannery, director of the @BegunCenter, participated in a “Community Safety Challenges, Oversight and Reforms” forum. Speakers explored issues surrounding defunding the #police, keeping people out of jail, and defusing low-level #misdemeanors. bit.ly/357ub0i
Begun Center for Violence Prevention retweeted
Led by Dr. @JeffKretschmar, PERI operates as an evaluation resource for local nonprofits out of the @BegunCenter, located in the @MandelSchool of @cwru. We are continuously grateful for the support of these entities that help us help our partners! case.edu/socialwork/begun/
