begun center
August 17, 2018
Researchers from the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education recently published a piece on their work with sexual assault kits.. Senior Research associates Rachel Lovell and Misty Luminais, and Daniel J. Flannery, director of the Begun Center and the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun…
June 29, 2018
Three researchers from the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education published a paper titled, “Examining the impact of a juvenile justice diversion program for youth with behavioral health concerns on early adulthood recidivism” in Child and Youth Services Review. Begun Center…
June 25, 2018
Case Western Reserve University librarians and researchers at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education will host a community forum and interactive session on how to use mapping tools for good. The event, “Mapping for Good: The Role of the Built Environment in Offending…
June 22, 2018
Saint Joseph Academy recognized Maggie McGuire, a research assistant with the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, with its 25 Under 35 Award. The honor acknowledges alumnae of the high school who have “gone above and beyond in both personal and professional endeavors since…
June 08, 2018
Jane Timmons-Mitchell, senior research associate at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education and associate professor of clinical psychiatry, wrote Suicide Prevention: A Practical Guide for the Practitioner. The book, published by Springer, is a resource for psychiatrists,…
March 27, 2018
With unprecedented access to data from Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, Case Western Reserve University researchers gaining better understanding of sexual offenders New research from Case Western Reserve University has experts re-thinking what was previously believed about the patterns of…
October 10, 2017
More than 1,000 quilt squares, containing 2,200 personal stories, have been displayed in 22 cities across the United States As a national touring collection of stories from survivors of rape and abuse, the Monument Quilt will visit Cleveland, with a display on Case Western Reserve University’s…
April 17, 2017
Exposure to violence and trauma is a widespread problem among youth and is associated with a number of adverse outcomes, including behavioral health problems and delinquent behaviors. Compared to community samples, there is a high prevalence of youth involved with the juvenile justice system who…
March 17, 2017
Through a partnership with Cleveland Clinic and the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation, Case Western Reserve University researchers are studying the risk factors for suicide in adolescents. The researchers recently published an article, titled “Preventing Youth Suicide: Research Collaborative…
October 20, 2016
A Case Western Reserve University research project that has become a national model for helping reshape how sexual assaults are investigated and prosecuted—including cases borne from rape kits 20-plus years old—will share two new grants totaling $3 million from the U.S. Department of Justice…