Task Force Publications

The Girl Connection

The Task Force distributes a free quarterly newsletter insert to girl-serving agencies, juvenile justice system personnel and other interested professionals across Iowa. The newsletter insert provides research and program suggestions related to gender-specific services. The one page insert is always distributed on white paper for easy reproduction and distribution.

Past Copies

• August 2009 - Relationship Bridge
• June 2009 - Teens, Sex and Technology
• April 2009 - Brain Development Part II
• February 2009 - Brain Development Part I
• December 2008 - Transitions
• October 2008 - Be a Role Model
• August 2008 - Back to School
• June 2008 - Setting Boundaries in Sexual Relationships
• April 2008 - Self Defense: Missing Pieces
• February 2008 - Dark Side of Gender Equity
• December 2007 - Strength Based Practice
• October 2007 - Executive Summary of Girls' Summit
• August 2007 - Girls' Summit
• June 2007 - Body Image and the Obesity "Epidemic"
• April 2007 - Review: Iowa Gender-Specific Services Task Force
• February 2007 - What about the Boys? Update
• December 2006 - Girls and Their Families at the Holidays
• October 2006 - Social Action
• August 2006 - Boy Crazy
• June 2006 - Addiction and Empowerment
• April 2006 - Accountability and the Gender-Specific Approach
• February 2006 - Trauma - Pathway to Delinquency
• December 2005 - Sexual Harassment in School
• October 2005 - FBI Data on Statutory Rape
• August 2005 - Women's History
• June 2005 - Eating Disorders
• April 2005 - Friendship
• February 2005 - Sexuality Education
• December 2004 - Advocacy
• October 2004 - Caregiver's List
• August 2004 - Keep Your House In Order
• June 2004 - Girls & Sport - Part II
• April 2004 - Girls & Sport - Part I
• February 2004 - Whispers & Screams Conference
• Girl Connection Collection 2003
• December 2003 - Relationship Formation
• October 2003 - Borderline Personality Disorders
• August 2003 - Incarcerated Mothers & Daughters
• June 2003 - Critical Thinking and Female Responsive Services
• April 2003 - Peace for Girls
• February 2003 - Misdiagnosing Girls
• Winter 2002 - Is the Internet a Threat to Girls?
• Summer 2002 - Love Is Not Abuse: A Reality Check About Dating Violence
• Spring 2002 - Strong, Smart, and Bold: Empowering Girls for Life
• November 2001 - The Role of Men in Providing Gender-Specific Services to Girls
• March 2001 - Emotional, Physical and Sexual Abuse
• December 2000 - Courageous Advocacy Awards
• September 2000 - Overview and Response to Questions about Boys
• March/April 2000 - Responding to and Directing Girls' Anger
• September/October 1999 - Courageous Advocacy Awards
• March/April 1999 - Countering Negative Messages
• November/December 1998 - What Educators Can Do
• July/August 1998 - Definitions and History of Gender-Specific Services in Iowa

If you would like to receive future copies of the Girl Connection by email or through the U.S. Mail, please send email to: Kathy.Nesteby@iowa.gov

Publications

Providing Gender-Specific Services for Adolescent Female Offenders: Guidelines & Resources (1999)

Promising Directions: Programs that Serve Iowa Girls in a Single-Sex Environment (2005)

Foundation 2 DISCOVERIES Gender-Specific Day Treatment Program Evaluation Final Report (2003) 1,500KB Note: Partial report only. For a complete report, contact ICSW.

Female Juvenile Justice Report (1996) Note: Partial report only. For a complete report, contact ICSW.

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