Introduction -- Defining the problem -- Current educational activities in the health professions -- Forces influencing health professionals' education -- Evaluation of training efforts -- Training beyond the state of the art -- Priorities for health professional training on family violence -- App. A: Accreditation requirements -- App. B: Policy statements of health professional organizations -- App. C: Mandatory reporting laws for family violence -- App. D: Mandatory education laws for family violence -- App. E: Existing curricula on family violence -- App. F: Summary of evaluation studies on training of health care professionals on intimate partner violence -- App. G: Summary of evalualtion studies on training health care professionals on child abuse and neglect -- App. H: Core competencies for family violence.