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Cry for health: a quantitative evaluation of a hospital-based advocacy intervention for domestic violence and abuse

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) damages the health of survivors and increases use of healthcare services. We report findings from a multi-site evaluation of hospital-based advocacy services, designed to support survivors attending emergency ...
Gemma Halliwell   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Domestic elder abuse in Yazd, Iran: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

open access: yesHealth Promotion Perspectives, 2016
Background: Social changes due to urbanism, acculturation, and fading of values have led to some challenges in family relationships, including domestic elder abuse. This study was conducted to determine elder abuse status in Yazd, Iran.
Mohammad Ali Morowatisharifabad   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and validation of the short form domestic elder abuse assessment questionnaire (SF-DEAQ)

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background The present study aimed to design and determine the psychometric properties of a short-form questionnaire to investigate the domestic elder abuse.
Amirreza Zobdeh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a group domestic abuse perpetrator programme: protocol for a randomised controlled trial

open access: yesTrials, 2023
Background In contrast to evidence for interventions supporting victim/survivors of domestic violence and abuse (DVA), the effectiveness of perpetrator programmes for reduction of abuse is uncertain. This study aims to estimate the effectiveness and cost-
Karen Morgan   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

The sentencing of offences involving domestic abuse in Scotland

open access: yes, 2022
This review is intended to provide a coherent overview of the sentencing of offences involving domestic abuse in Scotland. This review follows a period of intense legal and policy change and occurs at the time when then Scottish Sentencing Council is ...
Gormley, Jay   +2 more
core   +7 more sources

The co-occurrence of substance misuse, domestic abuse, and child maltreatment: Can Family Drug and Alcohol Courts play a part?

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
This review article focuses on the inter-relationship between substance misuse, domestic abuse, and child maltreatment, especially in the context of care (child protection) proceedings.
Judith Harwin, Charlotte Barlow
doaj   +1 more source

Severe caries are a clue for child neglect: a case report

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background Child abuse and neglect have strong negative effects on the well-being of children, not only during childhood but also later in life. Therefore, early recognition is important.
Henk Sillevis Smitt   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experiences of domestic abuse within the South Asian community

open access: yesJournal of Global Faultlines, 2021
The Black Lives Matter social movement has once again raised important societal issues around structural and racial inequalities. These issues stem from our political and social structures, which are argued to be a continuance of colonial rule and which ...
Mikahil Sulaiman Azad
doaj   +1 more source

Children’s experiences of domestic violence and abuse: siblings’ accounts of relational coping [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This article explores how young people see their relationships, particularly their sibling relationships, in families affected by domestic violence, and how relationality emerges in their accounts as a resource to build an agentic sense of self.
Callaghan, Jane E M   +8 more
core   +1 more source

From ‘spectating’ to ‘spect-acting’: medical students’ lived experiences of online Forum Theatre training in consulting with domestic abuse victims

open access: yesAdvances in Simulation, 2022
Introduction Health care professionals, including general practitioners, have an important role in the care of those affected by domestic abuse. Therefore, it is important that healthcare professionals are adequately trained in recognising features of ...
Daire McGrath   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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