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Effects of Domestic Violence Against Women on Mental Health of Women and Children [PDF]
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2020 Domestic violence is violence or other abuse by one person against another in cohabitation or marriage. It isn’t surprise that women and children are world’s most victimized person due to domestic violence. Because, they are often powerless.
Behice Han Almiş +2 more
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Women's Health, 2021 Background: University students have been recognized as particularly being vulnerable to sexual victimization. Purpose: With little research to date, and acknowledgement for the need of a better understanding of sexual violence, our study analysed the ...
Marika Guggisberg +5 more
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Survivor-Centered Transformative Justice: An Approach to Designing Alongside Domestic Violence Stakeholders in US Muslim Communities [PDF]
, 2023 While domestic violence (DV) is prevalent in all socioeconomic settings, identity highly impacts how one experiences and recovers from abuse. This work examines US-based Muslim women's challenges when seeking help and healing from domestic violence.
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BMC 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
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Injury Epidemiology, 2020 Background Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws are a promising gun violence prevention strategy. ERPO laws allow specific categories of people (law enforcement in all states, family in most) to petition a court to request that an individual be ...
Shannon Frattaroli +6 more
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BMC Women's Health, 2017 Background Little is known about the health service utilization of women sexually assaulted by their intimate partners, as compared with those sexually assaulted by other perpetrators.
Janice Du Mont +4 more
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Fragments of the Past: Curating Peer Support with Perpetrators of Domestic Violence [PDF]
, 2021 There is growing evidence that digital peer-support networks can have a positive influence on behaviour change and wellbeing outcomes for people who harm themselves and others. However, making and sustaining such networks are subject to ethical and pragmatic challenges, particularly for perpetrators of domestic violence whom pose unique risks when ...
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The role of alcohol outlet visits derived from mobile phone location data in enhancing domestic violence prediction at the neighborhood level [PDF]
Health & Place, 73, 102736 (2022), 2022 Domestic violence (DV) is a serious public health issue, with 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men experiencing some form of partner-related violence every year. Existing research has shown a strong association between alcohol use and DV at the individual level.
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BMC Public Health, 2016 Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a global public health concern. While community-level gender norms and attitudes to IPV are recognised drivers of IPV risk, there is little evidence on how interventions might tackle these ...
Tanya Abramsky +7 more
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Domestic Violence Court: A New Model To Combat Domestic Violence Against Women In Malaysia
UUM Journal of Legal Studies, 2016 Domestic violence is a social epidemic in Malaysia. To combat this, the Domestic Violence Act 1994 and the Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act 2012 has set up a mechanism via the Malaysian criminal justice system to investigate reports, prosecute the ...
Nazli Mahdzir +3 more
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