Sexual Violence Survivors
Found 8 free book(s)Research themes and questions to guide research on sexual ...
www.svri.orgconflict-related sexual violence survivors’ mental health and well-being? • How effective are programs that provide psychological support to family members, including male partners, of conflict-related sexual violence survivors? • What evidence-based methods and best practices exist (or can be developed)
GENDER EQUALITY: THE KEY TO ENDING VIOLENCE …
www.ippf.orgindependence and sexual and reproductive autonomy, and incorporate linkages to programmes to prevent violence and provide services to female survivors of violence. • Ensure that efforts to reduce maternal, infant and child mortality and morbidity include measures to reduce partner violence against women, and
Domestic and Sexual Violence and Communities of Color
www.pcc.eduWhile the impact of domestic violence and sexual assault crosses all social, economic, and racial lines, there are barriers and concerns that are unique to communities of color. Survivors of color often face a lack of culturally appropriate services as well as prevention & supportive resources in diverse languages.
Sexual Violence in the Lives of African American Women
vawnet.organd 5.9 million Black survivors of other forms of sexual violence (Black et al., 2011). There is a great deal of diversity among African American women. Consequently, some groups are especially vulnerable to sexual victimization, including Black women who are low-income, are living with HIV, who identify as sexual
Working with Survivors of Domestic Violence A Training ...
www.bc.eduadvocates for survivors of domestic violence to the large group, underscoring the similarities and/or any differences with the aspects pointed out in the groups’ definitions. Domestic Violence Definition: Domestic violence is a pattern of coercive and controlling behaviors used by one person over another to gain power and control.
Sexual Violence: a Tool of War - Un
www.un.orgSexual Violence: a Tool of War ... And meeting the needs of survivors – including medical care, HIV treatment, psychological support, economic assistance and legal redress – …
THE FIGHT AGAINST VIOLENCE ON WOMEN IN THE …
www.un.orgviolence organize into the GABRIELA Circle of Friends (GCF). With more than 50 active member/survivors, GCF is now providing support to each other and to other VAW victims and survivors in the ...
Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences ...
www.ojp.govResearch on violence against women has ex-ploded in the past 20 years, particularly in the areas of intimate partner violence and sexual assault. Despite this outpouring of research, many gaps exist in our understanding of vio-lence against women. For instance, reliable information on minority women’s experiences with violence is still lacking.