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Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse : Tackling the Health and Mental Health Effects.
Domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, rape and sexual assault, and sexual exploitation through prostitution, pornography and trafficking can have many significant adverse impacts on a survivor's health and wellbeing, in the short, medium and long-term. Taking a life-course approach, the bo...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis Ltd.,
2010.
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Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Disclaimer; List of authors; List of illustrations; List of acronyms; Part I: Setting the scene; 1 Introduction: The Victims of Violence and Abuse Prevention Programme (VVAPP) and its work; Part II: Violence and abuse through the life-course; 2 Across the life-course; 3 Violence and abuse through the life-course: The importance of childhood; 4 Across the life-course: Youth, young people and adolescence; 5 Violence and abuse across the life-course: Adults; Part III: Addressing inequalities; 6 Gender and sexuality.
- 7 Race and culture: 7.1 Asian and minority women, domestic violence and mental health The experience of Southall Black Sisters7.2 Violence, agencies and South: Asian women; 8 Violence, abuse and disabled people: 8.1 Learning-disabled adults and children; 9 Abuse by professionals; Part IV: Tackling sexual and domestic violence and abuse: Moving towards improved prevention and early intervention; 10 Conclusions and implications for research, policy and practice; Appendix 1: UK Government policy initiatives in relation to violence and abuse; Appendix 2: Delphi questions.
- Appendix 3: Views on specific theoretical models and therapeutic approaches: percentage of Delphi experts who find particular approaches helpful, by programme areaReferences; Index.