Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse
Tackling the Health and Mental Health Effects
- 240 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse
Tackling the Health and Mental Health Effects
About this book
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 book explores what is known about appropriate treatment responses to those who have experienced, and those who perpetrate, domestic and sexual violence and abuse. The book also examines key factors that are important in understanding how and why different groups experience heightened risks of domestic and sexual violence and abuse, namely: gender and sexuality; race and culture; disability; and abuse by professionals.
Drawing together results from specially commissioned research, the views of experts by experience, experts by profession and the published research literature, the book argues that sufficient is already known to delineate an appropriate public health framework, encompassing primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, to successfully tackle the important public health issue represented by domestic and sexual violence and abuse. Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse equips health and social care professionals and services to identify and respond to the needs of affected individuals with a view to the prevention and early intervention.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Disclaimer
- Dedication
- List of authors
- List of illustrations
- List of acronyms
- Part I Setting the scene
- Part II Violence and abuse through the life-course
- Part III Addressing inequalities
- Part IV Tackling sexual and domestic violence and abuse
- 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 area
- References
- Index