Preventing violence against women and children : workshop summary /

Violence against women and children is a serious public health concern, with costs at multiple levels of society. Although violence is a threat to everyone, women and children are particularly susceptible to victimization because they often have fewer rights or lack appropriate means of protection....

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Patel, Deepali (rapporteur.)
Corporate Authors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Forum on Global Violence Prevention (sponsoring body.), Workshop on Preventing Violence Against Women and Children
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press, [2011]
Subjects:
Family violence > Prevention.
Victims of family violence.
Women > Violence against > Prevention.
Children > Violence against > Prevention.
Family violence.
World health.
Abused women.
Abused wives.
Domestic Violence > prevention & control
Battered Women
Child Abuse > prevention & control
Global Health
Sex Offenses > prevention & control
Victimes de violence familiale.
Violence familiale.
Femmes victimes de violence.
Santé mondiale.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Abuse > Domestic Partner Abuse.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Abuse > Elder Abuse.
World health
Abused women
Abused wives
Family violence
Family violence > Prevention
Victims of family violence
Women > Violence against > Prevention
Congress
Electronic resource.
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The co-ocurrence of child maltreatment and intimate partner violence
  • Paradigm shifts and changing social norms in violence prevention
  • The state of prevention research in low-and middle-income countries
  • Violence prevention among multiple sectors
  • Papers on research in preventing violence against women and children
  • Papers on global partnerships and government initiatives
  • Papers on preventive interventions.

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