Preventing violence against women and children : workshop summary / Deepali M. Patel, rapporteur ; Forum on Global Violence Prevention, Board on Global Health, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
"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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Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Academies Press,
[2011], ©2011.
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Physical Description: | xiii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm Also issued online. |
Format: | Conference Proceeding Book |
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.