Challenges in Intimate Partner Violence Risk & Lethality Assessment. Jacquelyn Campbell PhD RN FAAN Anna D. Wolf Endowed Chair Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing Multi City Intimate Partner Femicide Study Funded by: NIDA/NIAA, NIMH, CDC, NIJ VAWA R01 DA/AA1156.
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Fear or shame can make people try to hide or deny domestic abuse. Still, there are usually several key warning signs when someone is being abused.
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Opportunities are being missed to detect abuse and support vulnerable women, researchers say.
With new stats revealing the number of women killed by a partner or ex has risen by a third, charities are calling for Government action on guaranteeing safe places for women fleeing domestic abuse
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October is a time for all of us to pause and learn about domestic violence and its impacts on individuals, families, and society as a whole.
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Many survivors of domestic violence are likely to have experienced repeated head injuries and oxygen deprivation. The injuries resulted in memory loss, anxiety, and visual problems. Of the 49 people interviewed for this study, 81% report being hit in the head by their partner, while 83% report strangulation events.
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In Iraq, shelters to help women escape abuse must be kept secret because traditions don't condemn controlling one's wife.
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It’s easy to see why the victims of domestic violence may see getting protective orders as a waste of time. But although there are limits to the protections such orders offer, they’re still valuable tools that can help keep victims safe, writes TCR’s legal affairs columnist.
A nonprofit that's goal is to uphold orders of protection for domestic violence survivors
What causes unprovoked acts of violence? And is there any place for such cruelty in our society?
