Preventing Violence Against Women and Children - Workshop Summary (Paperback)

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. In some societies certain types of violence are deemed socially or legally acceptable, thereby contributing further to the risk to women and children. In the past decade research has documented the growing magnitude of such violence, but gaps in the data still remain. Victims of violence of any type fear stigmatization or societal condemnation and thus often hesitate to report crimes. The issue is compounded by the fact that for women and children the perpetrators are often people they know and because some countries lack laws or regulations protecting victims. Some of the data that have been collected suggest that rates of violence against women range from 15 to 71 percent in some countries and that rates of violence against children top 80 percent. These data demonstrate that violence poses a high burden on global health and that violence against women and children is common and universal. Preventing Violence Against Women and Children focuses on these elements of the cycle as they relate to interrupting this transmission of violence. Intervention strategies include preventing violence before it starts as well as preventing recurrence, preventing adverse effects (such as trauma or the consequences of trauma), and preventing the spread of violence to the next generation or social level. Successful strategies consider the context of the violence, such as family, school, community, national, or regional settings, in order to determine the best programs. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction Part I: Workshop Overview 2 The Co-Occurrence of Child Maltreatment and Intimate Partner Violence 3 Paradigm Shifts and Changing Social Norms in Violence Prevention 4 The State of Prevention Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries 5 Violence Prevention Among Multiple Sectors Part II: Papers and Commentary from Workshop Speakers 6 Papers on Research in Preventing Violence Against Women and Children 7 Papers on Global Partnerships and Government Initiatives 8 Papers on Preventive Interventions Appendix A: Workshop Agenda Appendix B: Speaker Biographical Sketches Appendix C: Planning Committee Biographical Sketches Appendix D: Forum Member Biographical Sketches

General

Imprint:	National Academies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	Institute of Medicine • Board on Global Health • Forum on Global Violence Prevention
Editors:	Deepali M. Patel
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	236
ISBN-13:	978-0-309-21151-2
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Paediatric medicine > General
LSN:	0-309-21151-4
Barcode:	9780309211512

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