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The journal advocates for increased networking in the sexual abuse field, greater dissemination of information and research, a greater acknowledgment of child sexual abuse, and development of effective assessment, intervention, and prevention programs.
Trauma, Violence, & Abuse is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research on trauma, abuse, and violence. The journal's editor-in-chief is Jon R. Conte ( University of Washington ). It was established in 2000 and is currently published by SAGE Publications .
Sexual Abuse is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes articles about the clinical and theoretical aspects of sexual abuse, including its etiology, consequences, prevention, treatment, and management strategies. [1]
Violence against women ( VAW ), also known as gender-based violence [1] [2] and sexual and gender-based violence ( SGBV ), [3] is violent acts primarily or exclusively committed by men or boys against women or girls. Such violence is often considered a form of hate crime, [4] committed against women or girls specifically because they are female ...
Violence Against Women is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of women's studies. The journal's editor-in-chief is Claire M. Renzetti ( University of Kentucky ). It was established in 1995 and is currently published by SAGE Publications. The journal covers topics such as domestic violence, sexual assault, and incest .
The Expert Group Meeting (EGM): prevention of violence against women and girls was convened as part of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 's multi-year programme of work for 2010-2014. The "Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls" forms a priority theme for its fifty-seventh session in 2013 ...
A women's shelter, also known as a women's refuge and battered women's shelter, is a place of temporary protection and support for women escaping domestic violence and intimate partner violence of all forms. [1] The term is also frequently used to describe a location for the same purpose that is open to people of all genders at risk.
Violence against women in the United States Violence against women in the United States is the use of domestic abuse, murder, sex-trafficking, rape and assault against women in the United States. It has been recognized as a public health concern.