Residence Rights for Caring Parents who are also Victims of Domestic Violence

Caring for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

Caring for child victims: countering the effects of domestic violence.

Male Victims of Domestic Violence:

Domestic violence has emerged as one of the world’s most pressing problems. The United Nations estimates that between 20% to 50% of all women worldwide have experienced physical violence at the hands of an intimate partner or family member. In the United States, more than one million cases of “intimate partner violence” are reported each year, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (Goldbe...

How do primary health care professionals deal with pregnant women who are victims of domestic violence?

OBJECTIVES to determine how Family Health Strategy professionals recognize and deal with domestic violence in pregnant women. METHOD qualitative study based on the Theory of Praxis Intervention in Collective Health Nursing (TIPESC). Fourteen professionals at a Basic Health Unit in the east side of Sao Paulo/Brazil were interviewed. Empirical data were categorized and discussed in thematic gro...

Digital information support for domestic violence victims

With domestic violence (DV) directly impacting over five million victims in the U.S. annually, the growing e-health and e-government networks are developing digitally based resources for both victims and those who aid them. The well-established community information and referral role of public libraries dovetails with this digital referral network model; however, no study of the actual service ...