Secondary Victimization of Abused Mothers by Family Court Mediators
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Implementing mentor mothers in family practice to support abused mothers: Study protocol
BACKGROUND Intimate partner violence is highly prevalent and mostly affects women with negative consequences for their physical and mental health. Children often witness the violence which has negative consequences for their well-being too. Care offered by family physicians is often rejected because abused women experience a too high threshold. Mentor mother support, a low threshold interventio...
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عنوان ژورنال: Feminist Criminology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1557-0851,1557-086X
DOI: 10.1177/1557085111430827