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I have written about the subject before, but it is important to make a special reference today as we celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Adopted by the United Nations in General Assembly on December 1999, November 25 is much more than a day to remember all those women who have perished at the hands of their partners all over the world. It's a day to make it clear that men's violence against women cannot go on. Public awareness about the subject has been rising all over the world and several initiatives have made a difference.
Violence against women - any act capable of causing physical, sexual or psychological harm to women – has profound effects and implications on societies. Needless to say, women and children are the ones who suffer more directly from domestic violence. But society as a whole is also implied in each one of these "private tragedies". Therefore, men and women, governments and civil society must all be involved in the battle against gender-based violence.
The Lancet came up with a very interesting trial (see link below) carried out in two urban primary care trusts (Hackney and Bristol), whose conclusion was that "training and support programme targeted at primary care clinicians and administrative staff improved referral to specialist domestic violence agencies and recorded identification of women experiencing domestic violence". It is a very good starting point to improve referral and support for women who suffered from partner abuse. Clinicians have, after all, a very important role to play in the betterment of survivors from domestic violence as they often suffer from chronic health problems, being mental health the most affected (post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation and substance abuse).
I wrote before about UNiTE initiative, but there are thousands of small associations all over the world that struggle every day to raise public awareness about domestic violence, support the victims and fight for the punishment of the aggressors. In Pakistan, the political power is finally being involved and the bill regarding violence against women at home is ready to be presented in the assembly for a thorough debate before being approved. In Spain, where 73 women died in 2010 due to domestic violence, apart from the difficulties to protect the women and imprison the aggressors, there are associations which are trying to offer treatment to men, thus causing a huge controversy and dividing the public opinion. Since 2004, Spanish courts have passed 145,000 sentences against male aggressors; on average, those convicted have been sentenced to about 2 years in prison. Until this very moment, the toll of female victims of domestic violence in Spain is over 60...
read more: Identification and Referral to Improve Safety (IRIS) of women experiencing domestic violence with a primary care training and support programme: a cluster randomised controlled trial
read more: Violence Against Women (WHO Fact sheet)
read more: Spain Struggles to Tackle Domestic Violence
read more: We must take the pledge to stop violence against women
Violence against women - any act capable of causing physical, sexual or psychological harm to women – has profound effects and implications on societies. Needless to say, women and children are the ones who suffer more directly from domestic violence. But society as a whole is also implied in each one of these "private tragedies". Therefore, men and women, governments and civil society must all be involved in the battle against gender-based violence.
The Lancet came up with a very interesting trial (see link below) carried out in two urban primary care trusts (Hackney and Bristol), whose conclusion was that "training and support programme targeted at primary care clinicians and administrative staff improved referral to specialist domestic violence agencies and recorded identification of women experiencing domestic violence". It is a very good starting point to improve referral and support for women who suffered from partner abuse. Clinicians have, after all, a very important role to play in the betterment of survivors from domestic violence as they often suffer from chronic health problems, being mental health the most affected (post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation and substance abuse).
I wrote before about UNiTE initiative, but there are thousands of small associations all over the world that struggle every day to raise public awareness about domestic violence, support the victims and fight for the punishment of the aggressors. In Pakistan, the political power is finally being involved and the bill regarding violence against women at home is ready to be presented in the assembly for a thorough debate before being approved. In Spain, where 73 women died in 2010 due to domestic violence, apart from the difficulties to protect the women and imprison the aggressors, there are associations which are trying to offer treatment to men, thus causing a huge controversy and dividing the public opinion. Since 2004, Spanish courts have passed 145,000 sentences against male aggressors; on average, those convicted have been sentenced to about 2 years in prison. Until this very moment, the toll of female victims of domestic violence in Spain is over 60...
read more: Identification and Referral to Improve Safety (IRIS) of women experiencing domestic violence with a primary care training and support programme: a cluster randomised controlled trial
read more: Violence Against Women (WHO Fact sheet)
read more: Spain Struggles to Tackle Domestic Violence
read more: We must take the pledge to stop violence against women
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