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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"domestic violence --survivors"”.
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The Lived Experience of Women Domestic Violence Survivors
… examined the lived experience of adult women survivors of domestic violence. Self-identified domestic violence survivors (N=3) participated in non-structured self-written interviews submitted by email to the researcher. The stories were analyzed by the researcher and a member of her thesis …
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A Dynamic Investigation of Domestic Violence Survivors' Experiences With Their Informal Social Networks
Domestic violence survivors are active helpseekers who seek support from their informal social network (i.e. family and friends) to cope with the stress elicited by the abusive relationship. However, little is known about how well the support actually enacted by the network fits with survivors …
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Assessing the chronic barriers to justice faced by domestic violence survivors in the Western Cape
… chronic barriers to justice faced by victims of domestic violence survivors in the Western Cape. It delves into the factors causing domestic violence survivors to disengage from the criminal justice system and investigates why many victims do not follow through with finalizing their protection …
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Immigration and Domestic Violence Services: One Size Fits All?
… immigration-related factors affect provision of domestic violence services. These factors include the survivors’ integration into the American society and their English language proficiency. Considering the recent dramatic rise in immigrant population in the United States, addressing the needs of …
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Of butter knives, juice boxes, and turning points : accounts of domestic violence on two sides of the Atlantic
… as well as of leaving it from the perspective of domestic violence survivors and their service providers. This work demonstrates the inadequacies of analysing domestic violence as solely an individual problem or merely as a structural issue. Instead, I argue for a comprehensive approach to …
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Domestic Violence Advocacy
… type of intervention to help intimate partner or domestic violence survivors. Little is known the best practices for social workers and other helping professionals to assist survivors of domestic violence who present for services at shelters, non-residential outreach, and legal settings. This …
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The "unique" experiences of domestic violence of immigrant Sikh women through films.
… groups such as the Sikh community make sense of domestic violence, and assign meaning to abuse, has seldom been explored in intimate partner violence research. Current literature, regardless of racial background, tends to homogenize the multiple experiences, perceptions and understanding of …
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Shelter + A Domestic Violence Response Network in Newfoundland and Labrador
… is a critical component of providing care for domestic violence survivors. In Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, many of the industries that have historically sustained rural life are diminishing and leaving these economies behind. Canada is experiencing rising incidences of domestic violence …
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Easing the return to normalcy: Reintegrating victims of domestic violence into the workplace
… how they can best help reintegrate victims of domestic violence into the workplace following a domestic-related incident. Study one surveyed 59 domestic violence survivors using open-ended questions regarding what their organizations did well and/or could have done better to help reintegrate …
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An investigation into the coping mechanisms of survivors of domestic violence
Domestic violence is a global issue, and it is affecting many people of different cultures and backgrounds around the world. South Africa is one of the countries which are highly affected by various forms of violence. Different people are using different coping mechanism in dealing with violence in …
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Women's experiences and coping strategies towards domestic violence: Analysis of cases from female survivors in Windhoek, Namibia
The domestic violence against women, especially from male counterparts, has escalated in Namibia to the extent that women suffer physical violence and even murder. Thus, the Government of the Republic of Namibia established the Gender Based Violence Protection Unit (GBVPU) to provide services to …
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Betrayal and courage : faith community responses to domestic violence.
… communities must understand the consequences of domestic violence (DV). This includes the prevention, intervention, policy, and practices that vitally impact the safety and protection of congregants who experience abuse in their homes. With the statistics of DV in churched families being …