Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive problem affecting millions worldwide regardless of race, age, and socioeconomic status. IPV includes a progressive pattern of abusive behavior that can ...
One in five women who become homeless in California flee their homes to escape violence and escalating abuse by an intimate partner, a new analysis of a statewide survey has reported. The study by the ...
Domestic violence is a global phenomenon. We study the interplay of determinants of a woman’s risk of facing intimate partner violence (IPV) for the case of India—using information from up to 235 ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Clinicians should screen for violence in pregnant or postpartum women and women of reproductive age. Health care ...
Take a moment and let the title of this article sink in: “Partner violence is common.” For this article, the title is the main point. It is the crucible. So why did I choose to make the title the ...
More than one in three men in Australia reported using violence with an intimate partner in a first of its kind study which shows gender-based abuse is rising, despite years of national attention on ...
Nearly 1 in 3 women—estimated 840 million globally—have experienced partner or sexual violence during their lifetime, a figure that has barely changed since 2000. In the last 12 months alone, 316 ...
Intimate partner violence is a pervasive issue in the U.S. and it can be difficult to know what to do and how to get help if you or a loved one is experiencing it. Family and domestic violence affects ...
68 percent reported childhood emotional abuse, 38.5 percent childhood physical abuse and 7.3 percent childhood sexual abuse; 9 percent of men reported perpetrating physical violence, 46.5 percent ...