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Definitions Domestic Violence Research Support Projects
Effective awareness raising in cases of domestic violence
This report is the result of a small research project commissioned by The Women and Equality Unit, Department of Trade and Industry. Using focus groups, the study was designed to explore what information and messages are of most use to women wishing to escape domestic abuse. Seven focus groups were
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Definitions Support Projects Violence Against Women
British Council Directory of UK Resources on Violence Against Women
As part of their efforts to promote gender equality and the status of women around the world, the British Council commissioned CWASU to compile its extensive knowledge of the institutions, organisations and individuals in the UK that are working in the field of violence against women. The Directory is intended
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Child Sexual Abuse/Exploitation Definitions Research Statistics
Exploratory Study of the Prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse
Research on the frequency of sexual abuse takes one of two forms: 1. Incidence studies which count the number of new cases within any one year. The Department of Health began collecting and collating figures from all social service departments in 1989. The figures for 1989 are 23,000 additional children