Gender-based violence
Alternative labels
Violence against women
Gender based violence
VAWG
Violence against women and girls
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Preventing gender-based violence in mental health inpatient units
This project aimed to investigate and document experiences of gender-based violence occurring in adult mental health inpatient units and perpetrated against those identifying as women, in order to inform how policy and practice can be improved to make these environments safe for women.
Report
Colonization, homelessness, and the prostitution and sex trafficking of native women
This paper seeks to illustrate the impact of human trafficking on Native women and girls, with particular attention to the historical context in the United States and the interconnection between trafficking and housing instability.
Report
Victim-survivor perspectives on longer-term support after experiencing violence and abuse
To help inform the development of longer-term support services in communities throughout New Zealand, MSD contracted The Backbone Collective to find out from people who identify as female, via an online survey, what kind of longer-term support would have helped them get safe, recover and rebuild their lives after experiencing violence and abuse.
Report
Primary prevention of sexual violence and harassment against women and girls: combining evidence and practice knowledge
The main aim of this research is to identify effective primary prevention sexual violence and harassment (SVH) interventions at all levels of the social ecology (individual/relationship, organisational/community, system/institutional and societal levels).
Briefing paper
The relationship between domestic and family violence and housing
This e-brief investigates the issue of Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) in the context of housing and homelessness.