The article examines the issue of domestic violence within the Hispanic American community in the U.S. It mentions that domestic violence can take many forms such as physical, verbal, emotional and sexual, and can vary from hitting and name-calling...
Another formidable obstacle includes a lack of knowing other admitted LGBT victims of domestic violence, as well as the smallness of the community, which can make it difficult for battered men and women in the LGBT community to live anonymously from their abusers in the same town. There tends ...
Synonyms Community solidarity;Culturally competent assistance;Culturally sensitive programs;Domestic Violence Prevention Act;Ethnic community outreach;Government agencies;Immigrant legal rights;Immigration documentation;Language-sensitive services;Multilingual services;Public sector services;Social integration;Support network...
Domestic Violence 101. APC is committed to providing safe shelter, advocacy, and supportive services for victims of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, Domestic Violence Advisory Board 2011 Annual Report Charge: To review and evaluate Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Domestic Violence Services. Viol...
Victoria Boston, Vice President of Customer Service, Northeast Area, spoke at the policy briefing this morning and applauded NO MORE and Casa de Esperanza for boldly stepping out and shining a spotlight on the impact of domestic violence in the Latin@ community. She also anno...
This report will introduce participants to a community-based participatory research study assessing the needs and preferences of intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention targeting Hispanics. The report will discuss culturally specific factors and describe the development of a prevention program targeting ...
Domestic violence is a widespread problem throughout the world. A global research review utilizing samples from 48 countries revealed that 10–69% of women reported experiencing physical violence at the hands of an intimate partner or spouse (Heise et al.1999). In the United States, over one ...
Self-Reports of Spousal Violence in a Mexican-American and Non-Hispanic White Population As part of a survey of Los Angeles households, 1,243 Mexican Americans and 1,149 non-Hispanic whites were surveyed about their experiences of spousal violence. Questions to assess violence included both ...
- 《Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences》 被引量: 216发表: 1999年 Domestic Violence in the Vietnamese Immigrant Community This study examines domestic violence in Vietnamese American families, focusing on changes in socioeconomic structure and culture, to identify factors asso... HN Bui,M Mor...
To systematically review the worldwide evidence on the prevalence of domestic violence against women, to evaluate the quality of studies, and to account for variation in prevalence between studies, using consistent definitions and explicit, rigorous methods. Systematic review of prevalence studies on dom...