Addressing violence against women : a call to action
Garcia-Moreno, Claudia
Addressing violence against women : a call to action Violence against women and girls 5 Claudia García-Moreno, Cathy Zimmerman, Alison Morris-Gehring, Lori Heise, Avni Amin, Naeemah Abrahams, Oswaldo Montoya, Padma Bhate-Deosthali, Nduku Kilonzo, Charlotte Watts - The Lancet, 2015 - The Lancet .
The Lancet, 2015, 385(9978); 1685–1695
In this final Series paper, the fifth of five, is a call to action to eliminate violence against women and girls. Governments need to address the political, social, and economic structures that subordinate
women, and implement national plans and make budget commitments to invest in actions by multiple sectors to
prevent and respond to abuse. Emphasis on prevention is crucial. Community and group interventions involving
women and men can shift discriminatory social norms to reduce the risk of violence. Education and empowerment
of women are fundamental. Health workers should be trained to identify and support survivors and strategies to
address violence should be integrated into services for child health, maternal, sexual, and reproductive health,
mental health, HIV, and alcohol or substance abuse. Research to learn how to respond to violence must be
strengthened. (from the abstract)
CHILD MARRIAGE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM)
HEALTH
INTERVENTION
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
PRIMARY PREVENTION
The Lancet Series (2014): Violence against women and girls
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
YOUNG WOMEN
PREVENTION
GOVERNMENT POLICY
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
Addressing violence against women : a call to action Violence against women and girls 5 Claudia García-Moreno, Cathy Zimmerman, Alison Morris-Gehring, Lori Heise, Avni Amin, Naeemah Abrahams, Oswaldo Montoya, Padma Bhate-Deosthali, Nduku Kilonzo, Charlotte Watts - The Lancet, 2015 - The Lancet .
The Lancet, 2015, 385(9978); 1685–1695
In this final Series paper, the fifth of five, is a call to action to eliminate violence against women and girls. Governments need to address the political, social, and economic structures that subordinate
women, and implement national plans and make budget commitments to invest in actions by multiple sectors to
prevent and respond to abuse. Emphasis on prevention is crucial. Community and group interventions involving
women and men can shift discriminatory social norms to reduce the risk of violence. Education and empowerment
of women are fundamental. Health workers should be trained to identify and support survivors and strategies to
address violence should be integrated into services for child health, maternal, sexual, and reproductive health,
mental health, HIV, and alcohol or substance abuse. Research to learn how to respond to violence must be
strengthened. (from the abstract)
CHILD MARRIAGE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM)
HEALTH
INTERVENTION
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
PRIMARY PREVENTION
The Lancet Series (2014): Violence against women and girls
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
YOUNG WOMEN
PREVENTION
GOVERNMENT POLICY
SEXUAL VIOLENCE