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_aAbdelshahid, Amy _99740 |
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_a'Do no harm' : _blived experiences and impacts of the UK’s FGM safeguarding policies and procedures, Bristol study _cAmy Abdelshahid, Kate Smith and Khadra Habane |
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_aLondon : _bFORWARD UK, _c2021 |
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| 300 | _aelectronic document (44 pages) ; PDF file | ||
| 500 | _aPublished February 2021 | ||
| 520 | _aSince the 2014 Girl Summit, the UK government has introduced a swathe of legislative changes and new safeguarding measures to protect girls from Female genital mutilation (FGM). This study, carried out by FORWARD and the University of Huddersfield, examines the views and experiences of these safeguarding policies and procedures, both among African diaspora communities and regulated professionals in Bristol. Using a Participatory Evaluative Ethnographic Research (PEER) approach, we spoke to 38 women, men and young people from diaspora communities, and seven statutory professionals from education, policing, midwifery, and social care. The research reveals worrying evidence that FGM safeguarding policies are inadvertently causing a great deal of harm to families, communities and young girls, both in Bristol and potentially across the UK. Their targeted and heavy-handed approach have increased scrutiny, suspicion and stigmatisation of families in many areas of their lives, from schools, to healthcare, to overseas travel. These experiences have taken a significant toll on their mental health. Regulated professionals participating in the study warned against these negative effects and its potential to hinder FGM prevention efforts and possibly undermine the effectiveness of FGM safeguarding overall. The authors make several policy recommendations, some of which were directly proposed by the participants, to help open up new opportunities for improving FGM safeguarding efforts across the country. By minimising the harmful impacts that FGM interventions cause to girls and their families, the goal of eliminating FGM in the UK will be more effectively attained. (From the website). Record #7015 | ||
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_aUniversity of Huddersfield _99741 |
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_aABUSED WOMEN _925 |
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_aCHILD ABUSE _9103 |
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_aCULTURAL ISSUES _9177 |
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_95321 _aFEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) |
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_aHEALTH _9283 |
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_aINTERVENTION _9326 |
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_9355 _aMANDATORY REPORTING |
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_aMIGRANTS _9385 |
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_aREFUGEES _9492 |
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_aINTERNATIONAL _93624 |
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_aUNITED KINGDOM _92604 |
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_aSmith, Kate _99742 |
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_aHabane, Khadra _99743 |
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| 856 | _uhttps://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FORWARD-UKs-FGM-Safeguarding-Research-Report-Bristol-Study-2021.pdf | ||
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_uhttps://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/UKs-FGM-Safeguarding-Key-Findings.pdf _zSummary |
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_uhttps://www.forwarduk.org.uk/forward-publications/fgm-safeguarding-bristol-study/ _zAccess the website |
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_2ddc _cREPORT |
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