Domestic and sexual violence and abuse : tackling the health and mental health effects

"Taking a life-course approach, the book explores what is known about appropriate treatment responses to those who have experienced, and those who perpetrate, domestic and sexual violence and abuse." -- Publisher's description. Content: Pt. 1. Setting the scene / Catherine Itzin, Ann Taket and Sarah Barter-Godfrey -- 1. Introduction : the Victims of Violence and Abuse Prevention Programme (VVAPP) and its work -- Pt. 2. Violence and abuse through the life-course / Ann Taket, Sarah Barter-Godfrey and Catharine Itzin -- 2. Across the life-course -- 3. Violence and abuse through the life-course : the importance of childhood -- 4. Across the life-course : youth, young people, and adolescence -- 5. Violence and abuse across the life-course : adults -- Pt. 3. Addressing inequalities -- 6. Gender and sexuality / by Marianne Hester -- 7. Race and culture -- 7.1. Asian and minority women, doemstic violence and mental health: the experience of Southall Black Sisters -- 7.2. Violence, agencies and South Asian women / Jalna Hanmer -- 8. Violence, abuse, and disabled people -- 8.1. Learning -disabled adults and children / Richard Curen and Valerie Sinason -- 8.2. Physically disabled women / Jackie barron and Nicola Harwin -- 8.3. Disabled children / Ruth Marchant -- 9. Abuse by professionals / by Sarah Barter-Godfrey -- Pt. 4. Tackling sexual and domestic violence and abuse: moving towards improved prevention and early intervention / Ann Taket, Sarah Barter-Godfrey and Catherine Itzin -- 10. Conclusions and implications for research, policy, and practice.