An Introduction to Child and Youth Maltreatment: Consequences and Considerations

Psychological Violence Within a Partner Relationship and Alcohol Abuse of Portuguese Women: The Mediating Role of Resilience

“…This could be done in several ways. Apart from measures to support and assist victims, particularly in their material resources (Saunders, 2020), psychotherapeutic support must be provided.…”

The contribution of domestic and family violence death reviews in Australia: From recommendations to reform?

“…The establishment of DVDRs in multiple functioning democracies worldwide reflects a shared understanding that domestic violence-related deaths “exhibit predictable patterns and etiologies” and, as such, are preventable (Websdale et al, 1999, p. 61). DVDRs examine domestic violence-related deaths to identify “learnings” that may help to prevent future deaths – that is, they “illuminate the past to make the future safer” (Mullane, 2017, p. 261).…”

“…By examining the life of the victim and perpetrator in the weeks, months or years preceding a fatality, DVDRs can, for example, identify common features or dynamics of domestic violence deaths as well as highlight gaps or limitations in system responses to domestic violence. DVDRs accordingly represent a “paradigm shift”, viewing domestic violence deaths through “the lens of preventative accountability” (Websdale et al, 1999, p. 61). DVDRs focus not on attributing blame, but on improving responses to domestic violence in particular localities or jurisdictions.…”