TY - BOOK AU - Taket, A. R AU - Barter-Godfrey, Sarah AU - Itzin, Catherine TI - Domestic and sexual violence and abuse : : tackling the health and mental health effects SN - 9780415555326 U1 - 362.8292 ITZ PY - 2010/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Family violence KW - Adult Survivors of Child Abuse - psychology KW - Mental health KW - Sexual abuse victims - Mental health KW - Abused children - Mental health KW - Sex Offenses - psychology KW - Adult child abuse victims - Mental health KW - Domestic Violence - psychology N1 -

 Includes bibliographical references (p. [194]-219)

; 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 ER -