In 1996, the World Health Assembly declared violence a major public health issue. To follow up on this resolution, on Oct 3 this year, WHO released the first World Report on Violence and Health. The report analyses different types of violence including child abuse and neglect, youth violence, intima...

Background The international community recognises violence against women (VAW) and violence against children (VAC) as global human rights and public health problems. Historically, research, programmes, and policies on these forms of violence followed parallel but distinct trajectories. Some have ca...

Objective Sexual assault is a common global problem and is associated with poor mental health. Given the high prevalence of sexual assault, it is important to understand which interventions may help survivors. This systematic review examines the effectiveness of mental health interventions for adul...

Intimate partner sexual violence includes both marital/intimate partner rape and sexual coercion. Sexual coercion within intimate relationships is defined as, “behaviour that is intended to compel the partner to engage in unwanted sexual activity, “(Straus, Hamby, Boney-McCoy, & Sugarman, 1996, p. 2...