Supporting ALL victims of violence, abuse, neglect or exploitation: guidance for health providers
Publication year
2018Source
BMC International Health and Human Rights, 18, 1, (2018), pp. 39ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

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Primary and Community Care
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BMC International Health and Human Rights
Volume
vol. 18
Issue
iss. 1
Languages used
English (eng)
Page start
p. 39
Subject
Radboudumc 18: Healthcare improvement science RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health SciencesAbstract
Smaller groups of victims of violence, abuse, neglect or exploitation - such as male victims of intimate partner violence (IPV), victims of elder abuse, victims of abuse by carers, victims of parent abuse, victims of human trafficking, girls and boys below 18 years engaging in sex work, victims of sexual exploitation by gangs or groups and victims of honour based violence (such as forced marriages and female genital mutilation) - are often in contact with the health care system without being identified as such and frequently do not receive appropriate treatment. To address this problem, two things need to happen: 1) that ALL groups of victims of violence, abuse, neglect or exploitation are explicitly listed in policies and protocols, and 2) that both the similarities as well as the differences between the groups with regard to identification, support and referral - described in this article - are explained, so that health providers are appropriately supported in this important function.
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