Sullivan CM, Basta J, Tan C, Davidson WS.
After the crisis: a needs assessment of women leaving a domestic violence shelter. Violence and Victims. 1992;7 (3) :267-275.
Publisher's VersionAbstracthttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1294240
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The current study presents the results of a needs assessment of 141 women exiting an emergency shelter for women with abusive partners. Extensive in-person interviews were conducted. Results indicate that battered women need numerous community resources upon their shelter exit, including legal assistance, employment, and housing. Race, age, and whether a woman was returning to her assailant influenced which resources she reported needing at shelter exit. Most of the women had experienced severe abuse and injuries, and required physical protection. Implications of these findings as they relate to program development and integration of social services are discussed.
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 19 - 1992 - Violence Against Women. CEDAW. 1992.
Publisher's VersionAbstracthttp://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CEDAW/Pages/Recommendations.aspx
The Convention in Article 1 defines discrimination against women. The definition of discrimination includes gender-based violence, that is, violence that is directed against a woman because she is a woman or that affects women disproportionately. It includes acts that inflict physical, mental or sexual harm or suffering, threats of such acts, coercion and other deprivations of liberty. Gender-based violence may breach specific provisions of the Convention, regardless of whether those provisions expressly mention violence.
