The role of mental health in primary prevention of sexual and gender-based violence

Global Health Action

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Gevers, Aník ^a,b   Dartnall, Elizabeth ^c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Sexual Violence Research Initiative ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gender based violence; Intervention; Mental health; Primary prevention; Sexual violence

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ENVIRONMENT; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL SKILLS;

EID: 84929513677     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v7.24741     Document Type: Article

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