Out of the silence: towards grassroots and trauma-informed support for people who have experienced sexual violence and abuse

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2019, Pages 598-602

  Sweeney, A ^a   Perot C ^b   Callard, F ^c   Adenden, V ^d   Mantovani, N ^a   Goldsmith, L ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health service research; psychiatric services; sexual assault; trauma

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGY; RAPE; SEXUAL CRIME;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; RAPE; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 85065333939     PISSN: 20457960     EISSN: 20457979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2045796019000131     Document Type: Review

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