Domestic and sexual violence and abuse : tackling the health and mental health effects

241 Pages·2010·3.48 MB·English

by  Catherine Itzin

Domestic and Sexual Violence
and Abuse
Domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, rape and sexual assault, and
sexual exploitation through prostitution, pornography and traffi cking can
have many signifi cant adverse impacts on a survivor’s health and wellbeing,
in the short, medium and long term.
Taking a life-course approach, the book explores what is known about
appropriate treatment responses to those who have experienced, and those
who perpetrate, domestic and sexual violence and abuse. The book also
examines key factors that are important in understanding how and why dif-
ferent groups experience heightened risks of domestic and sexual violence
and abuse, namely: gender and sexuality; race and culture; disability; and
abuse by professionals.
Drawing together results from specially commissioned research, the views
of experts by experience, experts by profession and the published research
literature, the book argues that suffi cient is already known to delineate an
appropriate public health framework, encompassing primary, secondary
and tertiary prevention, to successfully tackle the important public health
issue represented by dom estic and sexual violence and abuse. Domestic and
Sexual Violence and Abuse equips health and social care professionals and
services with the skills and knowledge to identify and respond to the needs
of affected individuals with a view to prevention and early intervention.
Catherine Itzin was Emerita Professor in Mental Health Policy, University
of Lincoln, UK until her death on 9 March 2010.
Ann Taket is Professor of Health and Social Exclusion in the School of
Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Australia.
Sarah Barter-Godfrey is Lecturer in the School of Health and Social
Development, Deakin University, Australia.

Domestic and Sexual
Violence and Abuse
Tackling the health and mental
health effects
Catherine Itzin, Ann Taket
and Sarah Barter-Godfrey
First published 2010
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© 2010 Catherine Itzin, Ann Taket and Sarah Barter-Godfrey for
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Domestic and sexual violence and abuse : tackling the health and
mental health effects / edited by Catherine Itzin, Ann Taket, and
Sarah Barter-Godfrey.
p. ; cm.
1. Family violence. 2. Adult child abuse victims—Mental health. 3.
Abused children—Mental health. 4. Sexual abuse victims—Mental
health. I. Itzin, Catherine, 1944– II. Taket, A. R. (Ann R.) III.
Barter-Godfrey, Sarah.
[DNLM: 1. Adult Survivors of Child Abuse—psychology. 2.
Domestic Violence—psychology. 3. Mental Health. 4. Sex
Offenses—psychology. WM 167 D668 2011]
RC569.5.F3D648 2011
362.82′92—dc22
2010012835
ISBN 0-203-84220-0 Master e-book ISBN
ISBN13: 978–0–415–55531–9 (hbk)
ISBN13: 978–0–415–55532–6 (pbk)
ISBN13: 978–0–203–84220–1 (ebk)
Contents
Acknowledgements ix
Disclaimer x
Dedication xi
List of authors xii
List of illustrations xiii
List of acronyms xv
PART I
Setting the scene 1
CATHERINE ITZIN, ANN TAKET AND SARAH BARTER-GODFREY
1 Introduction: the Victims of Violence and
Abuse Prevention Programme (VVAPP)
and its work 3

PART II
Violence and abuse through the life-course 19
ANN TAKET, SARAH BARTER-GODFREY AND CATHERINE ITZIN
2 Across the life-course 21
3 Violence and abuse through the life-course: the
importance of childhood 32
4 Across the life-course: youth, young people and
adolescence 59
5 Violence and abuse across the life-course:
adults 72
vi Contents
PART III
Addressing inequalities 97
6 Gender and sexuality 99
MARIANNE HESTER
7 Race and culture 114
7.1 Asian and minority women, domestic violence
and mental health: the experience of Southall
Black Sisters 114
HANNANA SIDDIQUI AND MEENA PATEL
7.2 Violence, agencies and South Asian women 123
JALNA HANMER
8 Violence, abuse and disabled people 132
8.1 Learning-disabled adults and children 132
RICHARD CUREN AND VALERIE SINASON
8.2 Physically disabled women 139
JACKIE BARRON AND NICOLA HARWIN
8.3 Disabled children 147
RUTH MARCHANT
9 Abuse by professi onals 157
SARAH BARTER-GODFREY
PART IV
Tackling sexual and domestic violence and abuse:
moving towards improved prevention and early
intervention 171
ANN TAKET, SARAH BARTER-GODFREY AND CATHERINE ITZIN
10 Conclusions and implications for research,
policy and practice 173
Appendix 1 UK Government policy initiatives in
relation to violence and abuse 184
Contents vii
Appendix 2 Delphi questions 189
Appendix 3 Views on specifi c theoretical models
and therapeutic approaches: percentage of
Delphi experts who fi nd particular approaches
helpful, by programme area 191
References 194
Index 220

Acknowledgements
First of all, we would like to acknowledge and salute the courage, inventive-
ness and creativity of all those who have been victims and survivors of
domestic and sexual violence and abuse. Their considerable achievements
are woven throughout the fabric of this book, and the work that has led to
the writing of this book would not have been possible without their generos-
ity in sharing their experiences.
The work of the VVAPP programme, and the production of this book,
would also not have been possible without the very active involvement of
the different expert groups involved in advising the programme, both
experts by profession and experts by experience, as well as those who par-
ticipated in the different research components within the programme. Our
thanks go out to all of them.