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Safe - the domestic abuse quarterly safe

Issue 11, Autumn 2004


Highlights include:

'Worth it in the end': A new look at support in refuges
Hilary Abrahams of the University of Bristol writes about her research into the work of refuges and outlines a holistic approach to the provision of support.

Struggling to survive
The complex needs of many survivors require greater co-operation between domestic violence, mental health and substance use services. Dr Jackie Barron reports on her new research for Women's Aid.

The real cost of domestic violence
Dr Sylvia Walby reports on the findings from her latest research for the Women and Equality Unit into the economic, social and emotional cost of domestic violence.

Community partnership is the key to FGM prevention
The Female Genital Mutilation Act (2003) helps protect more British women and girls from FGM, but community partnership is the key to prevention, writes Adwoa Kwatong-Kuvitser, from the Foundation for Women's Health Research and Development (FORWARD).

Plus all the latest news, research, book reviews and events.