Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Critical Review of Interventions

The authors present an overview of gender-based violence (GBV) in Latin America, with special emphasis on good practice interventions to prevent GBV or offer services to its survivors or perpetrators. Intimate partner violence and sexual coercion a...

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Main Authors: Morrison, Andrew, Ellsberg, Mary, Bott, Sarah
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/5742617/addressing-gender-based-violence-latin-america-caribbean-critical-review-interventions
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spelling okr-10986-103412021-04-23T14:02:50Z Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Critical Review of Interventions Morrison, Andrew Ellsberg, Mary Bott, Sarah ABORTION ADOLESCENCE ADULTS ALCOHOL CENTRAL AMERICAN CHILD CUSTODY CHILD MORTALITY CHILD WELFARE CHILD WELFARE SERVICES CHILDHOOD CIVIL SOCIETY CRIME CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN CRIMINAL CODES CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEGRADING TREATMENT DISABILITY DIVORCE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION GENDER GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER VIOLENCE GENITAL MUTILATION GIRLS HEALTH PROGRAMS HEALTH SECTOR HIV/AIDS HUMAN RIGHTS INJURIES INTERVENTION JUDGES LATIN AMERICAN LAWS LEGAL ASSISTANCE LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE REFORM LESSONS LEARNED MARITAL RAPE MEDICAL CARE PARENTS PHYSICAL ABUSE POLICE PRODUCTIVITY PROSTITUTION QUALITY OF CARE RADIO RAPE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RISK FACTORS SAFETY SCHOOLS SCREENING SEX SELECTION SEXUAL ABUSE SEXUAL ASSAULT SEXUAL HARASSMENT SEXUAL VIOLENCE SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL RIGHTS SOCIAL WELFARE STERILIZATION SUICIDE UNITED NATIONS UNWANTED PREGNANCY VICTIMS VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WELLBEING YOUTH The authors present an overview of gender-based violence (GBV) in Latin America, with special emphasis on good practice interventions to prevent GBV or offer services to its survivors or perpetrators. Intimate partner violence and sexual coercion are the most common forms of GBV and these are the types of GBV that they analyzes. GBV has serious consequences for women's health and well-being, ranging from fatal outcomes, such as homicide, suicide and AIDS-related deaths, to non-fatal outcomes, such as physical injuries, chronic pain syndrome, gastrointestinal disorders, complications during pregnancy, miscarriage, and low birth-weight of children. 2012-08-13T11:12:43Z 2012-08-13T11:12:43Z 2005-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/5742617/addressing-gender-based-violence-latin-america-caribbean-critical-review-interventions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10341 English en breve; No. 60 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean
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topic ABORTION
ADOLESCENCE
ADULTS
ALCOHOL
CENTRAL AMERICAN
CHILD CUSTODY
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD WELFARE
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
CHILDHOOD
CIVIL SOCIETY
CRIME
CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN
CRIMINAL CODES
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
DEGRADING TREATMENT
DISABILITY
DIVORCE
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
GENDER
GENDER DISPARITIES
GENDER VIOLENCE
GENITAL MUTILATION
GIRLS
HEALTH PROGRAMS
HEALTH SECTOR
HIV/AIDS
HUMAN RIGHTS
INJURIES
INTERVENTION
JUDGES
LATIN AMERICAN
LAWS
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
LEGISLATION
LEGISLATIVE REFORM
LESSONS LEARNED
MARITAL RAPE
MEDICAL CARE
PARENTS
PHYSICAL ABUSE
POLICE
PRODUCTIVITY
PROSTITUTION
QUALITY OF CARE
RADIO
RAPE
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
RISK FACTORS
SAFETY
SCHOOLS
SCREENING
SEX SELECTION
SEXUAL ABUSE
SEXUAL ASSAULT
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL RIGHTS
SOCIAL WELFARE
STERILIZATION
SUICIDE
UNITED NATIONS
UNWANTED PREGNANCY
VICTIMS
VIOLENCE
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
WELLBEING
YOUTH
spellingShingle ABORTION
ADOLESCENCE
ADULTS
ALCOHOL
CENTRAL AMERICAN
CHILD CUSTODY
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD WELFARE
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
CHILDHOOD
CIVIL SOCIETY
CRIME
CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN
CRIMINAL CODES
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
DEGRADING TREATMENT
DISABILITY
DIVORCE
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
GENDER
GENDER DISPARITIES
GENDER VIOLENCE
GENITAL MUTILATION
GIRLS
HEALTH PROGRAMS
HEALTH SECTOR
HIV/AIDS
HUMAN RIGHTS
INJURIES
INTERVENTION
JUDGES
LATIN AMERICAN
LAWS
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
LEGISLATION
LEGISLATIVE REFORM
LESSONS LEARNED
MARITAL RAPE
MEDICAL CARE
PARENTS
PHYSICAL ABUSE
POLICE
PRODUCTIVITY
PROSTITUTION
QUALITY OF CARE
RADIO
RAPE
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
RISK FACTORS
SAFETY
SCHOOLS
SCREENING
SEX SELECTION
SEXUAL ABUSE
SEXUAL ASSAULT
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL RIGHTS
SOCIAL WELFARE
STERILIZATION
SUICIDE
UNITED NATIONS
UNWANTED PREGNANCY
VICTIMS
VIOLENCE
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
WELLBEING
YOUTH
Morrison, Andrew
Ellsberg, Mary
Bott, Sarah
Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Critical Review of Interventions
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
relation en breve; No. 60
description The authors present an overview of gender-based violence (GBV) in Latin America, with special emphasis on good practice interventions to prevent GBV or offer services to its survivors or perpetrators. Intimate partner violence and sexual coercion are the most common forms of GBV and these are the types of GBV that they analyzes. GBV has serious consequences for women's health and well-being, ranging from fatal outcomes, such as homicide, suicide and AIDS-related deaths, to non-fatal outcomes, such as physical injuries, chronic pain syndrome, gastrointestinal disorders, complications during pregnancy, miscarriage, and low birth-weight of children.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Morrison, Andrew
Ellsberg, Mary
Bott, Sarah
author_facet Morrison, Andrew
Ellsberg, Mary
Bott, Sarah
author_sort Morrison, Andrew
title Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Critical Review of Interventions
title_short Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Critical Review of Interventions
title_full Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Critical Review of Interventions
title_fullStr Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Critical Review of Interventions
title_full_unstemmed Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Critical Review of Interventions
title_sort addressing gender-based violence in latin america and the caribbean : a critical review of interventions
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/5742617/addressing-gender-based-violence-latin-america-caribbean-critical-review-interventions
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10341
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