Gender-based Violence and Public Health: Intern, Nakray Paperback..

Taylor & Francis

Gender-based Violence and Public HealthInternational perspectives on budgets and policies\nAuthor(s): Keerty Nakray\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138118713, 978-1138118713\nSynopsis\nGender-based violence is a multi-faceted public health problem with numerous consequences for an individuals physical and mental health and wellbeing. This collection develops a comprehensive public health approach for working with gender-based violence, paying specific attention to international budgets, policies and practice and drawing on a wide selection of empirical studies. \n\nDivided into two parts, the text looks at how public health budgets and policies can be used to influence a range of risk factors and outcomes, and then outlines a theoretical and conceptual framework. The second section draws on empirical studies to illustrate ways of managing the risks and impacts of, and responses to, the problem. It concludes by .