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Domestic violence soars after natural disasters. Preventing it needs to be part of the emergency response

  • Written by Jennifer Boddy, Associate Professor and Deputy Head of School (Learning and Teaching), Griffith University
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Domestic and family violence soars in the months and years following natural disasters. It usually involves physical and psychological violence perpetrated by men against women and children, but it can also include an escalation in sexual, financial and emotional abuse.

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