Questions from a US student to South African writer, gender activist and SpeakOut! founder, Charlene Smith
Action to prevent abuse
Risk assessment for abusive relationships
Reducing the Risk of Sexual Assault
Practical tips: Trapping a Stalker
Preventing school violence

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Abuse - Domestic Violence: Screening for Abuse may be key to ending it. NY Times
ABC guide to obtaining a protection order in domestic violence & ABC guide to applying for maintenance
Guns & DV
DV: Long-Term Effects of Violence on Women: Bowel Disease, Arthritisto Be Studied
Domestic Violence: A Multi-Country Study
Effects on Children
Young men who batter: Dean Peacock and Emily Rothman. (Download PDF file)
The Cockroach in the Cappuccino, Reflections from a survivor of domestic violence
The Domestic Violence Act of 1999 (South Africa) Explained
Are men who abuse women more likely to have HIV?
Witnessing domestic violence during childhood sets men on a path to violent crime
Domestic Violence danger signs
Domestic Violence - some South Africans Womens Stories
Ohio Case Considers Whether Abuse Victim Can Violate Own Protective Order
Abused girls become abused women
Domestic violence: Where to get help

SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ABUSE IN BOTSWANA  
Rape in Botswana: A National Shame
Tradition and help around rape in Botswana
Incest in Botswana
 

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