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Intersections between violence against women and violence against children
As part of the Know Violence in Childhood Global Learning Initiative, the Gender Violence and Health Centre (GVHC) hosted an expert group for mutual exchange between these interconnected fields. The...
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Spotlight on SaME team
SaME welcomes Professor Graham Medley and Giulia Ferrari, and congratulates Dr Shelley Lees on her promotion Professor Graham Medley In April 2015, respected mathematical modeller Professor Graham...
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1st Annual LINEA Meeting (2015) – Resource Page
The agenda below links to presentations and video from LINEA’s Annual Meeting, held in Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, UK, 30 March-1 April 2015. The Learning Initiative on Norms, Exploitation and Abuse...
View ArticleLori Heise: Cross-national and multilevel correlates of partner violence
Levels of intimate partner violence vary hugely between countries, within countries and even across neighbourhoods and regions. In this study, Dr Lori Heise and Andreas Kotsadam uncover crucial...
View ArticleImpact of SaME trafficking work
Research conducted by Cathy Zimmerman, a founding member of the Gender Health and Violence Centre (GHVC), put the physical and mental health of women trafficked for sexual exploitation firmly on the...
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Gender Violence in Poverty Contexts
Ana Maria Buller’s chapter ‘Young Men and Structural, Symbolic and Everyday Violence in Peru’ is published in a new book Gender Violence in Poverty Contexts: The educational challenge. Routledge...
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In-school violence against children almost halved
“Good School Toolkit” initiative cuts teacher violence against school children by 42% in Uganda. A first-of-its-kind study, published in The Lancet Global Health, on the Good School Toolkit is released...
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UNAIDS and The Lancet release major report
Launching this landmark publication – Defeating AIDS: Advancing Global Health – the Chairperson of the UNAIDS and Lancet Commission, Professor Peter Piot, highlighted the importance of a structural...
View ArticleLondon School health economists at iHEA
Among others from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), health economists from the SaME group will feature at the International Health Economics Association (iHEA) in Milan,...
View ArticleLINEA webinar – Measuring social norms
Join LINEA for a free webinar on Tuesday 28 July 2015 at 2pm BST. Hosted by the Learning Initiative on Norms, Exploitation and Abuse (LINEA), this collaborative webinar will be presented by Julian...
View ArticleMaking a film to train nurses on partner violence
What can a home visitor do when she suspects that a woman is experiencing domestic violence? How can she initiate discussion about partner violence and provide supportive responses? And what kind of...
View ArticleMeasuring social norms in practice
In LINEA’s July 2015 webinar, Julian Barr, Dr Nancy Glass and Emeka Nwankwo describe how they have measured social norms in the course of research in African countries. You can replay this insightful...
View ArticleHealth of child trafficking survivors
Poor mental health, self-harm and suicide attempts are common among children and adolescents who have been trafficked for forced labour or sexual exploitation, according to a new study published in...
View ArticleGVHC at SVRI 2015
The Gender Violence Health Centre (GVHC) has been a major participant in the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) since it began. From 15–17 September 2015, GVHC researchers will be presenting at...
View ArticleLINEA webinar: Sexual exploitation of children + adolescents in Brazil
Join us for a free webinar on Thursday 1 October 2015 at 1pm BST. Hosted by the Learning Initiative on Norms, Exploitation and Abuse (LINEA), this webinar will be presented by Dr Marcos Nascimento. Dr...
View ArticleHouse of Lords launch of the PROTECT study
The results of the PROTECT study on health and human trafficking were showcased at the House of Lords, London on 24 September 2015. This high level event was hosted by the Rt Hon. the Lord Howard of...
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Good School Toolkit ‘wins’ at SVRI
A collaborative presentation by Dipak Naker (co-founder and co-director of Raising Voices) and SaME’s Dr Karen Devries won the prize for Best Research Presentation at the SVRI Forum 2015. Their...
View ArticleLINEA webinar: Entrance & immersion of young people into selling sex in Russia
Join us for a free webinar on Wednesday 18 November at 1:30pm GMT. Hosted by the Learning Initiative on Norms, Exploitation and Abuse (LINEA), this webinar will be presented by Maia Rusakova and...
View Article16 Days of Activism seminar series at GVHC
For the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, the Gender Violence Health Centre (GVHC) hosts a seminar series at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) every...
View ArticleLINEA Meeting Report
In March 2015, the Learning Initiative on Norms, Exploitation and Abuse (LINEA) held its first meeting with experts in preventing and responding to the sexual exploitation of children (SEC). Hailing...
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