intimate partner violence Archives

Chronically ill children are 88 percent more likely to suffer physical abuse

Children with chronic health conditions are 88% more likely to suffer physical abuse than healthy children, according to research in the March issue of Acta Paediatrica. They are also 154% more likely to suffer a combination of physical abuse and ex…

Study finds asking about pregnancy coercion and intimate-partner violence can reduce their incidence

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Specifically asking young women during visits to family planning clinics whether their partners had attempted to force them to become pregnant — a type of intimate-partner violence called reproductive coercion — drama…