Patterns of Gender-Based Violence in Conflict-Affected Ukraine: A Descriptive Analysis of Internally Displaced and Local Women Receiving Psychosocial Services

Since 2014, a protracted armed conflict has afflicted eastern Ukraine, resulting in the displacement of over 1.4 million residents. The resulting humanitarian crisis has placed women, particularly displaced women, at greater risk of gender-based violence (GBV). In Ukraine, reports of GBV were higher...

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Authors: Capasso, Ariadna (Author) ; Skipalska, Halyna (Author) ; Chakrabarti, Urmi (Author) ; Guttmacher, Sally (Author) ; Navario, Peter (Author) ; Castillo, Theresa P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2022, Volume: 37, Issue: 23/24, Pages: NP21549-NP21572
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