Male Victims at a Dutch Sexual Assault Center: A Comparison to Female Victims inCharacteristics and Service Use

Recently, there has been an increase in referrals of male victims of sexual assault to interdisciplinary sexual assault centers (SACs). Still, there is limited research on the characteristics of men who refer or are referred to SACs and the services they need. To facilitate the medical, forensic, an...

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Main Author: Covers, Milou L. V. (Author)
Contributors: Teeuwen, Janna ; Bicanic, Iva A. E.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2022, Volume: 37, Issue: 15/16, Pages: NP14772-NP14786
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Keywords:
Male Victims
Rape
service use
sexual assault center

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