Completed
This workshop aims to provide a comprehensive approach to the prevention of violence against women and children, focusing on early interventions.
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Workshop
·2011
Violence against women and children is a serious public health concern, with costs at multiple levels of society. Although violence is a threat to everyone, women and children are particularly susceptible to victimization because they often have fewer rights or lack appropriate means of protection....
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Description
The IOM will host a 2-day public workshop on violence against women and children with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. The workshop will be planned and conducted by an ad hoc committee. Invited speakers will present an overview of the issue and explore the epidemiology and burden of violence against women and children in both the US and internationally. They will also review the state of knowledge with respect to successful interventions and future directions in the prevention of such violence. The workshop will focus on what is known about violence against women and children and its prevention. Following the conclusion of the public workshop, an individually authored summary of the workshop will be prepared by a designated rapporteur, in accordance with institutional policy and procedures.
Contributors
Sponsors
Department of Health and Human Services
Other, Federal
Private: Non Profit
Staff
Rachel M. Taylor
Lead
Major units and sub-units
Health and Medicine Division
Lead
Institute of Medicine
Lead
Board on Global Health
Lead