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UN-MENAMAIS - Understanding the Mechanisms, Nature, Magnitude and Impact of Sexual Violence in Belgium
Keygnaert, Ines; De Schrijver, Lotte; Cismaru Inescu, Adina et al.
2021
 

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Keywords :
Sexual Violence; Prevalence; Risk factors; Health professionals; Victimization; Older Adults; Minority groups; Help-seeking behaviour; Framing; Mental Health; Sexuality; Focus groups
Abstract :
[en] Sexual violence (SV) is a major public health, judicial and societal concern in Belgium. A comparative and representative study of SV in Belgium is still lacking. SV may induce long lasting sexual, reproductive, physical and mental ill-health affecting the victim and his/her peers, offspring and community. People exposed to violence during childhood are susceptible to subsequent (re)victimization, perpetration and maladaptive parental practices, which contributes to the intergenerational transmission of violence. The complex mechanisms behind coping behaviours as well as the effectiveness of response measures to all genders has not been studied. At political level in Belgium, the current national action plan on violence advocates a holistic management of SV victims. Furthermore, a new Ministerial Guideline on the Sexual Aggression Set (SAS) has just been issued while Sexual Assault Care Centres (SACC) are being piloted. The recent transfer of competences to the regions reorganises the judicial landscape. Hence the necessity to conduct a Belgian representative prevalence SV study examining all vulnerabilities to victimisation and perpetration.
Research center :
International Centre for Reproductive Health Belgium
Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy
CARE-ESPRIst
National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Sciences
Institute for the equality of women and men
Disciplines :
Social & behavioral sciences, psychology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Keygnaert, Ines;  Universiteit Gent - UGent > Department of Public Health and Primary Care > International Centre for Reproductive Health
De Schrijver, Lotte;  Universiteit Gent - UGent > Department of Public Health and Primary Care > International Centre for Reproductive Health
Cismaru Inescu, Adina ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > ESPRIst
Schapansky, Evelyn;  Universiteit Gent - UGent > Department of Criminology, Criminal Law and Social Law > Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy
Nobels, Anne;  Universiteit Gent - UGent > Department of Public Health and Primary Care > International Centre for Reproductive Health
Hahaut, Bastien  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > ESPRIst
Stappers, Caroline;  National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Sciences
De Bauw, Zoë;  Institute for the equality of women and men
Lemonne, Anne;  National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Sciences
Renard, Bertrand;  National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Sciences
Weewauters, Marijke;  Institute for the equality of women and men
Nisen, Laurent ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > ESPRIst
Vander Beken, Tom;  Universiteit Gent - UGent > Department of Criminology, Criminal Law and Social Law > Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy
Vandeviver, Christophe;  Universiteit Gent - UGent > Department of Criminology, Criminal Law and Social Law > Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy
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Language :
English
Title :
UN-MENAMAIS - Understanding the Mechanisms, Nature, Magnitude and Impact of Sexual Violence in Belgium
Alternative titles :
[fr] UN-MENAMAIS - Compréhension des mécanismes, nature, magnitude et impact de la violence sexuelle en Belgique
[nl] UN-MENAMAIS - Een beter begrip van mechanismes, aard, omvang en impact van seksueel geweld in België
Publication date :
30 August 2021
Publisher :
Belgian Science Policy Office, Brussels, Belgium
Number of pages :
142
Name of the research project :
UN-MENAMAIS
Funders :
Politique Scientifique Fédérale (Belgique) - BELSPO
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