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Examining Interpersonal Violence from a Trauma-Informed and Human Rights Perspective

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The current chapter integrates a trauma-informed approach to address violence from a human rights perspective. Following a brief and necessarily selective review of what is known about the scope of various forms of interpersonal violence, the chapter examines interpersonal violence through a wide lens to reveal the intersections between the trauma-informed and human rights perspectives. The levels of interpersonal violence experienced around the world, combined with resultant trauma, suggest that a combined human rights-trauma-informed approach to violence prevention and intervention may hold a key to advancing the human rights of protection, life, liberty, security, and health for individuals globally. The chapter makes the case that these two approaches complement each other in ways that can advance the field can lead to positive change for both public health and victim outcomes. Examples are offered.

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  1. Kellin Foundation, Greensboro, NC, USA

    Kelly Graves

  2. Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA

    Yasmin Gay

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  1. Institute on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma, San Diego, CA, USA

    Robert Geffner

  2. Department of Psychology College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA

    Jacquelyn W. White

  3. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    L. Kevin Hamberger

  4. Department of Psychology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA

    Alan Rosenbaum

  5. Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA, USA

    Viola Vaughan-Eden

  6. Education and Research, Zero Abuse Project, St. Paul, MN, USA

    Victor I. Vieth

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  1. Institute on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma, San Diego, CA, USA

    Robert Geffner

  2. Zero Abuse Project, St. Paul, MN, USA

    Victor Vieth

  3. School of Social Work - PhD Program, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA, USA

    Viola Vaughan-Eden

  4. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA

    Alan Rosenbaum

  5. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    L. Kevin Hamberger

  6. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA

    Jacquelyn White

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Graves, K., Gay, Y. (2022). Examining Interpersonal Violence from a Trauma-Informed and Human Rights Perspective. In: Geffner, R., White, J.W., Hamberger, L.K., Rosenbaum, A., Vaughan-Eden, V., Vieth, V.I. (eds) Handbook of Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Across the Lifespan. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89999-2_204

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