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Exploring the Similarities and Differences amongst Service Users with and without Learning Disabilities Attending Saint Marys Sexual Assault Referral Centre
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Majeed-Ariss, Rabiya; Mattison, Michelle; Rodriguez, Pablo M.; White, Catherine – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: People with learning disabilities are over-represented amongst Sexual Assault Referral Centre service users. This work aims to explore the similarities and differences between service users with and without learning disabilities. Method: Medical notes of 52 service users likely to have a learning disability were compared with 52…
Descriptors: Rape, Referral, Medical Evaluation, Patients
"Put Bluntly, They Are Targeted by the Worst Creeps Society Has to Offer": Police and Professionals' Views and Actions Relating to Domestic Violence and Women with Intellectual Disabilities
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McCarthy, Michelle; Bates, Claire; Triantafyllopoulou, Paraskevi; Hunt, Siobhan; Milne Skillman, Karen – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: Little is known about the attitudes and practices of key personnel towards the domestic violence experienced by women with intellectual disabilities. Method: An online survey was conducted of Police officers and health and social care professionals. A total of 717 Police and other professionals across a wide variety of UK sites…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Females, Intellectual Disability, Policy
"I Know It Was Every Week, but I Can't Be Sure if It Was Every Day": Domestic Violence and Women with Learning Disabilities
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McCarthy, Michelle; Hunt, Siobhan; Milne-Skillman, Karen – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Domestic violence against women is well researched in the general population, but much less so in relation to women with learning disabilities. This qualitative research study interviewed 15 women with learning disabilities who had experienced domestic violence about their experiences, the impact of the violence on them and their…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Females, Coping, Phenomenology