1. Disabled Women, Domestic Violence and Social Care: The Risk of Isolation, Vulnerability and Neglect.
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Hague, Gill, Thiara, Ravi, and Mullender, Audrey
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ATTITUDE (Psychology) ,CAREGIVERS ,COMPUTER software ,CONTENT analysis ,DOMESTIC violence ,FOCUS groups ,HEALTH services accessibility ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDICAL needs assessment ,MEDICAL personnel licenses ,PATIENTS ,PEOPLE with disabilities ,RISK assessment ,SOCIAL workers ,SOUND recordings ,SURVEYS ,TELEPHONES ,WOMEN ,EMAIL ,QUALITATIVE research ,GOVERNMENT policy ,DATA analysis ,THEMATIC analysis - Abstract
This paper reports on the first ever national study in the UK of the needs of disabled women experiencing domestic violence and of the services available to meet these needs. The study found that, in general, support services frequently overlook or respond inappropriately to disabled women in this situation. The overall findings of the research were very wide-ranging, as were the resultant recommendations for statutory agencies, disability organisations, domestic violence services and wider strategic and commissioning frameworks. In this paper, the general findings are discussed briefly, followed by a discussion of abuse by paid carers/personal assistants in the context of the personalisation agenda, with a focus on issues for adult care services. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2011
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