Isobel Heywood
Isobel recently completed an MPH (masters in public health) at the University of Birmingham and has a background in social policy, marketing and communications, and the not-for-profit sector. Her research interests lie broadly within the scope of addressing inequalities and the social determinants of health, including gender and women’s issues, domestic violence and abuse, housing and health, social exclusion, health promotion and healthy behaviours, and poverty.
Thrivership: a new model to support victims of abuse to move beyond surviving to thriving
How do women who have experienced domestic violence and abuse move on from the trauma? What is the difference between being a victim and a survivor and what does it mean to progress from either of these to thriving? In this blog post, the authors of a new study in BMC Women’s Health provide women’s perspectives on the ‘thrivership’ model and put them in the context of how the public health system can better support these women.
Why is this study important?
Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is a serious public health issue, threatening the health of individuals the world over. While men can also experience DVA, women are disproportionately affected. Around 30% of women worldwide who have been in a romantic relationship report having experienced violence at the hands of their partner, and in the UK a woman is killed by her current or former male partner every four days.
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