Bibliographic Info
GuidelineResponding to intimate partner violence and sexual violence against women: WHO clinical and policy guidelines
Year of Publication2013
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Updated
Recommended in favor
Strong
(Women survivors of sexual assault, Interventions up to 3 months post-trauma) Continue to offer support and care as described in recommendation 10 (Offer first-line support to women survivors of sexual assault by any perpetrator, which includes:
- providing practical care and support, which responds
to her concerns, but does not intrude on her autonomy
- listening without pressuring her to respond or disclose
information
- offering comfort and help to alleviate or reduce her
anxiety
- offering information, and helping her to connect to
services and social supports)