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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)

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