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Executive summary

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Introduction

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Societal perceptions of sexual violence and its victims

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11SOCIETAL PERCEPTIONS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND ITS VICTIMS

Societal responses to sexual violence and its victims

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13SOCIETAL RESPONSES TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND ITS VICTIMS

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Women victims’ perceptions of sexual violence

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17WOMEN VICTIMS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE

The responses of women victims to sexual violence

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19THE RESPONSES OF WOMEN VICTIMS TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE

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21THE RESPONSES OF WOMEN VICTIMS TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE

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23THE RESPONSES OF WOMEN VICTIMS TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE

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25THE RESPONSES OF WOMEN VICTIMS TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE

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27THE RESPONSES OF WOMEN VICTIMS TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE

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Screening interventions

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Acute, short- and long-term interventions

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33ACUTE, SHORT- AND LONG-TERM INTERVENTIONS

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Therapeutic approaches to survivors’ mental health needs

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43THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TO SURVIVORS’ MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS

Criminal justice system interventions

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45CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM INTERVENTIONS

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Conclusions and areas for future research

47CONCLUSIONS AND AREAS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH

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References

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