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Rape Prevention: Not Just a Men’s Issue
My first blog post focusing on intervention programs and initiatives taking place across college campuses focused on the male perspective—how changing the male sentiment towards rape and sexual abuse could ultimately reduce forced rape occurrences in the college setting. This week I am looking to explore the different prevention methods available for females, however, almost [...]
Predictors of Revictimization
Physical and sexual abuse have immediate and long term effects on a woman’s mental health, as seen by numerous studies. An interesting study was recently done that looked to predict the likelihood of a particular college women being raped based on multiple childhood and situational variables. The study performed a preliminary screening of over 250 [...]
College Rape Prevention Program: The Male Approach
After having many meaningful discussion regarding women’s general health, mental health, adolescence and vulnerability, and sexuality, I plan to continue pursuing the topic of forced rape amongst college women. This is a critical topic, especially this is a college course filled with college men and women. However, in this entry, I also wanted to take [...]
Forced Rape, Mental Health, and the Female College Student
Continuing along the lines of women’s mental health issues, I wanted to explore the effects that college life has on females. Like any other issue of health and mental health, there are differences in how males and females succeed in college mentally, physically, psychologically, and emotionally. After reading several articles, I found a common theme in [...]
The Intersect of Mental Health and Female Genital Mutilation
After reading about female genital mutilation and cutting, I found an important connection to make with my first blog post: the lasting mental, psychological, and sexual health effects of FGM/C. I found our discussion in the classroom to be though-provoking and engaging, however, I feel as though one of the major conclusions is the traditional [...]
An Introduction to Women’s Mental Health
Women’s mental health is just as difficult to define and improve as general women’s health. The World Health Organization recognize mental health as “a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution [...]
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