Reproductive Coercion and Abuse: Supporting the Legal Assistance Sector to understand and respond
Reproductive coercion and abuse (RCA) is emerging as a critical and under-researched form of family/intimate partner violence. South-East Monash Legal Service seek to better understand RCA in the legal context, and identify effective strategies and interventions to ensure that the legal assistance sector is able to effectively support disclosures of RCA.
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