violence

Dr. Dara Mendez and Dr. Judy Chang response article addresses the questions raised in “How Gentle Must Violence Against Women be in Order to not be Violent? Rethinking the Word ‘Violence; in Obstetric Settings” and concludes that naming violence is critical for describing people’s experiences of such violence and for addressing the structures and contexts that create and fuel such violence, not for judgment but for accountability and change.

Dr. Miller's recent publication shows the impacts of the pervasive and harmful narratives used to weaponize transgender identities in contemporary political discourse and the ongoing need for gender transformative sexual violence prevention programs.

Read more about this study here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2792864

Join CONVERGE and Pitt's Health Science faculty members for Moving Research into Practice: Inclusive Prevention Strategies.

Faculty members Dr. Judy Chang and Dr. Elizabeth Miller recently published about the challenges of working with men who perpetrate partner violence. As Domestic Violence Awareness Month begins, we wanted to highlight this important work.