Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Understanding Family Violence: A Family-Centred Perspective.
(Jill Ryan, Nicolette Roman – Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, et al.)

Chapter 2. Barriers and Facilitators Regarding Prevalence Rates and Family Violence Reporting
(Abygail Wadzanayi Hlomayi – Department of Social Work, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa)

Chapter 3. Reducing Intimate Partner Violence in Africa to Improve Health Outcomes: Exploring Interventions Through a REAIM Framework
(Nicolette V. Roman, PhD, Jill Ryan, PhD, and José M. Frantz, PhD – Centre for the Interdisciplinary Studies of Children, Families and Society, University of the Western Cape,
Cape Town, South Africa, et al.)

Chapter 4. A Needs Assessment of Families Experiencing Violence in a South African Context: The Perspectives of Professionals
(Jill Ryan, PhD, and Nicolette Roman, PhD – Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, et al.)

Chapter 5. The Effects of Family Violence on Child Development and Identity Formation: A Literature Review
(Edna G. Rich, PhD, and Abigail Willemse – Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Children, Families and Society (CISCFS), University of Western Cape (UWC), Cape Town, South Africa)

Chapter 6. Family-Centred Interventions Addressing Child Abuse: A Scoping Review
(Jill Ryan, PhD, and Nicolette Roman, PhD – Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, et al.)

Chapter 7. Parent’s Perceptions of the Effects of Violence on Their Adolescents’ Sense of Safety and Future Aspirations
(Letitia Butler-Kruger & Serena Isaacs, PhD – Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Children, Families and Society, University of the Western Cape, South Africa, et al.)

Chapter 8. Negative Online Experiences Among Maltreated Children and Adolescents
(Michelle F. Wright – Penn State University and Masaryk University)

Chapter 9. Family Violence and Substance Abuse: The Transactional Roles
(Dominique Caswell and Inge K. Sonn – Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Children, Families and Society, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of
Western Cape, South Africa)

Chapter 10. The Consequences of Exposure to Family and Community Gang Violence in Childhood
(G. Nokukhanya Ndhlovu, PhD and Pius T. Tanga, PhD – Department of Social Work/Social Development, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa)

Chapter 11. Gender Based Violence: The Shadow Pandemic. The Experiences of Male Students at an Institution of Higher Learning
(George Korope, Marcel P. Londt, PhD and José M. Frantz, PhD – Department of Social Work, University of the Western Cape, et al.)

Index