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domestic violence intervention programs  

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  • Domestic violence is a pervasive social problem that has devastating effects on all members of the family, as well as the larger society. Domestic violence includes physical, psychological, verbal, and sexual abuse perpetrated by one intimate partner against another partner. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Intervention Programs, Domestic Violence]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-CGC52926-8

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