Mothers, Children and Domestic Violence and Abuse

Valeria Skafida, PhD, is an applied social researcher whose work and interests straddle the disciplines of social policy, sociology and public health.

1.A brief history of measurement of domestic violence and abuse for survey research. 2.Domestic violence and abuse measurement approaches in longitudinal UK national surveys. 3.Trials and tribulations of researching domestic violence and abuse with survey data. 4.Who is missing in domestic violence and abuse survey data? 5.Prevalence and social inequalities in domestic violence and abuse victimisation. 6.Children's experiences of physical chastisement in the context of domestic violence and abuse. 7.Children's social and emotional development in the context of domestic violence and abuse. 8.Inequalities in social worker contact among mothers experiencing domestic violence and abuse in Scotland. 9.Reflections on implications for policy and practice. 10.Conclusion