- Title
- Strategies for health promotion after violence exposure
- Creator
- Ayala, Leilani Marie; Hazelton, Michael; Hines-Martin, Vicki P.
- Relation
- Routledge Handbook of Global Mental Health Nursing: Evidence, Practice and Empowerment p. 313-334
- Relation
- https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-Global-Mental-Health-Nursing-Evidence-Practice/Yearwood-Hines-Martin/p/book/9781138017610
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Resource Type
- book chapter
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- Pinker (2011) has argued that we are living through one of the most peaceful times in the history of humankind. While this may be the case in historical comparative terms, the recent shooting down of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) serves as a tragic reminder of the globalization of risk (Beck, 1992) and we might add violence. For many of us, the violence associated with war, terrorism, civil disturbance or crime is something we watch on television or read about online - from our location in McLuhan's (1964) 'global village'; we might be aware of and concerned about distant wars and local crime rates, but these are often vague and remote apprehensions. Nonetheless, as 9/ 11, the downing of MH17 and the attack on Atatiirk Airport indicate, the potential for exposure to violence now extends well beyond concerns over crime in our local communiry. For some, exposure to violence will be as primary victims - those directly affected by violence. For others, exposure will be as secondary victims - the family, friends and work colleagues of the primary victim. The notion of secondary victimhood may also be extended to include those who attend the crime scene, support the victims or investigate the crime. In this chapter we consider the mental health impacts of exposure to violence and how these might be addressed using health promotion strategies. While the approach adopted is heavily influenced by the service contexts of our own countries - the United States and Australia - the discussion will be contextualized within broader international concerns and responses: we will thus explore violence and its health implications both locally and globally; in the home, classroom and workplace; interpersonally and collectively; and in relation to both the primary and secondary victims of violence.
- Subject
- health promotion; marketing strategies; exposure to violence; victims of violence; mental health
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1385599
- Identifier
- uon:32257
- Identifier
- ISBN:9781138017610
- Language
- eng
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