Health InsuranceCrisis And Violence In Mumbai: Experiences From A Centre For Vulnerable Women And Children
In this week"s open access journal PLoS Medicine, Nayreen Daruwalla and
colleagues describe the Centre for Vulnerable Women and Children, which
serves clients coping with crisis and violence in the urban setting of
Dharavi, Mumbai. In order to assist other developing crisis centres, the
authors discuss factors that shaped the development of their Centre over
six years. They emphasise how intervention is often guided by clients"
desire to keep their families together. Successful intervention, the
authors advise, requires strong links with health-care providers, police,
legal
services, and community-based organizations.
Funding: The Centre for Vulnerable Women and Children receives funding
from individual donors and the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust. This work was also
supported by the Wellcome Trust (Reference 081052). The study sponsors did
not have a role in the writing of the report or in the decision to submit
the paper for publication.
Citation:
"Conflict, Crisis, and Abuse in Dharavi, Mumbai: Experiences from Six Years at a Centre for Vulnerable Women and Children."
Daruwalla N, Fernandez A, Salam J, Shaikh N, Osrin D (2009)
PLoS Med 6(7): e1000088. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000088
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