This book discusses the pervasiveness of violence against women (VAW) in India and traces its evolution as a public health concern. It highlights the fundamental relationship between health and violence and identifies institutional gaps, which hinder comprehensive healthcare and support to VAW survivors.

List of Figures. List of Tables. List of Contributors. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. Section 1: Introduction Violence against women (VAW) as a public health issue Sangeeta Rege, Padma Bhate-Deosthali, and T K Sundari Ravindran Section 2: Institutionalising a health system response 1 North East Network (NEN) Darilyn Syiem 2 Bhoomika V Jithesh 3 Sukoon Sonia Trikha Khullar and Manpreet Kaur 4 Upscaling of Dilaasa Sangeeta Rege, Padma Bhate-Deosthali and Chitra Joshi Section 3: Working with hospitals 1 Vimochana Donna Fernandes, Satyadevi.K and Padma Bhate-Deosthali 2 Sneha Nayreen Daruwala, Preethi Pinto and Nikhat Shaikh 3 Soukhya Suneeta Krishnan, N.S. Vishwanath, Prarthana Appaiah, Anuradha Sreevathsa, Nayanatara Patil, Kameshwari Devi, Sangeeta Rege and Padma Bhate-Deosthali 4 Swati Poonam Kathuria, Anagha Pradhan and Jasodra Rana 5 Anweshi K Ajitha, P Sreeja and Jayalakshmi Rajeev Section 4: Working with health workers in rural and semi-urban areas 1 Masum Ramesh Awasthi 2 Rural Women's Social Education Centre (RUWSEC) Balasubramanian.P, Bhuvaneswari Sunil and T K Sundari Ravindran Section 5: Advocacy with the health sector 1 Sama Deepa Venkatachalam and Adsa Fatima 2 Tathapi Audrey Fernandes Section 6: Conclusion. Index.