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## Meet the editor

Kathleen Monahan, DSW, LCSW, LMFT, received her MSc in Social Work from Columbia University, New York in 1982 and her doctorate from Adelphi University, New York in 1994. In 1994–1996, Dr. Monahan was a post-doctoral fellow in the Psychology Department, Stony Brook University, New York, in a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) program, studying the effects of family violence. She is an associate professor

in the School of Social Welfare, Stony Brook University. Dr. Monahan is also in private practice specializing in Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), sexual violence, and trauma. Her research focus includes acquired brain injury as a result of IPV, sexual violence, and the use of humor with traumatized populations. Dr. Monahan also writes works of fiction and memoir. Her most recent work is the article "Nile" published in *Awakenings*.

### Contents


Preface

Sexual violence remains a global public health problem that continues to evade eradication. The negative sequelae from sexual violence have long been established from individual symptomatology, family difficulty, the drain on community stakeholders, and the financial costs to societies. This book addresses the most prominent

The first section of this book presents the short- and long-term negative sequelae emanating from sexual violence as well as the myths and belief systems that perpetuate its existence. Inherent in sexual violence are the issues of power and control, consent, stigma, and societal views. This section also addresses how newspapers advance a negative public discourse regarding the sexual victimization of sex workers. The second section of this book examines the use and role of social media in carrying out the sex trafficking of minors. The third and final section of this book discusses treatment issues, the provision of support and resources in care centers,

This book highlights the work of researchers and clinicians from all over the world

**Kathleen Monahan** School of Social Welfare, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA

who seek to improve the quality of life for survivors of sexual violence.

issues facing clinicians, researchers, and community stakeholders today.

trauma-responsive care, and post-traumatic growth.
