In this Family Focus section of NCFR Report, your colleagues provide perspectives on intimate partner violence from around the world, including in the countries of Sweden, Mexico, Kenya, Turkey, China, and more.

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• Intimate Partner Violence Worldwide: A Strengths-Based Approach — by Sylvia M. Asay, Ph.D., CFLE, Professor of Family Studies, Chair of Family Studies and Interior Design, University of Nebraska-Kearney; John DeFrain, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Family Studies and Extension Family and Community Development Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Marcee Metzger, Executive Director, Voices of Hope, Lincoln, Nebraska; Bob Moyer, MBA, Executive Director, Family Violence Council, Lancaster County, Nebraska
• Intimate Partner Violence: The Case for Kenya — by Jane Rose Njue, Ph.D., CFLE, Associate Professor of Family and Child Studies, Northern Illinois University
• Intimate Partner Violence in Mexico — by Rosario Esteinou, Ph.D., Senior Professor and Researcher, Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social
• Intimate Partner Violence in China — by Yan Ruth Xia, Ph.D., CFLE, Associate Professor, Department Graduate Chair, and Sarah Taylor, doctoral student, Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Intimate Partner Violence in the United States: The Role of Distortion and Resistance — by Jason B. Whiting, Ph. D., Associate Professor, and Lisa V. Merchant, M.S., doctoral candidate; Department of Community, Family, and Addiction Services, Marriage and Family Therapy, Texas Tech University
• Perceptions of Domestic Violence by Turkish Couples in Long-Lasting Marriages: An Exploratory Study — by Mehmet Ali Balkanlıoğlu, Ph.D., Department of Sociology, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey; Rudy Ray Seward, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of North Texas
• Violence in Same-Sex Relationships — by Deena P. Patrick, M.S., LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist, Department of Veteran Affairs; Tekhara D. Watson, M.A., MFT, Staff Therapist, Syracuse University
• Signals of Abuse in the Swedish Context — by Maria Wolmesjö, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, Linköping University, Sweden; David M. Finn, Ed.D., Professor, Director of Special Education, Samford University
• Women Globally: Education as an Obstacle or an Opportunity — by Wafaa Khalifah, M.S. candidate, Human Development and Family Studies, University of Delaware
• Domestic Violence and Communities of Faith: Shattering the Holy Hush — by Nancy Nason-Clark, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, University of New Brunswick, Canada
• Implementing Violence Prevention on Campus — by Jonathan C. Davis, Ph.D., LMFT, CFLE, Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Life Education, Samford University
• Practical Ways to Conduct International Partner-Violence Research Using Dyadic Analysis — by Murray A. Straus, Ph.D., Co-Director, Family Research Laboratory and Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of New Hampshire
• "She Lucky, Me No Beat She": Intimate Partner Violence in Guyana — by Vivian J. Carlson, Ph.D., Professor and Human Development and Family Studies Chair, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Saint Joseph; Rev. Angelia D. Hemric, Missionary, Global Partners

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