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Title: | ‘Swim, swim and die at the beach’: family court and perpetrator induced trauma (CPIT) experiences of mothers in Brazil |
Authors: | Dalgarno, E Katz, E Ayeb-Karlsson, S Barnett, A Motosi, P Verma, A |
Keywords: | women’s health;domestic violence;family court;gender-based violence;trauma;parental alienation;suicide;human rights |
Issue Date: | 14-Dec-2023 |
Publisher: | Routledge (Taylor & Francis Groiup) |
Citation: | Dalgarno, E. et al. (2024) '‘Swim, swim and die at the beach’: family court and perpetrator induced trauma (CPIT) experiences of mothers in Brazil', Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 46 (1), pp. 11 - 38. doi: 10.1080/09649069.2023.2285136. |
Abstract: | Gender-based violence (GBV) and Domestic Violence (DV) are prevalent in Brazil. There are growing concerns globally regarding the weaponisation of the pseudo-concept ‘Parental Alienation’ (PA) in the family courts against women. Additionally, a lack of understanding of mothers’ family court and health-related experiences indicated a need to explore this topic further. A qualitative study was conducted with thirteen mothers who are victims of Domestic Violence and have been accused of PA. Mothers reported a range of harmful health experiences, delineated here under the conceptual framework of Court and Perpetrator Induced Trauma (CPIT). Six themes are presented, which encapsulate a range of harmful actions, behaviours and circumstances (ABCs) that surround these mothers and their responses to these ABCs. Multiple physical health conditions were reported as associated with family court proceedings. This included maternity problems, musculoskeletal, autoimmune, and respiratory conditions and a broad range of mental health implications including suicide and other trauma responses. Human rights violations, the weaponisation of ‘Parental Alienation’ and inherently misogynistic and oppressive justice systems in Brazil were also reported. Urgent measures and further research are now needed to investigate causal links between harm to health and the family courts and to strengthen human rights protection for women and child victims in Brazil and beyond. |
URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/28724 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1080/09649069.2023.2285136 |
ISSN: | 0964-9069 |
Other Identifiers: | ORCiD: Elizabeth Dalgarno https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3639-6268 ORCiD: E. Katz https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7341-3365 ORCiD: Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6124-2730 ORCiD: Adrienne Barnett https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8435-306X ORCiD: P. Motosi https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8280-5930 ORCiD: Arpana Verma https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7950-2649 |
Appears in Collections: | Brunel Law School Research Papers |
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