2011/06/29 by Thema Bryant‐Davis, Katurah York Cooper, Alison J. Marks +2 · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Medicine · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Criminology #Faith #Gender studies #Gender, Security, and Conflict #Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics #Humanity #Law #Medicine #Migration, Health and Trauma #Poison control #Political science #Sexual assault #Sexual violence #Sociology #Spanish Civil War #Suicide prevention #Theology
paper · doi:10.1080/02703149.2011.580689
openalex publication_date 2011/06/29 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Cross-border feminist collaborations enhance efforts to combat violence against women, including sexual violence. Sexual assault was a pervasive human rights violation perpetrated against many Liberian women during the over decade long Civil War. Based on a review of the mental health literature focusing on the realities of this crime against humanity in the lives of Liberian women, thirteen interviews were conducted with Liberian Church leaders. The participants and the first and second authors are collaborators on faith-based initiatives aimed at serving and empowering Liberian women and girls through the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Interviewees highlight the effects, dynamics, needs, and solutions for Liberian women attempting to recover from these atrocities. This article utilizes feminist theology and feminist psychology as a frame for understanding the experiences of Liberian sexual assault survivors and feminist cross-border collaborations in West Africa.