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Articles by Manjula Datta O’Connor
Dowry abuse, migration and mental health: public health challenges and legislative responses in Australia
Family violence is a pervasive global public health crisis. Family violence presentations include physical, emotional, sexual and financial abuse. It is the leading contributor to disease burden among women aged 15–44 years. Reference Ayre, Lum On, Webster, Gourley and Moon1 Dowry abuse is a form of culturally predicated financial abuse, and is associated with serious psychiatric and public health implications.
Daughters of Durga
Reviewed by Rama Gaind. By Manjula Datta O’Connor, Melbourne University Press, $34.99. Here is a perceptive, though disquieting, investigation of domestic violence in South Asian communities, and the resilience of women in the face of adversity.
Dowry Abuse Is Australia's Hidden Domestic Violence Crisis
In 2007, 25-year-old physiotherapist Deepshikha Godara married IT professional Sunil Beniwal, 29, in an arranged but seemingly happy union. The couple emigrated from New Delhi, India, to Melbourne to start their new life together, and had a baby in 2011. Yet secretly, Godara was suffering. She told friends and family back home that her husband was mentally and physically torturing her, and she called the police on numerous occasions.
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We aim to raise awareness of dowry abuse as a practice, which is a lesser-known form of family violence, and highlight its profound impact on mental health in migrant communities. There remains an urgent need for action from mental healthcare providers, and additional legal and policy reforms, to address this harmful practice.
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