Previous projects
The Uppsala Model
Since the early 1990s, NCK and Uppsala County Council (Region Uppsala) have worked systematically to improve the care for women subjected to violence and to increase an early detection of exposure to violence. The work and findings are presented in a report called the Uppsala Model.
Four elements have been identified as key for improving the reception and care for women subjected to violence; knowledge, routines, follow-ups and collaboration.
Women's experiences of violence
Doctoral project. Mariella Öberg, MD and PhD at the Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University and NCK has published her dissertation on women's experiences of violence in Sweden.
The main aims of the thesis were to study the prevalence of sexual, physical and psychological violence among women in Sweden and to explore possible associations to violence and polyvictimization during childhood as well as sociodemographic factors.
More about the investigation "Women's experiences of violence"
Violence in close relationships – Characteristic patterns of vulnerability in a life and population perspective
Doctoral project. Being subjected to violence by someone with whom you have strong social and emotional ties can be traumatic and have a negative impact on your health. In addition to the immediate damage caused by violence, it is also a violation of personal integrity and a betrayal of the victim's trust and confidence in close associates. All in all, violence risks having a major impact on the victim. This doctoral project studied vulnerability to domestic violence.
The aim of the project was to study exposure to sexual, physical and psychological violence in intimate relationships in a representative sample of 10,000 women and 10,000 men aged 18-74 registered in Sweden.
Project period: 2015-01-15 - 2023-03-31
National Prevalence Study on Violence
NCK and Umeå University has in a national study in Sweden asked 10,000 women and 10,000 men between the ages of 18 and 74 about their exposure to sexual, physical and psychological violence, both in childhood and in adulthood. The study also includes questions regarding health and life circumstances.
National programme for the care of victims of sex crimes
In February 2008 NCK presented a handbook to support healthcare professionals in their treatment of victims of sex crimes. This handbook was commissioned by the government and is a part of a national programme within the Swedish healthcare system. Included in the handbook is a guide with practical instructions, including how to take samples and secure evidence.
More about the National programme for the care of victims of sex crimes
The Development of Kvinnofridslinjen
In 2006 the government commissioned NCK to set up and run a national support line for women subjected to violence and those close to them. This service was developed during 2007, and the telephone line was opened on the 4th December 2007. The helpline has been named Kvinnofridslinjen. It is run in conjunction with NCK's clinical unit at Uppsala University Hospital.
Pregnancy-related violence
NCK's first PhD, midwife Kristina Stenson, defended her dissertation "Men's Violence Against Women – a Challenge in Antenatal Care" in 2004.
The dissertation explores experiences of violence amongst pregnant women and their attitudes towards being questioned about violence at the antenatal clinic.
About the dissertation "Men's Violence Against Women – a Challenge in Antenatal Care"
Captured Queen
"Captured Queen" is the first investigation into the prevalence of men's violence against women to be carried out in Sweden. It shows that many women in Sweden have experienced being subjected to violence.
In total 28 percent of the women had experienced physical violence at the hands of a previous husband or partner. More than one fifth of the young women, between the ages of 18 and 24, had been subjected to violence during the last year.