“I'm Just Like, You Know What, It's Now or Never”: Exploring How Women of Color Experiencing Severe Abuse and Homicide Risk Journey Toward Formal Help …

SB Harper - Journal of interpersonal violence, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Women in the United States are more likely to be killed by an intimate partner than anyone
else, and prior, severe domestic violence (DV) is typically involved in such intimate partner …

Women's formal help-seeking before and after their abusive partner initiates relationship violence treatment

CM Murphy, N Nnawulezi, L Ting - Violence against women, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Intimate partner violence survivors (N= 122) reported on formal help-seeking before and
after their male partners enrolled in a Relationship Violence Intervention Program (RVIP). At …

Caught in the crossroad: An intersectional examination of African American women intimate partner violence survivors' help seeking

BY Waller, J Harris, CR Quinn - Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: African American women are disproportionately impacted by intimate partner
violence (IPV)-related homicide. They reflect the second highest prevalence rates and …

Factors for formal help-seeking among female survivors of intimate partner violence

H Cho, I Kwon, D Shamrova, J Seon - Journal of Family Violence, 2021 - Springer
Intimate partner violence (IPV) results in numerous negative physical and mental health
consequences. Research shows that many factors affect survivors' help-seeking decisions …

Survivors' identification of protective factors and early warning signs for intimate partner violence

LM Short, PM McMahon, DD Chervin… - Violence Against …, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
An exploratory, qualitative study generated hypotheses about women in violent
heterosexual relationships: reasons women stay, what helps end the violence, barriers …

Challenges to help-seeking among women of color exposed to intimate partner violence

M Schmidt, SK Kedia, PJ Dillon… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Women exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) often rely on support from their informal
support networks to obtain resources that may mitigate IPV. This study explored the …

Help-seeking behaviors and barriers among Black women exposed to severe intimate partner violence: Findings from a nationally representative sample

KK Lacey, T Jiwatram-Negron… - Violence against …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This article examined general help-seeking utilization and barriers among US Black women
reporting severe physical intimate partner violence (IPV). Data from the National Survey of …

Concomitant forms of abuse and help-seeking behavior among White, African American, and Latina women who experience intimate partner violence

SM Flicker, C Cerulli, X Zhao, W Tang… - Violence Against …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
This study uses National Violence against Women Survey data to investigate the differential
impact of concomitant forms of violence (sexual abuse, stalking, and psychological abuse) …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of intimate partner violence abuse ratings by recently abused and never abused women

HE Straus, EH Guonjian, E Christian, RR Roberts - BMC women's health, 2020 - Springer
Background There are a paucity of directly reported intimate partner violence survivors'
experiences, especially in women of color. This study measures recently/currently abused …

Perceptions, help-seeking, and high-risk domestic violence in black communities

T Bent-Goodley, A Zonicle… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
One in four women report experiencing intimate partner violence. Yet, nearly 45% of Black
women report experiencing this same crime. In addition, while Black women compose 14 …