Background Despite the growing body of evidence on IPV perpetration, most have focused
on interventions for women and on screening and referral strategies by physicians and other …

Background Intimate partner violence is a lead cause of ill health and premature death
among Australian women. Abused women are likely to present to Emergency Departments …

Methods We conducted a comprehensive PubMed search using Medical Subject Heading
terms and phrases pertaining to social EM topic areas (eg,“homelessness,”“housing …

Background Domestic and intimate partner violence (DV) are under-reported causes of
injury. We describe the health care utilization of DV patients, hypothesizing they are at …

Violence is a leading cause of death among US adults under age 45. There are also 3.3
million living violence victims, most of whom forgo formal health care when injured. We …

Background Racial/ethnic minority survivors of domestic violence (DV) referred from
emergency departments (EDs) face barriers connecting with advocacy services due to …

Purpose This qualitative study investigates current protocols, barriers, and facilitators for
intimate partner violence (IPV) intervention at multiple adult emergency departments (EDs) …

IPV is a serious public health concern that can result in numerous long-term negative
physical and psychological effects. According to the Centers for Disease Control and …

Purpose: To implement an improved DV screening and follow-up protocol at a suburban
community health clinic that is consistently used by staff with appropriate female patients as …

The healthcare professional plays a key role in the detection and subsequent channeling of
a situation of violence to a judicial level for appropriate investigation. The mandatory …