Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Barriers to domestic violence help seeking: implications for intervention
Other Titles:	Violence against women
Authors:	Naureckas, Sara Engel, Barbara Fugate, Michelle Landis, Leslie Riordan, Kim
Keywords:	Informal responses;Community education;Counselling;Health;Mental health;Policing
Year:	2005
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	11 (3), March 2005
Notes:	This article presents the findings from the Chicago Women’s Health Risk Study in the US, in which 491 abused women were interviewed in public health centres and a hospital. The responses of a subgroup who did not seek help through the identified interventions are examined. Common themes include: individual thresholds for the seriousness of the violence, perceived requirement to end the relationship, and specific barriers. Four kinds of barriers cut across all types of help seeking and interventions: hassle, fear, confidentiality or tangible loss. Informal helpers were the largest source of support. Implications for domestic violence counselling, public health, mental health, and the police are discussed. Implications for service providers and communities are: the need for increased awareness among victims and communities about services; the need for evaluation of existing services and systems to see if they are meeting the needs of all victims of domestic violence; increased notions that victims’ safety should inform service providers; and victims’ right to self determination.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13562
ISSN:	1077-8012
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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