Testing Two Global Models to Prevent Violence against Women and Children: Methods and Baseline Data Analysis of a Seven-Year Prospective Study.

Worldwide, two models of care are offered most often to abused women-safe shelter and justice services. No evidence exists on the differential effectiveness of the models. To provide evidence for best practice and policy, 300 abused women, 150 first-time users of a shelter and 150 first time-applica...

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Publicado en:Issues in Mental Health Nursing Vol. 33; no. 12; pp. 871 - 882
Autores principales: McFarlane, Judith, Nava, Angeles, Gilroy, Heidi, Paulson, Rene, Maddoux, John
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2012
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Sumario:Worldwide, two models of care are offered most often to abused women-safe shelter and justice services. No evidence exists on the differential effectiveness of the models. To provide evidence for best practice and policy, 300 abused women, 150 first-time users of a shelter and 150 first time-applicants for a protection order, participated in a seven-year study. Safety, abuse, and the emotional and physical functioning of the women and their children were measured. The procedural logistics, sampling process, metrics, and baseline descriptors for these 300 women and 300 children is presented along with implications for practice and policy.