African American Women and Intimate Partner Violence Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious social problem in the United States particularly for African American women (Sualp, Forgetta, Anderson, Revell, & Godbee, 2020). According to data from the 2010 National Intimate Read More …
Tag: Adverse Childhood Experiences
The Importance of Multidisciplinary Team Response to the Quality and Safety of Care Delivery
The increased attention given to intimate partner violence has indicated that there are typically system-wide failures to detect and care for victims (Machado, Hines, & Douglas, 2020; Macy, Martin, Nwabuzor Ogbonnaya, & Rizo, 2018). Once in the system, victims may Read More …
Intimate Partner Violence Service Delivery and Trauma-Informed Care Strategy for Support
by Dr. Anchal Goyal Edited by Tabitha M. Chapman, AMFT Law enforcement and service providers serve an important role in the management of domestic violence victims. Law enforcement primarily focuses on maintaining the role of objective factfinders while conducting bias Read More …
What is Coercive Control? Evidence-based Interventions for Victims
Coercive control refers to a systematic pattern of behavior that establishes dominance over another person through intimidation, isolation, and terror-inducing violence or threats of violence (Dichter, Thomas, Crits-Christoph, Ogden, & Rhodes, 2018). Studies show that spousal coercive control is more common than emotional, physical, or sexual violence.
Widespread Child Sexual Abuse in the United States: An Extension Approach to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Its Recurrence
by Dr. Anchal Goyal; Editor(s): Dr. Amber D. Gray, Tabitha M. Chapman What is the Impact of Abuse on Children? Child sexual abuse (CSA) and assault currently affect 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 13 boys before the age Read More …
Strategies To Prevent Domestic Violence: Raising Awareness and Stopping Violence Before It Begins
by Dr. Anchal Goyal Editor(s): Dr. A.D. Gray; Tabitha M. Chapman, MFT Domestic violence is serious, it affects a large proportion of the population. The harm it causes can last a lifetime and spans generations. This has caused serious adverse Read More …
The Bad and The Ugly About Coercive Control
by Dr. Amber D. Gray, DBH Domestic violence is about power and control (Gosselin, 2018; Walker, 1979; Walker, 2000). While no single theory fits the totality of the nuances of domestic violence, an abuser’s need for power and control is Read More …
Service Needs of Domestic Violence Populations: Understanding Challenges in Providing Evidence-based Interventions for High-need Population
by Dr. Anchal GoyalEditor(s): T.M. Chapman; Dr. A.D. Gray Domestic violence is a serious social and public health problem that affects millions of Americans each year. Domestic Violence includes an array of physical and sexual violence, stalking, and psychological aggression. Read More …
Violence, and Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Psychophysiologic Affects of Witnessing Abuse
Dr. Amber D. Gray, DBH Children who witness abuse and violence experience various types of psychophysiologic consequences (Ali & McGarry, 2020; Bradbury-Jones, Morris, Sammut, Humphreys, 2020; Walker, 2013; Van Der Kolk, 2014). When it comes to children, it must be Read More …
Dissociative Identity Disorder: How the Movies Got It Wrong
by Dr. Amber D. Gray, CCFDVC, DBH Let’s Talk Dissociative Identity Disorder Let’s talk about dissociation. The not so new kid on the block, that many individuals still don’t understand anything about. What is dissociation? According to Marlene Steinberg, M.D., Read More …