Violence against African Americans: Barriers to Care and Culturally Competent Solutions

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 …

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 …

Doctors of Behavioral Health, Effective Providers for Victim Advocacy

An Official White Paper From Gray’s Trauma Informed Care Services Corp WP NO. 200 Doctors of Behavioral Health (DBH) are considered healthcare innovators. They are healthcare disruptors. They are healthcare agents of improvement. That is to say, the role of Read More …

Congratulations to Dr. Gray for being a Honorary Awardee for the Morton Bard Allied Professionals Award

Dr. Gray has worked to help victims of violence for many years. Whether it is through advocacy, professional development, or healthcare education, Dr. Gray is always looking at ways to improve the victim/patient experience. Dr. Gray believes that the only Read More …