When Abused Women Decide to Seek Help From a Victims Assistance Program: Their Perceived Needs and Self-Reported Mental Health Symptoms.

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  • Author(s): Mengo C;Mengo C; Gidycz C; Gidycz C
  • Source:
    Violence and victims [Violence Vict] 2019 Aug 01; Vol. 34 (4), pp. 613-634.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8916436 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 0886-6708 (Print) Linking ISSN: 08866708 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Violence Vict Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: New York Ny : Springer
      Original Publication: [New York, NY] : Springer Pub. Co., [c1986-
    • Subject Terms:
      Battered Women* ; Criminal Law*; Intimate Partner Violence/*psychology ; Mental Disorders/*psychology; Adult ; Aged ; Counseling ; Female ; Humans ; Intimate Partner Violence/legislation & jurisprudence ; Middle Aged ; Needs Assessment ; Ohio ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Young Adult
    • Abstract:
      This study examines the nature of perceived needs of women victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) and their association with social demographic characteristics and self-reported mental health symptoms. The study uses data from case records of women victims of IPV ( n = 154) seeking help from a victim assistance program housed within city police station located in the southwest, United States. The majority of the women in this study reported needs related to counseling, protection orders, Crime Victims' Compensation Rights, legal services, and Temporary Aid for Needy Families. Findings also indicate that perceived needs of women were significantly associated with self-reported mental health symptoms. Some needs had a stronger relationship to women's mental health symptoms than others. Overall these findings suggest that it is imperative to emphasize responses that can address all the needs of women (in addition to stopping IPV) to reduce mental health symptoms.
      (© Copyright 2019 Springer Publishing Company, LLC.)
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: help seeking; intimate partner violence; mental health; perceived needs; women
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20190817 Date Completed: 20200821 Latest Revision: 20200821
    • Publication Date:
      20240829
    • Accession Number:
      10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-17-00058
    • Accession Number:
      31416970