title: The provision of advocacy services to women leaving abusive partners: an examination of short-term effects.
abstract: Examined the short-term impact of providing advocacy services to women leaving battered women's shelters. The study employed a true longitudinal experimental design. Women in the advocacy condition received intensive one-on-one services with trained paraprofessional advocates. Advocates assisted women in accessing needed community resources. Women in the control condition received no additional postshelter services. Findings corroborated earlier research suggesting that battered women lack many resources necessary for independent living and that working with advocates produced greater effectiveness in accessing needed resources. Ongoing research will examine the long-term impact on life satisfaction, future victimization, and living arrangements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824-1117.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010351:Patient Discharge; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012944:Social Support; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000592:standards*