Community-based spouse abuse protection and family preservation team.
Fragmentation and lack of communication plague agencies that serve families in which spouse abuse occurs. Spouse-abuse families may have service needs that span the fields of medical, legal, and social services; law enforcement; and employment. This article provides a brief overview of the multiple service needs of spouse-abuse families and describes a framework for developing, organizing, and implementing a community-based spouse abuse protection and family preservation team. The proposed model recognizes the needs of victims, perpetrators, and their family members.
Social Work Services, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX.
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D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States