title: The benefits of a culturally specific intimate partner violence intervention for African American survivors.
abstract: In light of evidence and theorization of culturally specific factors contributing to intimate partner violence (IPV) within African American relationships and the Eurocentric approach many mainstream agencies take to service delivery, researchers have indicated a need for culturally appropriate IPV interventions for African American survivors to adequately address the issue of IPV within this community. The purpose of the current study was to qualitatively investigate how helpful a culturally specific IPV program, which targets the African American community, has been to African American female survivors. Results suggest that this culturally specific agency is successfully meeting the needs of these survivors.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Department, Community Health Studies Division, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA.
authors.forename: Tameka L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Gillum
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012944:Social Support; D012945:Social Values; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018454:Spouses / Q000208:ethnology; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States