title: Illinois trauma centers and intimate partner violence: are we doing our share?
abstract: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major source of morbidity and mortality nationally. Trauma Centers can be very helpful for victims of IPV but there may be variability in IPV resource provision. A survey was mailed to each of the 65 Trauma Centers in Illinois. Stata and EZ-Text statistical software were used for analysis. Eighty-three percent of trauma centers returned the survey. Ninety percent of respondents had an IPV screening policy. All but one Center reported having IPV services available, including social work (93%) and 24 hour/day IPV teams (7%). Most Centers felt their IPV services were adequate (69%), but 22% felt services were inadequate, particularly resource availability. Trauma Centers in the state of Illinois are generally succeeding at screening for IPV. However, there is lack of uniformity with respect to screening and services, suggesting that there is room for improvement.
authors.affiliation: Northwestern University, Galter 10-105, 201 East Huron, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. mcrandall@northwestern.edu
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crandall
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schwab
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sheehan
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Esposito
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012931:Social Environment; D012947:Social Work / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology