The efficacy of a police-advocacy intervention for victims of domestic violence: 12 month follow-up data.
The Domestic Violence Home Visit Intervention (DVHVI) provides advocate/police officer team home visits following a domestic dispute. Women (52 DVHVI and 55 controls) were interviewed at 1, 6, and 12 months following a police reported domestic incident to assess repeat violence, service utilization, and symptoms. Women who received the DVHVI were more satisfied with the police and likely to call them to report a nonphysical domestic dispute in the 12 months following the initial incident than women in the comparison group. DVHVI participants were significantly more likely to use court-based services and seek mental health treatment for their children.
Yale University Child Study Center, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. carla.stover@yale.edu
Carla Smith
CS
Stover
Miriam
M
Berkman
Rani
R
Desai
Steven
S
Marans
D003254:Consumer Advocacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016495:Police