Domestic violence and sexual assault agency directors' perspectives on services that help survivors.
Community-based domestic violence and sexual assault service providers need sound knowledge regarding services that work well to improve the lives of survivors. This exploratory, qualitative research aimed to help provide such knowledge by investigating domestic violence and sexual assault agency executive directors' ( n = 14) opinions regarding what services are most helpful for survivors. In-depth interviews with directors provided findings about (a) critical services for survivors; (b) essential service delivery practices; (c) ideal services that are challenging to deliver because of funding and other barriers; and (d) areas of service delivery practice uncertainty due to a lack of best practices.
Macy
Rebecca J
RJ
School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. rjmacy@email.unc.edu
Giattina
Mary C
MC
Montijo
Natalie Johns
NJ
Ermentrout
Dania M
DM
D000328:Adult; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019548:Crime Victims; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006270:Health Facility Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011902:Rape / Q000517:prevention & control; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration; D013179:Spouse Abuse; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States