title: Safety planning with children and adolescents in domestic violence shelters.
abstract: This exploratory mixed methods survey yielded a comprehensive picture of safety planning practices with children and adolescents in Texas emergency domestic violence shelters. Shelter personnel described safety planning goals, methods, timing, and contents and views of best practices, barriers, and risks. The study's approach was guided by Proctor's (2005) recommendations for developing the research base for an understudied intervention. Results indicate that the practice is widespread. Shelters consider developmental differences and use multiple methods and timing strategies. Views on goals and risks varied. Findings are contextualized with information on overall child/youth services. This article discusses implications for shelter practices and future research, such as outcome studies and the feasibility of children/youth implementing commonly recommended safety strategies.
authors: University of Texas at San Antonio, Social Work Department, San Antonio, TX 78207-4415, USA. Amy.Chanmugam@utsa.edu
authors: Amy
authors: A
authors: Chanmugam
authors: Kimberly
authors: K
authors: Hall
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011638:Public Housing; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013781:Texas