title: Screening and intervention for intimate partner violence in healthcare settings: creating sustainable system-level programs.
abstract: Among the barriers to routine screening for intimate partner violence (IPV) are time constraints, a lack of protocols and policies, and departmental philosophies of care that may conflict with IPV screening recommendations. To address these barriers, systems-level interventions are needed; in this article, we describe one model that may overcome these obstacles. We discuss how this systemic approach may best be implemented in both out-patient clinics and emergency departments (EDs) and note that evidence for its success will be required.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: L Kevin
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Hamberger
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rhodes
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D018585:Battered Women / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards*; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000592:standards*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012307:Risk Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States