title: Improving mental health service responses to domestic violence and abuse.
abstract: Domestic violence and abuse is a considerable international public health problem, which is associated with mental disorders in both women and men. Nevertheless, victimization and perpetration remain undetected by mental health services. This paper reviews the evidence on mental health service responses to domestic violence, including identifying, referring, and providing care for people experiencing or perpetrating violence. The review highlights the need for mental health services to improve rates of identification and responses to domestic violence and abuse, through the provision of specific training on domestic violence and abuse, the implementation of clear information sharing protocols and evidence-based interventions, and the establishment of care referral pathways. This review also highlights the need for further research into mental health service users who perpetrate domestic violence and abuse.
authors.affiliation: a Section of Women's Mental Health, King's College London , London , UK.
authors.forename: Kylee
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Trevillion
authors.affiliation: b Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, Newham Centre for Mental Health , London , UK.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Corker
authors.affiliation: a Section of Women's Mental Health, King's College London , London , UK.
authors.forename: Lauren E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Capron
authors.affiliation: a Section of Women's Mental Health, King's College London , London , UK.
authors.forename: Siân
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oram
mesh_terms: D019548:Crime Victims; D017579:Domestic Violence; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services
keywords: Domestic violence and abuse; intervention; mental health; mental health services; perpetrators