title: Intimate Partner Violence Among Help-Seeking Deaf Women: An Empirical Study.
abstract: Deaf women face heightened rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) compared with hearing women, yet limited research has focused on IPV among this population. Empirical studies are warranted to examine the unique experiences and resource needs of Deaf women, along with barriers excluding Deaf participants from IPV research and service provision. Our study addresses these gaps by providing a profile of 80 Deaf women attending an IPV program serving individuals with disabilities. Demographic and psychosocial characteristics, referral channels that led women to the program, and services sought post-referral are discussed to help guide best practices with Deaf survivors of IPV.
authors: 1 Stony Brook School of Social Welfare, Stony Brook School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
authors: Michelle S
authors: MS
authors: Ballan
authors: 2 New York University, New York, NY, USA.
authors: Molly Burke
authors: MB
authors: Freyer
authors: 3 Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
authors: Lauren
authors: L
authors: Powledge
authors: 4 Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR, USA.
authors: C Nathan
authors: CN
authors: Marti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D000066505:Help-Seeking Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: deaf; disabilities; intimate partner violence