What Do Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Service Providers Need to Know About Survivors to Deliver Services?
Using survey data, we investigate perspectives of 80 program directors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault agencies regarding whether gathering specific information at intake is helpful in determining survivors' needs for five service areas: legal advocacy, medical advocacy, support group, counseling, and shelter. We explore whether directors' opinions of information-type usefulness differ by type of service agency (single- or dual-focus). Findings show directors perceive the information most helpful to early service provision includes survivors' goals, experiences of violence and trauma, and health status. MANOVA results show no significant differences among directors from single- or dual-focus agencies.
['Macy|Rebecca J|RJ|', 'Martin|Sandra L|SL|', 'Nwabuzor Ogbonnaya|Ijeoma|I|', 'Rizo|Cynthia F|CF|']
D000704:Analysis of Variance D017579:Domestic Violence D006282:Health Personnel D006801:Humans D009657:North Carolina D012657:Self-Help Groups D012947:Social Work D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires D017741:Survivors
domestic violence sexual assault services assessment partner violence