Shelter and Service Receipt for Victims of Domestic Violence in Illinois

Grossman, Susan F.; Lundy, Marta; George, Cherian; Crabtree-Nelson, Sonya

doi:10.1177/0886260509354505

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“…Therefore, the complex relationship that exists between partner organisations encountered in a health ‘journey’ is multiplied many times over in relation to help-seeking for abuse. Planning a pathway through services, therefore, becomes a significant drain on resources, particularly if one has limited access to a telephone, personal finance and non-surveillance opportunities (Humphreys and Thiara, 2003; Grossman et al ., 2010).…”

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Intersections and Multiple ‘Candidacies’: Exploring Connections between Two Theoretical Perspectives on Domestic Abuse and Their Implications for Practicing Policy

Mackenzie¹,

Conway²,

Hastings³

et al. 2014

Social Policy & Society

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Domestic abuse policy increasingly uses language which indicates that abuse is patterned according to structural factors. However, practicing according to these structural accounts of abuse is problematic because of the policy and organisational contexts that practitioners work within and, we argue, because the implications of the structured nature of victims’ experiences is not fully understood by all practitioners.We ask whether women's differential use and experiences of services with a remit to address abuse can be illuminated using two theoretical perspectives – ‘candidacy’ and intersectionality. We report the findings of a literature synthesis that investigates how these improve our understanding of women's help-seeking and service utilisation and of the responses that they receive. Both concepts were highly congruent with the literature and we conclude that, together, candidacy and intersectionality offer a means of enhancing knowledge of how the political becomes enacted in the personal. Embedding such knowledge within practice repertoires offers the potential to develop more nuanced structural understandings of women's experiences and constraints.

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Section: Approach To the Literature Synthesismentioning

confidence: 99%

Intersections and Multiple ‘Candidacies’: Exploring Connections between Two Theoretical Perspectives on Domestic Abuse and Their Implications for Practicing Policy

Mackenzie¹,

Conway²,

Hastings³

et al. 2014

Social Policy & Society

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“…First, shelter employees indicated a limited number of beds available for survivors, which may result in significant constraints on how long survivors are able to stay at a shelter. A lack of beds has been described as a common yet pressing problem since the inception of the shelter movement in the West (Grossman et al, 2010). While alternatives are provided when shelters are full, access to a shelter and the services provided there are paramount for survivors in immediate crisis.…”

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“…A review of Bosnian recent shelter reports was completed to identify a profile of clients served in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In addition, a list of client characteristics used by Fisher et al (2003); Grossman, Lundy, George, and Crabtree-Nelson (2010); and Lundy et al (2009) was adapted for the current study. 7.…”

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“…The shelter movement was born out of a dire need for places of refuge for battered women. While the original goal of the shelter was to provide immediate protection for abused women in crisis situations (Murray, 1988), shelters quickly began offering services beyond lodging in response to survivors' needs, including legal and/or medical advocacy, counseling and/or support groups, and case management (Grossman, Lundy, George, & Crabtree-Nelson, 2010). In the last four decades, shelters have become a critical component in the fight against domestic violence (DV), not only in Western countries but across the globe.…”

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A Nationwide Evaluation of Services Provided to Domestic Violence Survivors at Shelters in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Muftić

Deljkić

Fansher

2016

J Interpers Violence

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The shelter movement in Bosnia-Herzegovina was born out of a tradition of assisting survivors of gender-based violence in the early 1990s during the Bosnian conflict. To date, nine shelters are in existence providing emergency shelter and services to survivors. Little is known about these shelters, or the clients these shelters serve. The purpose of this study is to examine what services are provided to domestic violence survivors by shelters in Bosnia-Herzegovina and who these survivors are. A total of 43 service providers from all existing shelters within the country were surveyed about shelter characteristics, client demographics, and services provided. Findings revealed that the typical Bosnian shelter had been in operation for 11 years and had assisted 64 survivors in the previous year; the majority of whom were married females with minor children who had sought shelter services before. Core services were provided by the majority of shelters, including crisis services, legal and medical advocacy, counseling, and community education. While services were provided to a diverse group of survivors (e.g., children, elderly women, victims of human trafficking), shelters were less likely to be available for male and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender survivors. Implications from these findings, as well as limitations and suggestions for further research, are discussed.

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“…Growing out of other rights movements in the late 1960s and 1970s, the battered women's movement emerged in the early 1970s with the dual purpose of raising public awareness of the problem and providing a shelter for victims (Barusch, 2002;Fernandes-Alcantara, 2017;Grossman, Lundy, George, & Crabtree-Nelson, 2010;Sacco, 2014, Siegel, 1996. Barusch (2002, pp.…”

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Sibling Violence

Perkins

Grossman

2020

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Social work has played an integral role in the conceptualization and implementation of policy aimed at prevention and intervention of various forms of family violence. Seminal federal policies to address child abuse and neglect (Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act), elder abuse (Elder Justice and Older Americans Acts), and intimate partner violence (Violence Against Women and Family Violence Prevention and Services Acts) all focus on specific types of violence in the family. To date, however, there are no federal policies specifically addressing physical and/or emotional sibling violence (Perkins, Coles, & O’Connor, 2017; Perkins & O’Connor, 2016). This article examines the exclusion of policy addressing physical and emotional sibling violence considering other family violence policies. Along with prevalence, consequences, and associative factors connected to sibling violence, definitional issues that impede the creation of policy to address this form of family violence are highlighted. Children as a marginalized population, deserving the attention of social workers through policy advocacy will be discussed as well as psychoeducation and interprofessional collaboration that may facilitate the creation of policies aimed at addressing this form of family violence.

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Shelter and Service Receipt for Victims of Domestic Violence in Illinois

Cited by 19 publications

References 28 publications

Intersections and Multiple ‘Candidacies’: Exploring Connections between Two Theoretical Perspectives on Domestic Abuse and Their Implications for Practicing Policy

Intersections and Multiple ‘Candidacies’: Exploring Connections between Two Theoretical Perspectives on Domestic Abuse and Their Implications for Practicing Policy

A Nationwide Evaluation of Services Provided to Domestic Violence Survivors at Shelters in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Sibling Violence

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