Well-Being of Latina Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault Receiving Trauma-Informed and Culturally-Specific Services

Examining the Impact of Duration, Connection, and Dosage of Domestic Violence Services on Survivor Well-Being

“…The five domains are social connectedness, stability, safety, mastery (control), and access to relevant resources. Based on survivor needs, DV programs aim to increase social connections, safety, economic stability, access to resources, and mental, physical and spiritual health (Full Frame Initiative, 2020;Sullivan, 2018) through individualized, that respect participant cultural background (Ragavan et al, 2018;Serrata et al, 2019).…”

IPV Among Latina Survivors: Unique Considerations, Strategies, and Opportunities

“…Studies have reported the Si, Yo Puedo curriculum's effectiveness at increasing self-esteem and increasing knowledge of IPV (Fuchsel et al 2016;Fuchsel and Hysjulien 2013) 2016examined SEPA's role in IPV and found that it is an effective intervention to reduce IPV as it targets partner communication skills among Latina communities. More recently, an article that evaluated the impact of culturally specific and traumainformed practices on Latina survivors of IPV found the positive influence of these services on Latina survivors and the unique importance of culturally relevant service provision (Serrata et al 2019).…”

“…Research on Latina survivors has increased our understanding of the social-contextual factors that uniquely shape Latinas' experiences of, and consequences from, IPV. For example, factors that may uniquely impact immigrant Latina survivors of IPV include experiences of violence in their country of origin and barriers to accessing help due to language access and immigration status (Serrata et al 2019;Alvarez et al 2016). Moreover, IPV intervention research, although limited, is beginning to examine the efficacy and impact of services and support provided to Latina survivors.…”

“…Moreover, IPV intervention research, although limited, is beginning to examine the efficacy and impact of services and support provided to Latina survivors. Recent studies are breaking new ground in documenting the importance of incorporating culturally specific practices in services provided to Latina survivors of IPV (Serrata et al 2019). Culturally specific practices are often delivered by organizations who center the experiences of a specific marginalized or minority community in their work (Serrata et al 2016).…”

Inside Dating Relationships Involving Violence End Now: Participants’ perspectives at a 6‐month follow‐up

“…Contextual factors that influence recognition and labelling of dating violence behaviours include cultural values and norms. While there is recognition of the importance of culturally relevant prevention programmes (Reese & Vera, 2007; Serrata et al., 2020), very few are available for Latinos (Gonzalez‐Guarda et al., 2015; Malhotra et al., 2015). Moreover, even though developmental research suggests that DV commences and increases in frequency from early adolescence and peaks in young adulthood, it is challenging for prevention programme developers to identify the optimal developmental timing (e.g.…”