Citation

Wilson JS, Websdale N. J. Interprof. Care 2006; 20(5): 535-544.

Affiliation

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, College of Nursing, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/13561820600959253

PMID

17000479

Abstract

In an effort to reduce injuries and prevent deaths from violence, interprofessional domestic violence fatality review teams (DVFRT) have developed across the United States and globally to study factors that contribute to intimate partner injury and deaths. Drawing upon knowledge from the disciplines of health, education, criminal justice, social services, and policy, these teams review and analyze domestic violence homicide cases to uncover basic knowledge about causes, factors that increase or decrease the risk for death and injury, and specific ways to prevent further injury and death. Through interprofessional collective recommendations and cooperative actions, these teams are developing promising practices and systems' changes that offer better services, learning, and interventions to reduce injury and death from domestic violence.

Language: en