Citation

Anderson MA, Gillig PM, Sitaker M, McCloskey K, Malloy K, Grigsby N. J. Fam. Violence 2003; 18(3): 151-155.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

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Abstract

Responses of victims at a domestic violence advocacy center indicate that barriers exist to seeking help that are often overlooked by many mental health professionals. This descriptive study retrospectively examined 485 victim surveys gathered in a domestic violence advocacy center (Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence) in Dayton, Ohio, over 12 months. Various reasons for returning included lack of money (45.9%, n = 184), lack of a place to go (28.5%, n = 114), and lack of police help (13.5%, n = 54). Reasons for returning indicated that barriers prevented the victim from being safe. The Barrier Model as proposed by N. Grigsby and B. Hartman (Grigsby, N. & Hartman, B. 1997, Psychotherapy 31: 465-497) is used as a vehicle to explain these findings. This model incorporates four concentric rings with the victim in the center as the innermost ring. The rings in order of external to internal represent the environmental barriers, family and social role expectations, and the psychological impact of the abuse. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Journal of Family Violence, 2003. Copyright © 2003 by Springer)

Help Seeking Behavior
Staying in Abusive Relationship
Getting Help for Abuse
Ohio
Domestic Violence Intervention
Domestic Violence Victim
Spouse Abuse Intervention
Spouse Abuse Victim
Partner Violence
Violence Against Women
Adult Female
Adult Victim
Female Victim
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