Citation

Morrison PK, Jones K, Miller E, Cluss PA, George D, Fleming R, Hawker L, Bicehouse T, Chang JC. Violence Vict. 2019; 34(4): 635-660.

Affiliation

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences and General Internal Medicine, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Springer Publishing)

DOI

10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-18-00001

PMID

31416971

Abstract

Limited information exists on the extent to which male perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) are engaged in the use of human services for co-occuringpsychosocial and health issues. The current analysis uses administrative data from one batterer intervention program (BIP) and data from the local Department of Human Services to explore perpetrators' engagement with human services, and the relationship of that use to timing and completion of the BIP. Data for 330 adult male clients referred to the participating BIP from 2010 to 2015 were collected. A majority (63%) had engaged in at least one human service program. The most common kind of service was mental health (46%). The most specific service engagement was child welfare as a parent (41%). Engagement largely concluded prior to beginning the BIP. BIP completers had less service use overall. Future work should explore how these services could be utilized to improve the success of BIPs and reduce perpetration.

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Language: en

Keywords

batterer intervention; human services use; intimate partner violence; male perpetration