@article{ref1,
title="Adult help seeking behaviors following firearm-related IPV and threats to a child: results of a national survey",
journal="Journal of family violence",
year="2023",
author="Lyons, Vivian H. and Adhia, Avanti and Asa, Nicole and Cunningham, Rebecca M. and Rowhani-Rahbar, Ali and Rivara, Frederick P.",
volume="38",
number="5",
pages="775-790",
abstract="In addition to firearm-related intimate partner homicides, approximately 4.5 million adults in the US are threatened or harmed with a firearm by their intimate partner. It is unknown how many children are exposed to firearm-related IPV specifically, but an estimated 8-15 million children are exposed to parental IPV each year in the US. We sought to examine adult help-seeking behaviors when children are exposed or threatened in the context of firearm-related IPV.  Methods Adults with exposure to firearm-related IPV were surveyed using an online, anonymous survey (66.1% eligible respondent completion rate) administered to the YouGov US residents survey panel.  Results We included 244 respondents who endorsed experiencing firearm-related IPV. In homes where children lived during the firearm-related IPV (n = 115), 21.2% (95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 11.2–36.6%) of perpetrators harmed or threatened to harm the children with a firearm. Respondents who lived in those homes endorsed more help-seeking behaviors than respondents who lived without children or in homes where children were not threatened.  Conclusion The high prevalence of help-seeking behaviors reported by adults living with firearm-threatened children indicates both a need and an opportunity to support greater integration of services for IPV victims and children.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0885-7482",
doi="10.1007/s10896-022-00430-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-022-00430-5"
}