TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - "Why Doesn't She Just Leave?": A Descriptive Study of Victim Reported Impediments to Her Safety
JO  - Journal of family violence
A1  - Anderson, Michael A.
A1  - Gillig, Paulette Marie
A1  - Sitaker, Marilyn
A1  - McCloskey, Kathy
A1  - Malloy, Kathleen
A1  - Grigsby, Nancy
SP  - 151
EP  - 155
VL  - 18
IS  - 3
N2  - 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 12-03<p />
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SN  - 0885-7482
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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