TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Mexican immigrant women reaching out: the role of informal networks in the process of seeking help for intimate partner violence
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Kyriakakis, Stavroula
SP  - 1097
EP  - 1116
VL  - 20
IS  - 9
N2  - More inquiry is needed into how Mexican immigrant survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) are seeking help, to improve interventions designed to reach this isolated and vulnerable population. This grounded theory study, using a sample of 29 Mexican immigrant survivors of IPV and 15 key informants, examines the help-seeking process. <br><br>FINDINGS indicate that informal networks, particularly family and female friends, play a critical role in providing assistance and linking women to formal services. These findings have implications for the delivery of formal domestic violence services to this community as well as the response of police and other formal service systems.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801214549640
ID  - ref1
ER  -