TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Adult help seeking behaviors following firearm-related IPV and threats to a child: results of a national survey
JO  - Journal of family violence
A1  - Lyons, Vivian H.
A1  - Adhia, Avanti
A1  - Asa, Nicole
A1  - Cunningham, Rebecca M.
A1  - Rowhani-Rahbar, Ali
A1  - Rivara, Frederick P.
SP  - 775
EP  - 790
VL  - 38
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-7482
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-022-00430-5
ID  - ref1
ER  -