“Where Is the Women’s Center Here?”: The Role of Information in Refugee Women’s Help Seeking for Intimate Partner Violence in a Resettlement Context

Wachter, Karin; Heffron, Laurie Cook; Dalpe, Jessica; Spitz, Alison M.

doi:10.1177/1077801220971364

Cited by 20 publications

(16 citation statements)

References 55 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Practitioners should also explore women’s preferences and reluctances in engaging various resources so that providers can increase the range of women’s help-seeking options. Findings from this analysis highlight the salience of informal support in help-seeking processes and support the need for interventions that engage survivors’ informal networks as a part of domestic violence outreach and response services (Goodman & Smyth, 2011; Wachter et al, in press). Broad dissemination of information about service options and measures to address IPV is a matter of public health and safety.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 76%

Patterns of Help-seeking Strategies in Response to Intimate Partner Violence: A Latent Class Analysis

Cheng

Wachter

Kappas

et al. 2020

J Interpers Violence

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Women engage in multiple strategies to cope with the impact of intimate partner violence (IPV). Prior research has focused predominantly on women’s service utilization and help seeking as individual acts, yet it is likely that women engage in distinct patterns of multiple help-seeking strategies to achieve safety. As such, the current article examines patterns of service-related help-seeking strategies survivors employ. This article also investigates demographic factors, relationship characteristics, and mental and physical health effects of IPV associated with patterns of help seeking. Using a web-based survey, data were collected from service-engaged adult female IPV survivors ( n = 369) in the Southwest region of the United States. Latent class analysis (LCA), a person-centered analytical approach, was used to identify survivors’ patterns of help seeking. A 3-class LCA model was determined to be the best fit for the data. Among the sample, 50% of women broadly engaged formal and informal networks, 15% primarily engaged informal networks, and 35% broadly engaged networks but avoided legal systems while seeking other formal services. Findings indicated varying and significant associations between class membership and race/ethnicity, foreign-born status, number of children, IPV severity, and mental health symptoms. The findings reinforce the need for practitioners to be aware of the varied ways women choose or avoid seeking help and explore women’s preferences. Comprehensive and collaborative service networks are necessary for early detection and holistic care. Addressing structural factors is imperative for expanding the range of viable support options available to IPV survivors, particularly women of color.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 76%

Patterns of Help-seeking Strategies in Response to Intimate Partner Violence: A Latent Class Analysis

Cheng

Wachter

Kappas

et al. 2020

J Interpers Violence

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…As Koss et al (2017) note: “Little is known about the services victims might have used but could not find, what justice is desired by victims, how services could have been made accessible, and what community supports existed to help but were not mobilized” (p. 1022). Many studies have documented this DV services accessibility issue (Beaulaurier et al, 2008; Ravi et al, 2021; Weisz, 2005; Wilson et al, 2007), especially for survivors who are immigrants (Akinsulure-Smith et al, 2013; Ingram, 2007; Ingram et al, 2010; Kamimura et al, 2015; Kulwicki et al, 2020; Postmus et al, 2014; Latta & Goodman, 2005; Wachter et al, 2021), sexual or gender minorities (Robinson et al, 2021), or have a criminal record (Dennis & Jordan, 2015).…”

Section: The Second Domain Of Provider Trustworthiness: Fairnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…DV services may also be inaccessible because they do not have bilingual staff for non-English-speaking survivors (Alvarez et al, 2018; Alvarez & Fedock, 2018; Bhuyan & Velagapudi, 2013; Crandall et al, 2005; Macy et al, 2010; Robinson et al, 2021; Vidales, 2010; Wachter et al, 2021), accommodations for survivors with disabilities (Baker et al, 2009; Robinson et al, 2021), or services for survivors from outside their county or state (Kulkarni et al, 2010; Wilson et al, 2007). More seriously, DV service providers such as emergency shelters can be unfair and discriminatory toward transgender and nonbinary survivors, refusing their access (Guadalupe-Diaz & Jasinski, 2017; Jordan et al, 2020; NCAVP, 2018; Scheer et al, 2020; Wirtz et al, 2020), as this transgender female survivor attests:…”

Section: The Second Domain Of Provider Trustworthiness: Fairnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Can This Provider Be Trusted? A Review of the Role of Trustworthiness in the Provision of Community-Based Services for Intimate Partner Violence Survivors

Kennedy

Prock

Adams

et al. 2023

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

While there is a growing literature on intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors and service providers, it is limited by its largely atheoretical and descriptive nature, and its emphasis on individual-level survivors’ help-seeking. We seek to broaden our understanding by shifting the focus onto organizations and service systems and introducing the concept of these providers’ trustworthiness toward survivors. Provider trustworthiness in delivering services includes benevolence (locally available and caring), fairness (accessible to all and non-discriminatory), and competence (acceptable and effective in meeting survivors’ needs). Guided by this conceptualization, we conducted an integrative review drawing on four databases: PsycINFO, PubMed, Web of Science, and Westlaw. We identified studies for inclusion that were published between January 2005 and March 2022, and we examined the trustworthiness of community-based providers serving adult IPV survivors in the United States, including domestic violence services, health and mental health care, the legal system, and economic support services ( N = 114). Major findings include (1) many survivors live in communities with no shelter beds, mental health care, or affordable housing; (2) many services are inaccessible because they lack, for example, bilingual staff, sliding fees, or telehealth options; (3) too many providers are harmful or discriminatory toward survivors, especially those who are, for example, sexual or gender minorities, immigrants or non-English-speaking, poor, or Native, Black, or Latinx; (4) many providers appear to be incompetent, lack evidence-based training, and are ineffective in meeting survivors’ needs. We call on researchers, advocates, and providers to examine provider trustworthiness, and we offer an introduction to measuring it.

show abstract

“…[41] Education and skill development programs should be implemented to empower women economically, create employment opportunities, and build social support networks within refugee camps. [56] In addition, a strong international commitment is needed to deal with GBV and its adverse consequences in humanitarian settings. [36] Evidence gap There are gaps in the existing literature on the SRH of Rohingya and Afghan refugees in Asia.…”

Section: Implementation Strategies To Reduce Gender-based Violencementioning

confidence: 99%

A Systematic Review of Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs, Experiences, Access to Services, and Interventions among the Rohingya and the Afghan Refugee Women of Reproductive Age in Asia

Hossain

Dawson

2022

WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction: Approximately 9.2 million refugees live in Asia, with most originating from Afghanistan and Myanmar, and half of them are women, girls, and children. Humanitarian crises disrupt the existing health-care system, limiting access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. This review explores the SRH status of Afghan and Rohingya refugee women of reproductive age in Asia and their needs and experiences in accessing these services and commodities. Materials and Methods: We used the PRISMA checklist and searched for qualitative and quantitative peer-reviewed studies from five online bibliographic databases, SCOPUS, EMBASE (Ovid), MEDLINE (Ovid), CINAHL, and PROQUEST, from January 2000 to April 2021. Content analysis was undertaken following the minimum initial service package objectives. Results: Fifteen studies were included in this review from four countries: Bangladesh (5), Pakistan (5), Iran (4), and Malaysia (1). Approximately 50.91% of Rohingya and 54% of Afghan refugee women used contraceptives. About 56.6% of Afghan refugee mothers experienced pregnancy-related complications, one-third received antenatal care, and low birth weight was 2.6 times higher among infants born to Afghan refugee mothers than to Pakistani-born mothers. One out of five Rohingya women received delivery-related care. Approximately 72% of Rohingya and 79.8% of Afghan refugee women had experienced gender-based violence, and 56.5% of Rohingya women engaged in unwanted sexual intercourse with their husbands. Conclusion: Social norms, stigma, cultural values, distrust of providers, inadequate staff, and prohibition by family members limit their access to SRH services and influence their needs, knowledge, and perceptions regarding SRH.

show abstract

“Where Is the Women’s Center Here?”: The Role of Information in Refugee Women’s Help Seeking for Intimate Partner Violence in a Resettlement Context

Cited by 20 publications

References 55 publications

Patterns of Help-seeking Strategies in Response to Intimate Partner Violence: A Latent Class Analysis

Patterns of Help-seeking Strategies in Response to Intimate Partner Violence: A Latent Class Analysis

Can This Provider Be Trusted? A Review of the Role of Trustworthiness in the Provision of Community-Based Services for Intimate Partner Violence Survivors

A Systematic Review of Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs, Experiences, Access to Services, and Interventions among the Rohingya and the Afghan Refugee Women of Reproductive Age in Asia

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About