Preventing Intimate Partner Violence Among Teen Mothers: A Pilot Study

We analyse practitioner and service user reflections on a digitally enabled toolkit designed to enable desistance-focused conversations within routine probation supervision of men with convictions for Intimate Partner Violence in England and Wales. We explore how to embed inclusive therapeutic service provision within the role of public sector National Probation Service practitioners through the testimony of case managers (N = 9) and people on probation (N = 7). We discuss the strengths and challenges of the approach and its implementation. The findings are discussed in the context of: the forthcoming Domestic Abuse Bill; the renationalisation of probation; the recovery of probation services following the COVID-19 pandemic; and the emergence of technology that supports desistance.

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Group Compassion-Based Therapy for Female Survivors of Intimate-Partner Violence and Gender-Based Violence: a Pilot Study

Journal of Family Violence ◽

10.1007/s10896-019-00127-2 ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Iona Naismith ◽

Karen Ripoll ◽

Valeria M. Pardo

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Gender Based Violence ◽

Female Survivors ◽

Gender Based ◽

And Gender

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A Brief Motivational Intervention to Address Intimate Partner Violence Victimization: A Pilot Study

Research on Social Work Practice ◽

10.1177/1049731519900652 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (6) ◽

pp. 633-642 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nicole Trabold ◽

Marc Swogger ◽

James McMahon ◽

Catherine Cerulli ◽

Ellen Poleshuck

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Standard Of Care ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Motivational Intervention ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Health Crisis ◽

Brief Motivational Intervention

Purpose: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is public health crisis that often goes unrecognized. Victims often report ongoing long-term physical and mental health consequences; however, health-care responses to address IPV have not been maximized. The standard of care of screening and referring to community organizations is not enough to help victims. Method: This mixed-methods pilot study enhanced the screening and referral standard of care by offering a brief motivational intervention (BNI-V) to six patients in an obstetrics and gynecology clinic. Results: Preliminary results indicate improved engagement into care and improvements in quality of life, trauma symptoms, and self-efficacy. Participants expressed high satisfaction with the intervention and improved perception of self. Discussion: This study demonstrates a feasible way to build on the screening and referral practices typically found in the health-care system.

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Prospective abuse and intimate partner violence surgical evaluation (PRAISE-2 pilot): Statistical analysis plan for a pilot prospective cohort study

10.7287/peerj.preprints.26918v1 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Kim Madden ◽

Diane Heels-Ansdell ◽

Sheila Sprague ◽

Herman Johal ◽

Michelle Ghert ◽

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Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Cohort Study ◽

Statistical Analysis ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Prospective Cohort Study ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Prospective Cohort ◽

Well Being ◽

Statistical Analysis Plan ◽

Intimate Partner

Background. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a prevalent social issue that affects the health and well-being of women globally. In orthopaedics, the prevalence of women who have experienced abuse in the past year is as high as 1 in 6. PRAISE-2 is a multi-centre pilot prospective cohort study of 250 women with musculoskeletal injuries to determine how IPV experiences affect injury-related outcomes, and how patterns of IPV change over a 12 month period of time following a musculoskeletal injury. The current report is a description of the statistical analysis plan for the PRAISE-2 pilot study. Methods. This study is a pilot multicentre prospective cohort study to primarily assess feasibility of our recruitment, retention and data collection strategies, and to collect preliminary data on orthopaedic outcomes after experiencing IPV, as well as changes in IPV patterns following an injury. Included participants will be adult females presenting to participating fracture clinics for a fracture and/or dislocation requiring orthopaedic care. Participants will be followed for one year. The primary analysis will be descriptive. We will report recruitment, missed visits, out of window visits, participant completion data, and completed form data as counts and percentages with 95% confidence intervals. Based on the primary analyses, we will report whether the feasibility criteria have been met, and recommend modifications to the protocol for any planned definitive studies, if needed. All secondary (clinical) analyses are exploratory. Discussion. In order for surgeons to be as effective as possible in assisting and advocating for women who have experienced abuse, we need more information on how IPV experiences are associated with musculoskeletal outcomes. Both the feasibility and clinical information gained from this pilot study will be instrumental in informing future observational and interventional IPV studies. By reporting our statistical analysis plan before the study ends, we hope to improve the transparency, integrity, and reproducibility of our study findings. Trial registration. This study is registered on clinicaltrials.gov NCT02529267 on 20 August 2015, before the first participant was enrolled

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