Strengths Perspective of Social Services Provided by the Integrated Service Plan for Domestic Violence Respondents in Taiwan

This chapter studies the effort to reauthorize and expand the reach of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). In September of 1994, after years of grassroots advocacy, U.S. Congress passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and President Clinton signed it into law. VAWA provides federal funding for enhanced law enforcement, social services, and legal services for victims of domestic violence. The legislation was originally enacted with a sunset provision that required that Congress reauthorize it after five years, a feature that was repeated in subsequent reauthorization bills. When the law was due for reauthorization in 2011, however, the process did not go as smoothly as it had before. Instead, although VAWA had bipartisan support, advocates wanted to strengthen it with provisions they saw as essential to keeping all survivors of domestic violence safe. These additional protections were met with resistance in Congress. In advance of the 2012 presidential election, advocates sought to amend the legislation in ways that would strengthen the protections offered to Native Americans, undocumented immigrants, and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) communities. In the last reauthorization battle, the ability of advocates to harness the medium, their networks, and their message provides a contemporary example of the social change matrix at work in the age of social media.

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Evaluation of a Police and Social Services Domestic Violence Program

Violence Against Women ◽

10.1177/1077801205277723 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 137-159 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Melbourne F. Hovell ◽

Arlene G. Seid ◽

Sandy Liles

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Social Services ◽

Domestic Violence Program

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“Practicing” Social Services And “Practicing” Anthropology: a Dual Perspective On Trauma-Informed Domestic Violence Care

Practicing Anthropology ◽

10.17730/0888-4552.40.1.22. ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 40 (1) ◽

pp. 22-25 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Allison Bloom

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Social Services ◽

Current Trend ◽

Ground Level ◽

The United States ◽

Models Of Care ◽

Trauma Informed Care ◽

Trauma Informed ◽

Dual Perspective ◽

Front Line Workers

As the field of domestic violence social services evolves in the United States, anthropology has much to contribute in directing these services towards equitable models of care. While the current trend towards “trauma-informed care” may at times be in tension with feminist concerns around the professionalization of this work, this field is at a crucial moment of transition. Using the author's perspective as a former practitioner alongside her ethnographic training, this research provides insight into how front-line workers can successfully negotiate between these professionalized realities and their necessary ground-level work. Moreover, the author's dual perspective highlights the potential for shared goals between “practitioners” of social services and “practitioners” of ethnography.

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THE CURRENT CONDITION OF HOME VIOLENCE ISSUES AGAINST WOMEN IN UKRAINE AND FORENSICS ASPECTS

Criminalistics and Forensics ◽

10.33994/kndise.2020.65.72 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 729-738

Author(s):

O. Babkina ◽

A. Tkachov

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Women Victims ◽

Social Services ◽

Violence Against Women ◽

Criminal Liability ◽

Psychological Trauma ◽

Law Enforcement Agencies ◽

Medical Institutions ◽

Restrictive Measures ◽

Medical Examinations

The article is devoted to the analysis of the aspects of providing legal assistance to women victims of domestic violence in Ukraine. Due to our analysis, we have demonstrated that in Ukraine, legislative documents have been developed at the legislative level to prevent domestic violence and the observance of women’s rights, and forms of domestic violence have been identified (psychological, physical, sexual). The main standards of the regulatory framework of Ukraine are consistent with the Istanbul Convention. In practical work, law enforcement agencies interact with social services, medical institutions, forensic medical examinations and many others to provide timely, fullfledged assistance to women in cases of detected domestic violence, and in each case develop a system of measures to prevent, promote and prevent domestic violence. A positive aspect in the modern legislation of Ukraine was the establishment of restrictive measures for persons who committed domestic violence in the form of a ban on staying in a place of cohabitation with a person who suffered from domestic violence; prohibitions of approaching a place or person who has suffered from domestic violence, etc. Attention is drawn to the fact that for the first two violations, the person who committed domestic violence can be held administratively liable, and for the third time, criminal liability. Recommendations are given on conducting a forensic examination in cases of domestic violence against women, in which, in addition to the mandatory points reflected in the Rules for the Examination of Victims, Accused and Other Persons, aspects of an ethical approach are noted to reduce the psychological trauma of women during examination. It was emphasized that the issue of beatings, torment and torture falls within the competence of the bodies of pre-trial investigation/court and is not the competence of forensic medical examination.

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Intersections of violence : the role of immigration status in women's experiences of and responses to domestic violence in Canada

10.32920/ryerson.14661990 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ariane Campbell

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Social Services ◽

Critical Review ◽

Domestic Abuse ◽

Immigrant Women ◽

Immigrant Woman ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Seeking Help

Domestic violence is a serious problem affecting women in Canada. Immigrant women in particular may be more vulnerable to abuse and face more barriers in seeking help. This paper will examine the experiences of abused immigrant woman through a critical review of the literature. Domestic abuse does not operate in a vacuum; it is shaped and compounded by other interlinking forms of oppression. In particular, gendered immigration policies and reduced access to social services exacerbate experiences of violence. Responses to violence against immigrant women thus must be holistic and long term, challenging societal inequalities and underlying structures of power.

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The Hidden Pandemic of Family Violence During COVID-19: Unsupervised Learning of Tweets (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.24361 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jia Xue ◽

Junxiang Chen ◽

Chen Chen ◽

Ran Hu ◽

Tingshao Zhu

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Child Abuse ◽

Family Violence ◽

Social Services ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Public Discourse ◽

Large Scale ◽

Latent Dirichlet Allocation ◽

Elder Abuse ◽

Large Scale Analysis

BACKGROUND Family violence (including intimate partner violence/domestic violence, child abuse, and elder abuse) is a hidden pandemic happening alongside COVID-19. The rates of family violence are rising fast, and women and children are disproportionately affected and vulnerable during this time. OBJECTIVE This study aims to provide a large-scale analysis of public discourse on family violence and the COVID-19 pandemic on Twitter. METHODS We analyzed over 1 million tweets related to family violence and COVID-19 from April 12 to July 16, 2020. We used the machine learning approach Latent Dirichlet Allocation and identified salient themes, topics, and representative tweets. RESULTS We extracted 9 themes from 1,015,874 tweets on family violence and the COVID-19 pandemic: (1) increased vulnerability: COVID-19 and family violence (eg, rising rates, increases in hotline calls, homicide); (2) types of family violence (eg, child abuse, domestic violence, sexual abuse); (3) forms of family violence (eg, physical aggression, coercive control); (4) risk factors linked to family violence (eg, alcohol abuse, financial constraints, guns, quarantine); (5) victims of family violence (eg, the LGBTQ [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning] community, women, women of color, children); (6) social services for family violence (eg, hotlines, social workers, confidential services, shelters, funding); (7) law enforcement response (eg, 911 calls, police arrest, protective orders, abuse reports); (8) social movements and awareness (eg, support victims, raise awareness); and (9) domestic violence–related news (eg, Tara Reade, Melissa DeRosa). CONCLUSIONS This study overcomes limitations in the existing scholarship where data on the consequences of COVID-19 on family violence are lacking. We contribute to understanding family violence during the pandemic by providing surveillance via tweets. This is essential for identifying potentially useful policy programs that can offer targeted support for victims and survivors as we prepare for future outbreaks.

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Designing Measures for Managing the Effectiveness for Integrated Service Delivery

Decision Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-1837-2.ch008 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 116-132

Author(s):

Virpi Sillanpää

Keyword(s):

Service Delivery ◽

Performance Measurement ◽

Social Services ◽

Success Factors ◽

Service Integration ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

System Level ◽

Performance Measurement System ◽

Integrated Service Delivery ◽

Integrated Service

Health and social services are increasingly produced in cooperation among several specialized organizations. This has increased the importance of service integration in the sector. While the literature acknowledges the need for performance measurement addressing outcomes and effectiveness of service integration, not enough is known about applying such measurement practices. This paper examines the design of a performance measurement system to support the effectiveness management of an integrated service delivery. The research identifies three aspects of effectiveness – community, client and network level. Empirical examination reveals that success factors for design of measures for integrated service delivery include consensus on the targets, coordination and fluent cooperation among actors in the network. The paper contributes to performance measurement literature by illustrating how the design of system level measurement is carried out in practice and analyzing the lessons learned.

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The significance of technology as both a resource in enhancing safety, and a means of perpetrating violence: the implications for policy and practice

Journal of Gender-Based Violence ◽

10.1332/239868021x16255656776492 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Sandra Gendera ◽

kylie valentine ◽

Jan Breckenridge

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Capacity Building ◽

Family Violence ◽

Social Services ◽

Service Providers ◽

Evidence Base ◽

Personal Safety ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Pilot Programme ◽

Use Of Technology

There is evidence that technological devices such as personal safety alarms and security cameras can be effective in contributing to an increased sense of safety for victims of domestic and family violence, when they are provided as part of a broader programme of support. This article reports on findings from a mixed methods evaluation of a programme trialled in Queensland, Australia. The programme was funded by the Commonwealth Department of Social Services as part of the Keeping Women Safe in Their Home initiative. The trial was comprised of two components: the provision of personal safety alarms and security cameras to victims, and the resourcing of service providers to identify and respond to technology-facilitated abuse experienced by their clients. The findings from the evaluation of the trial contribute to an emerging evidence base on technology as a means to support and increase the safety of victims of violence. The findings also contribute to evidence on the capacity of the sector to respond to the use of technology to harass, monitor and stalk victims.There are benefits to clients and service providers from the innovative use of technology as part of a holistic and flexible domestic and family violence service response to meet the needs of victims, including those who wish to remain in their home. However, service providers in the trial felt less confident in supporting victims of technology-facilitated abuse. The limited uptake of strategies provided to assess and monitor technology-facilitated abuse indicates that support workers in the domestic violence sector would benefit from capacity building in this area. Better data and more research are needed to understand how technology is used to facilitate abuse and how services can implement effective responses to technology-facilitated abuse.<br />Key messages<br /><ul><li>The article reports on an evaluation of a pilot programme designed to support the use technology as a safety measure, and to respond to technology-facilitated abuse.</li><br /><li>There are benefits to clients and service providers from the inclusion of innovative uses of technology as part of a holistic, flexible service response to the needs of victims, including those who wish to remain in their home.</li><br /><li>The limited uptake of strategies to address technology-facilitated abuse in this pilot programme indicates that support workers and the domestic violence sector would benefit from capacity building in this area.</li></ul>

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Development of an Individualized Service Plan Tool and Rules for Case Management in Québec

Care Management Journals ◽

10.1891/1521-0987.10.3.89 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 89-99 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Dominique Somme ◽

Lucie Bonin ◽

Paule Lebel ◽

Réjean Hébert ◽

François Blanchard

Keyword(s):

Social Services ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Task Force ◽

Action Plan ◽

Case Managers ◽

Clinical Tool ◽

Integration Of Services ◽

Service Plan ◽

Definition Of ◽

User Friendly

From past experience with integrated service delivery, there appears to be a need for a clinical tool to help case managers plan, monitor, and coordinate services. In this context the Québec Ministry of Health and Social Services created a task force to suggest improvements to the Individualized Service Plan tool included in the Multiclientele Assessment Tool. This article reports the findings of this multidisciplinary task force working with various clienteles (older, with physical or mental disabilities, mental diseases). Based on a literature review and recent results from the Program of Research on the Integration of Services for the Maintenance of Autonomy, the task force proposed a dynamic, concise, user-friendly tool and a clear definition of how it should be used. The Individualized Service Plan must list the patient’s needs, with an orientation regarding the action plan for each, and a list of services allocated in response to these needs that work in the defined direction. The tool must also contain a section for analyzing variations between the services needed and allocated. This tool was presented to case managers for validation and received an enthusiastic response. It should be implemented in the coming years in the provincial Multiclientele Assessment Tool.

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