Violence and Abuse in Rural America – Resources
Selected recent or important resources focusing on Violence and Abuse in Rural America.
Bringing Law and Medicine Together to Help Rural Patients
Describes how medical-legal partnerships can help address patients' health-harming legal needs. Features rural medical-legal partnerships in Minnesota and Illinois.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Describes how medical-legal partnerships can help address patients' health-harming legal needs. Features rural medical-legal partnerships in Minnesota and Illinois.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Negotiating Peril: The Lived Experience of Rural, Low-Income Women Exposed to IPV During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Study of intimate partner violence (IPV) experienced by rural women from pregnancy to 2 years postpartum, drawing from interviews with 10 women. Highlights factors that impede interventions to get pregnant or new mothers out of abusive situations.
Author(s): Camille Burnett, Donna Schminkey, Juliane Milburn, et al.
Citation: Violence Against Women, 22(8), 943-965
Date: 07/2016
Type: Document
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Study of intimate partner violence (IPV) experienced by rural women from pregnancy to 2 years postpartum, drawing from interviews with 10 women. Highlights factors that impede interventions to get pregnant or new mothers out of abusive situations.
Author(s): Camille Burnett, Donna Schminkey, Juliane Milburn, et al.
Citation: Violence Against Women, 22(8), 943-965
Date: 07/2016
Type: Document
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Strengthening Our Practice: The Ten Essential Strengths of Sexual Violence Victim Advocates in Dual/Multi-Service Advocacy Agencies
Guide designed to help advocates work with sexual assault victims, including suggestions for advocates facing special challenges in rural areas. Discusses some options for partnering with community service organizations.
Author(s): Kris Bein, Valerie Davis, Leah Green
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Resource Sharing Project
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Guide designed to help advocates work with sexual assault victims, including suggestions for advocates facing special challenges in rural areas. Discusses some options for partnering with community service organizations.
Author(s): Kris Bein, Valerie Davis, Leah Green
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Resource Sharing Project
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Elder Mistreatment in Underserved Populations: Opportunities and Challenges to Developing a Contemporary Program of Research
Explores gaps in current knowledge, identifies barriers that have slowed progress in research, and offers recommendations to advance the field of elder mistreatment in underserved populations.
Author(s): Lori L. Jervis, Sherry Hamby, Scott R. Beach, et al.
Citation: Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 28(4-5), 301-319
Date: 2016
Type: Document
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Explores gaps in current knowledge, identifies barriers that have slowed progress in research, and offers recommendations to advance the field of elder mistreatment in underserved populations.
Author(s): Lori L. Jervis, Sherry Hamby, Scott R. Beach, et al.
Citation: Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 28(4-5), 301-319
Date: 2016
Type: Document
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Violent Victimization and Substance Dependency: Comparing Rural Incarcerated Heterosexual and Sexual Minority Women
Reports findings from a study of rural Appalachian women prisoners that looked at sexual identity and violent victimization experiences as they relate to alcohol and drug use.
Author(s): Melanie D. Otis, Carrie B. Oser, Michele Staton-Tindall
Citation: Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 16(1-2), 176-201
Date: 2016
Type: Document
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Reports findings from a study of rural Appalachian women prisoners that looked at sexual identity and violent victimization experiences as they relate to alcohol and drug use.
Author(s): Melanie D. Otis, Carrie B. Oser, Michele Staton-Tindall
Citation: Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 16(1-2), 176-201
Date: 2016
Type: Document
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Comparison of Abuse Experiences of Rural and Urban African American Women During Perinatal Period
Compares the experiences of perinatal intimate partner violence (IPV) among African American women by rural and urban location to explain whether perinatal IPV differs between African American women who are living in rural and urban environments. Highlights the similarities as well as the differences with a focus on types of abuse, the location of IPV, and response to abuse.
Author(s): Shreya Bhandari, Linda F. C. Bullock, Jeanita W. Richardson, et al.
Citation: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30(12), 2087-2108
Date: 07/2015
Type: Document
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Compares the experiences of perinatal intimate partner violence (IPV) among African American women by rural and urban location to explain whether perinatal IPV differs between African American women who are living in rural and urban environments. Highlights the similarities as well as the differences with a focus on types of abuse, the location of IPV, and response to abuse.
Author(s): Shreya Bhandari, Linda F. C. Bullock, Jeanita W. Richardson, et al.
Citation: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30(12), 2087-2108
Date: 07/2015
Type: Document
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An In-Depth Look at the Sexual Violence Curriculum for Community Health Workers/Promotoras
Addresses gaps for women in rural Arizona communities related to sexual violence. Reports on a community health worker training program to help rural women navigate these services and provide support services to them. Includes the training program evaluation instrument and a list of community health worker core competencies for sexual violence programs.
Author(s): Mabel Crescioni
Date: 04/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Rural Women's Health Network
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Addresses gaps for women in rural Arizona communities related to sexual violence. Reports on a community health worker training program to help rural women navigate these services and provide support services to them. Includes the training program evaluation instrument and a list of community health worker core competencies for sexual violence programs.
Author(s): Mabel Crescioni
Date: 04/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Rural Women's Health Network
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The Health and Well-Being of Children in Rural Areas: A Portrait of the Nation 2011–2012
Describes data from the National Survey of Children's Health demonstrating the health and well-being of children, as well as the family environment and the characteristics of the community that affect rural children and their families.
Date: 04/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maternal and Child Health Bureau
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Describes data from the National Survey of Children's Health demonstrating the health and well-being of children, as well as the family environment and the characteristics of the community that affect rural children and their families.
Date: 04/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maternal and Child Health Bureau
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Intimate Partner Violence in Rural America
Policy brief examining rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) affecting women in rural areas. Discusses factors affecting IPV rates, including Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), poverty, rural human services infrastructure, and rural healthcare. Offers policy recommendations to address rural IPV.
Date: 03/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Policy brief examining rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) affecting women in rural areas. Discusses factors affecting IPV rates, including Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), poverty, rural human services infrastructure, and rural healthcare. Offers policy recommendations to address rural IPV.
Date: 03/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Emergency Department Use in the US-Mexico Border Region and Violence in Mexico: Is There a Relationship?
Presents a study on the potential correlation between emergency department use and violence in Mexico along the U.S.-Mexico border. Breaks down data by state, payer, and patient characteristics, among other factors.
Author(s): Kimberley H. Geissler, George M. Holmes
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 31(3), 316-325
Date: 02/2015
Type: Document
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Presents a study on the potential correlation between emergency department use and violence in Mexico along the U.S.-Mexico border. Breaks down data by state, payer, and patient characteristics, among other factors.
Author(s): Kimberley H. Geissler, George M. Holmes
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 31(3), 316-325
Date: 02/2015
Type: Document
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