Domestic Violence & Child Welfare October is DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. Learn more about domestic and intimate partner violence (IPV) and get to know our affiliates and staff addressing this systemic problem.
FACTS & FIGURES OV ER
5 0% of TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS report IPV victimization in their lifetime.2
and 1 IN 10 MEN experience contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner and report an IPV-related impact during their lifetime.1
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE is recognized as a SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERREPORTED CRIME. Only 2 7% OF WOMEN and 13 .5% OF MEN reported a physical IPV incident to law enforcement.3 Only 1 8 . 4 % OF TRANSGENDER VICTIMS reported IPV to police.4
One of the most common reasons given by women for why they do not report their victimization:
Childhood exposure to IPV is linked to
FEAR THAT THEIR CHILDREN WOULD BE TAKEN AWAY
EXTERNALIZING, AND
if the abuse was discovered.5
There is a correlation between CHILDHOOD IPV EXPOSURE and CHILDHOOD MALTREATMENT, especially physical abuse.7
INTERNALIZING, ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS.6
There can be TENSION between child welfare workers and IPV victim advocates regarding WHO IS THE CLIENT—the child or the adult victim.8
INSTITUTE AFFILIATES We have affiliates who examine violence and trafficking-related topics. Learn more about their work in our affiliate directory:
FICW.FSU.EDU/AFFILIATES Nairruti Jani, Ph.D.
Gihan Omar, Psy.D.
FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY
CITRUS HEALTH NETWORK
Maxine McGregor, MSW
Robin Perry, Ph.D.
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY
Karen Oehme, JD
Dina Wilke, Ph.D.
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE SPOTLIGHT The Institute recently launched season one of CHILD PROTECTION CASEWORKER SUPPORT, a podcast for child welfare professionals. Episode five features Institute postdoctoral scholar Dr. Lisa Magruder and her colleague, victim advocate Sara LaTorre, discussing the co-occurrence of child maltreatment and IPV. They provide concrete recommendations to improve collaborations with other community professionals on cases that involve both issues.
Visit FICW.FSU.EDU/PODCAST to tune-in starting October 21.
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Smith, S.G., Zhang, X., Basile, K.C., Merrick, M.T., Wang, J., Kresnow, M., Chen, J. (2018). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS): 2015 Data Brief – Updated Release. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/2015data-brief508.pdf
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James, S. E., Herman, J. L., Rankin, S., Keisling, M., Mottet, L., & Anafi, M. (2016). The report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey. Washington, DC: National Center for Transgender Equality. Retrieved from: https://www.transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/USTS-Full-Report-FINAL.PDF
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National Institute of Justice. (2009). Practical implications of current domestic violence research: For law enforcement, prosecutors and judges. Retrieved from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service website: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/225722.pdf
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Langenderfer-Magruder, L., Whitfield, D., Walls, N. E., Kattari, S. K., & Ramos, D. (2016). Experiences of intimate partner violence and subsequent police reporting among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer adults in Colorado: Comparing rates of cisgender and transgender victimization. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 31(5), 855-871. doi: 10.1177/08862605144556767
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Wolf, M. E., Ly, U., Hobart, M. A., & Kernic, M. A. (2003). Barriers to seeking police help for intimate partner violence. Journal of Family Violence, 18(2), 121-129.
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Vu, N. L., Jouriles, E. N., McDonald, R., & Rosenfield, D. (2016). Children’s exposure to intimate partner violence: A meta-analysis of longitudinal associations with child adjustment problems. Clinical Pyschology Review, 46, 25-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2016.04.003
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Renner, L. & Slack, K. S. (2006). Intimate partner violence and child maltreatment: Understanding intra- and intergenerational connections. Child Abuse & Neglect, 30(6), 599-617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2005.12.005
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Fleck-Henderson, A. (2000). Domestic violence in the child protection system: Seeing double. Children and Youth Services Review, 22(5), 333-354. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0190-7409(00)00084-0 Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence. (n.d.). FCADV’s Child Protection Investigations (CPI) Project. Retrieved September 16, 2019 from https://www.fcadv.org/node/2970
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