Child-Focused and Economic Stability Service Requests and Barriers to Service Access Among Intimate Partner Violence Survivors With and Without Children, 2017–2021

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• Alternative Title:
  J Fam Violence
• Personal Author:
  Anderson, Kayla N. ; Chen, May S. ; Swedo, Elizabeth A. ; Leemis, Ruth W. ; Fuino Estefan, Lianne ; Gilbert, Leah K.
• Description:
  Purpose
  
  Intimate partner violence (IPV) exposure in childhood is common, with impacts on lifespan well-being. However, there are knowledge gaps about needs and barriers to services for IPV survivors with children.
  
  Method
  
  We analyzed data from adults aged ≥ 19 years who resided in the U.S., were experiencing IPV, and who contacted the National Domestic Violence Hotline from 1/1/2017–12/31/2021 (N = 599,207). Adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs) and 95% CIs were calculated to compare differences in IPV exposure, service requests, and service access barriers for IPV survivors with and without children at home, adjusting for age, gender, and race/ethnicity. We examined time trends (2017–2021), with comparisons before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  Results
  
  Many adult IPV survivors (42.6%) reported having a child at home; survivors with children reported greater polyvictimization (mean IPV types: 2.27, SD: 1.03) than those without children (M: 2.06, SD: 1.04). A small proportion of those with children requested support identifying child-focused services (4.1%); a greater proportion of those with children (30.8%) requested economic stability services compared to those without children (25.2%) (aPR: 1.16, 95% CI: 1.15–1.17). Additionally, 33.1% of survivors with children at home reported having any service access barrier; this was 16% higher than adult IPV survivors without children (28.7%) (aPR: 1.16, 95% CI: 1.15–1.17). There were changes over time, including during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  Conclusions
  
  IPV survivors with children need additional supports; organizations serving IPV survivors with children may consider the unique needs and victimization profile of this population when designing interventions and services.
  
  
• Keywords:
  Adverse Childhood Experiences COVID-19 Intervention Intimate Partner Violence Service Support
• Source:
  J Fam Violence. 39(6):1145-1163
• Pubmed ID:
  39445137
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11497963
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  39
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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