Oral

This session addresses intimate partner violence (IPV) and victimization and considers related public health issues. Both primary and secondary analyses explore IPV outside the traditional health service environment. Studies include secondary sources from a merged inter-agency data file (criminal and family court, hospitals, and police calls for service) and a Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (2005-2007), as well as papers which report primary data collected from subjects recruited from a pre-trial service agency and a specialty family court. Despite the venue, target population, or sociodemographic characteristics such as gender, age or veteran status, data reveal IPV and victimization lead to mental health burden and must be viewed through a public health lens to reduce or ameliorate the associated morbidity and mortality.

Session Objectives: 1. Describe the prevalence of intimate partner violence and victimization outside of health settings; 2. Discuss the mental health burden associated with intimate partner violence and victimization; and 3. Assess the need to create interventions which reach across medical and legal settings to address intimate partner violence and victimization.

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)