An Overview of Systems Collaboration Efforts to Address the Co-occurrence of Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment
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2016
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Center on Violence Against Women and Children
Abstract
The research team at VAWC [Violence Against Women and Children] reviewed academic literature and reports to learn how child welfare and domestic violence agencies across the U.S. have and are currently addressing the co-occurrence of domestic violence and child maltreatment as well as factors that either facilitate or hinder collaboration between systems...This research brief will focus on challenges that impede collaboration between child welfare workers and domestic violence service providers followed by a review of the collaborative models used by states around the country to address the co-occurrence of domestic violence and child maltreatment. (Author Text)
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Research Brief
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Literature Review, Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence, Family Violence, Child Abuse, Child Maltreatment, Co-occurrence, Co-located Victim Services, Child Welfare, Child Protective Services, Victim Services, Service Providers, Interagency Collaboration, Barriers to Service, Victim Advocacy, Victim Safety, Protective Strategies, Victim Strategies, Accountability
Citation
DiBella, Brittany; Postmus, Judy; Simmel, Cassandra; Eckert, Caitlin. (2016). An Overview of Systems Collaboration Efforts to Address the Co-occurrence of Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment. Evaluating the Domestic Violence Liaison Program, Center on Violence Against Women and Children at Rutgers, 15 pgs.