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The dangerous shortage of domestic violence services

Iyengar, Radha and Sabik, Lindsay (2009) The dangerous shortage of domestic violence services. Health Affairs, 28 (6). w1052-w1065. ISSN 0278-2715

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Identification Number: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.6.w1052

Abstract

Domestic violence is a serious, preventable health problem affecting more than thirty million Americans annually, yet little is known about federally funded service provision. We used the National Census of Domestic Violence Services, an innovative victim-safety focused survey, to count services provided by more than 2,000 programs. During the twenty-four-hour survey period, 48,350 people used these services. The results show substantial unmet demand for services (10 percent of requests) because of resource constraints, particularly in rural, economically disadvantaged, and minority communities. Greater funding of domestic violence programs, particularly housing support, is likely to be a cost-effective public health investment. An analysis suggests that more than one in ten victims in a twenty-four-hour period asked for—but didn’t get—help.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.healthaffairs.org/
Additional Information: © 2009 Project HOPE
Divisions: Economics
Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited: 14 Apr 2011 12:48
Last Modified: 04 Mar 2024 07:09
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/35631

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