What’s New?
A New Standard of Care for Victims of Violence
Puzzled by all the details in new health policy changes that benefit millions of women and girls? We’re here to help.
In February of 2013, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued new recommendations to support screening and response to intimate partner violence (IPV) also known as domestic violence (DV) and designated it with a “b” grade – recommending that health plans provide the service. With this and other new coverage requirements for screening and response, addressing DV in the health setting is becoming the standard of care.
This toolkit offers health care providers and advocates for victims the tools to prepare a clinical practice to address domestic and sexual violence, including screening instruments, sample scripts for providers, patient and provider education resources. It also offers strategies for forging partnerships between health care and domestic and sexual violence programs.
The National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence
If providers are trained on how to identify and help patients in collaboration with DV advocates, the potential for positive change is enormous.
Futures Without Violence’s National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence (HRC) has been supported by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Administration for Children and Families for over 16 years. In that time, we have created resources to help providers identify and support women and girls experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). We know that health providers and advocates have limited time to develop the tools to help integrate screening and counseling into their practice, and this toolkit provides resources that can help.