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Original Articles: Robert L. Peralta and Michael F. Fleming Screening for Intimate Partner Violence in a Primary Care Setting: The Validity of "Feeling Safe at Home" and Prevalence Results J Am Board Fam Pract 2003; 16: 525-532 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

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Safety follow-up among domestic violence victims

Ruth Beauchamp   (1 November 2007)

Safety follow-up among domestic violence victims 1 November 2007
Ruth Beauchamp, RN and MPH student Sharp Health Care and SDSU GSPH Send response to journal: Re: Safety follow-up among domestic violence victims beaucham{at}rohan.sdsu.edu Ruth Beauchamp	Some agencies that work with victims of domestic violence make follow up phone calls, to those who indicate that it is safe to call during their initial visit to a Center. How interesting would it be to collect this information then overlay the data onto repeat 911 call outs to the address/home of the victim, or comparing this to an intake measurement of Conflict Tact Scale or other tool used by a professional. This would compare: self-report to multiple measures. Of course this would be more of secondary care/prevention to already self identified victims, but could provide useful research to move the safety concern to all levels of care: screening, real-time intervention, or more immediate/long-term follow-up. Your article was very thorough and the references were appropriate. Safety is of the utmost concern when responding to domestic violence. We care about how to take care of one's self until disaster aid arrives (Katrina, 2005) or safety in avoiding medication error (IOM report); how much more do we need to make progress in this area: that one may feel safe from one's intimate partner, whose storms and adverse effects may be impossible to predict! thank you ruth beauchamp rn sharp grossmont er student MPH program at SDSU hope to do a thesis on domestic violence.