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From page 205... ... 7 Planning and Operationalization of Intimate Partner Violence Essential Health Care Services During Public Health Emergencies All-hazards protocols for intimate partner violence (IPV) care can draw from the past effective use of the systems, supplies, staff, space organizational approach to disaster preparedness and response (CDC, 2019; IOM, 2005) Read the entire page →
From page 206... ... 206 ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ADDRESSING IPV • Staff: The deployment of disaster health responders as well as the training that responders will need to adequately care for people experiencing IPV. o On-call and telehealth IPV resources o Just-in-time training modules o Federal response specific training (Disaster Medical Assistance Teams, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Read the entire page →
From page 208... ... 208 ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ADDRESSING IPV Central Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council and My Health My Resources of Tarrant County, Texas. Alternate Care Sites Alternate care sites (ACSs) Read the entire page →
From page 209... ... PLANNING AND OPERATIONALIZATION 209 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dr. Denis Mukwege in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Panzi Foundation, 2021) Read the entire page →
From page 210... ... 210 ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ADDRESSING IPV BOX 7-1 Swedish Hospital Pathways Program "The Pathways program is a program of Swedish, which is a com munity hospital located in an underserved area of Chicago -- so we have one of those federal qualifications of a medically underserved area. And the program was founded in 2015 with the idea of helping bridge the gap between the services that already exist in the community through domestic violence agencies and other social service providers and our health care providers and what they were seeing here within the health care setting. Read the entire page →
From page 211... ... PLANNING AND OPERATIONALIZATION 211 eral languages. The Pathways Program serves people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, immigration statuses, and housing statuses. Read the entire page →
From page 212... ... 212 ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ADDRESSING IPV BOX 7-2 PurpLE Health Foundation "Our care model is threefold. So we do direct service care. Read the entire page →
From page 213... ... PLANNING AND OPERATIONALIZATION 213 rooted in traditional Indigenous and cultural practices. Family Spirit was co-created by AI/AN communities and is centered on strength-based, culture-based, and evidence-based programming that promotes tribal sovereignty while demonstrating impact (see Box 7-3) Read the entire page →
From page 214... ... 214 ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ADDRESSING IPV The Family Spirit program serves tribal communities by recognizing the specific strengths and barriers that are present in each community. Home visitor educators are thoroughly trained in the model, so they are well versed in the curriculum. Read the entire page →
From page 215... ... PLANNING AND OPERATIONALIZATION 215 BOX 7-4 Amá Dóó Álchíní Bíghan (ADABI) Healing Shelter "We assist victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, rape victims, within the Chinle Agency of the Navajo Nation. Read the entire page →
From page 216... ... 216 ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ADDRESSING IPV use these guidelines to gauge the applicability, usefulness and safety of different digital tools for those experiencing IPV (Emezue, 2020) Read the entire page →
From page 217... ... PLANNING AND OPERATIONALIZATION 217 partnered with NNEDV to include more resources for users affected by IPV and those who wanted to support a friend in such a situation (Fried, 2020) Read the entire page →
From page 218... ... 218 ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ADDRESSING IPV could provide clients with the equipment and technology they needed, their clients could not access a stable internet connection due to their geographical location (Ghidei et al., 2022) Read the entire page →
From page 219... ... PLANNING AND OPERATIONALIZATION 219 Advocating for youth and young adults in communities with limited access to the internet, computers, and cameras is critical for reducing inequities in health care delivery. The available models include providing telemedicine in schools and other community settings, partnering with community organizations to reach unstably housed youth or those involved in the juvenile justice system, and expanding connections to specialty adolescent care in rural settings (Evans et al., 2020) Read the entire page →
From page 220... ... 220 ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ADDRESSING IPV Additionally, disaster case managers may be some of the first disaster health responders with whom a disaster survivor interacts. Training disaster case managers in recognizing the signs and symptoms of IPV, universal education and screening, and how to connect clients to relevant support services can help connect those experiencing IPV to vital resources. Read the entire page →
From page 221... ... PLANNING AND OPERATIONALIZATION 221 BOX 7-6 Miami-Dade County Violence Prevention and Intervention Division "[W] e have statutory protections that allow employees across the divi sion to have confidentiality and communication privileges. Read the entire page →
From page 222... ... 222 ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ADDRESSING IPV Multi-Sector Collaboration Some IPV care providers have engaged in collaborative efforts to address certain adverse health effects of intimate partner violence. One example is the CACTIS Foundation,9 a community-based organization that conducts continuing medical education, supports research-focused preclinical and clinical programs, and supports clinical trials. Read the entire page →
From page 223... ... PLANNING AND OPERATIONALIZATION 223 BOX 7-7 The CACTIS Foundation "We reached out to the police departments in Mesa, a community of 400,000 people, and Tempe, to talk to them about whether their officers at the call when they were called out to a scene, would they be willing to assess a quick history like we talked about in the form I provided, and take with them their social workers. The advocates and navigators do ride-alongs, and this CARE7 group has been instrumental in us learning about victims' willingness to talk to someone about whether the event occurred because of intimate partner violence . Read the entire page →
From page 224... ... 224 ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ADDRESSING IPV different agencies and sectors involved in addressing IPV (e.g., advocates, police, IPV care providers, the court system, and faith and community organizations) works to ensure that the person experiencing IPV can access services across systems, helping to navigate these multiple systems and increasing awareness of and access to services (e.g., plenary orders of protection) Read the entire page →
From page 225... ... PLANNING AND OPERATIONALIZATION 225 as DMAT and FMS kits) are pre-packaged and standardized. Read the entire page →
From page 226... ... 226 ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ADDRESSING IPV needs for IPV care providers and disaster health responders in a PHE are summarized below. Training in trauma-informed approaches to addressing IPV is critical for disaster health responders. Read the entire page →
From page 227... ... PLANNING AND OPERATIONALIZATION 227 • unique vulnerabilities of the population, • the types of patient care expected due to the PHE, and • the environment and duration over which patients are likely to present (Weiner and Rosman, 2019) Read the entire page →
From page 228... ... 228 ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ADDRESSING IPV • evidence-based prevention curriculum offered in schools and other settings that address dating violence (e.g., Dating Matters; see Niolon et al., 2019) ; • universal screening for IPV among women of reproductive age in health care settings that involves validated screening tools and referral to ongoing support services (USPSTF, 2018) Read the entire page →
From page 229... ... PLANNING AND OPERATIONALIZATION 229 Wellness and Anti-Burnout Training IPV care providers and disaster health responders experience secondary traumatic stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue, which are exacerbated in a PHE (Benincasa et al., 2022; Ragavan et al., 2022; Vagni et al., 2022) Read the entire page →
From page 230... ... 230 ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ADDRESSING IPV different care settings, and that can provide relevant and applicable but broad guidance. The development of protocols needs to take an all-hazards approach. Read the entire page →
From page 231... ... PLANNING AND OPERATIONALIZATION 231 IPV care providers can provide culturally aligned social and health care services in PHEs. One way to ensure the delivery of culturally aligned services is to hire and train staff to develop expertise in culturally relevant care. Read the entire page →
From page 232... ... 232 ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ADDRESSING IPV management (Smiley et al., 2023; Veenema et al., 2016) Read the entire page →
From page 233... ... PLANNING AND OPERATIONALIZATION 233 At the federal level, the U.S. government has typically preferred that emergency sheltering for disaster survivors occur in facilities with large open spaces, such as schools, churches, and community centers (FEMA, 2021) Read the entire page →
From page 234... ... 234 ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ADDRESSING IPV • avoiding overcrowding, which may increase the risk of IPV in the shelter. The United Nations Inter-Agency Standing Committee developed a checklist for assessing gender equality in site selection, design, construction, and shelter allocation (IASC, 2017) Read the entire page →
From page 235... ... PLANNING AND OPERATIONALIZATION 235 people experiencing IPV. For example, federal medical stations, Health Care Coalitions, and alternative care sites can all be designed for IPV care. Read the entire page →
From page 236... ... 236 ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ADDRESSING IPV Brown, R Read the entire page →
From page 237... ... PLANNING AND OPERATIONALIZATION 237 Goddard-Eckrich, D., B Read the entire page →
From page 238... ... 238 ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ADDRESSING IPV Kalra, N., L Hooker, S Read the entire page →
From page 239... ... PLANNING AND OPERATIONALIZATION 239 O'Campo, P., A Velonis, P Read the entire page →
From page 240... ... 240 ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ADDRESSING IPV Storer, H Read the entire page →

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... 7 Planning and Operationalization of Intimate Partner Violence Essential Health Care Services During Public Health Emergencies All-hazards protocols for intimate partner violence (IPV) care can draw from the past effective use of the systems, supplies, staff, space organizational approach to disaster preparedness and response (CDC, 2019; IOM, 2005)