Barriers to Domestic Violence Help Seeking: Implications for Intervention

Fugate, Michelle; Landis, Leslie; Riordan, Kim; Naureckas, Sara; Engel, Barbara

doi:10.1177/1077801204271959

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Barriers to Domestic Violence Help Seeking: Implications for Intervention

Fugate, Michelle, Landis, Leslie, Riordan, Kim, Naureckas, Sara, Engel, Barbara·2005·Violence Against Women

DOI 10.1177/1077801204271959

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Data were obtained from the Chicago Women’s Health Risk Study, in which 491 abused women were interviewed in public health centers and a hospital. Responses of a subgroup of these women who did not seek help through the identified interventions are examined. Common themes emerge across the help-seeking interventions studied: individual thresholds for the seriousness of the violence, a perceived requirement to end the relationship, and certain specific barriers. The responses provide a glimpse into abused women’s reasons for not seeking particular interventions. Implications for public health, mental health, domestic violence counseling agencies, and the police are discussed.

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Other barriers to disclosure include a past history of abuse in the family and poor previous experiences of help-seeking.
“Other barriers to disclosure include a past history of abuse in the family and poor previous experiences of help-seeking.11”
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Women experience many barriers to accessing specialist domestic violence and abuse services, such as feelings of shame or denial, lack of trust in others or fear of repercussions.
“but women experience many barriers to accessing these services, such as feelings of shame or denial, lack of trust in others or fear of repercussions such as the perpetrator finding out or family members seeking revenge.11,12”
From Help‐seeking amongst women survivors of domestic violence: a qualitative study of pathways towards formal and informal support (2016) · cites this paper as [11]
The study provides corroboration and further understanding of barriers to disclosure and help-seeking previously identified.
“The study provides corroboration and further understanding of barriers to disclosure and help-seeking previously identified.”
From Help‐seeking amongst women survivors of domestic violence: a qualitative study of pathways towards formal and informal support (2016) · cites this paper as [11]
Several logistical barriers can limit access to services, including lack of transportation, lack of childcare, financial barriers, and concerns for safety.
“Several logistical barriers can limit access to services, including lack of transportation, lack of childcare, financial barriers, and concerns for safety, particularly if the survivor lives with a violent partner who controls when they leave the home or seek medical care.”
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Authors: Fugate, M., Landis, L., Riordan, K., Naureckas, S., & Engel, B.
Affiliations: City of Chicago (US)
Field Foundation (US)
Erie Family Health Center (US)
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (US)
Venue: Violence Against Women
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2005-03
Volume: 11
Issue: 3
Pages: 290-310
ISSN: 1077-8012 (ISSN-L)
1552-8448
DOI: 10.1177/1077801204271959
OpenAlex: W2122882139
Cited by: 408
References: 19
Citations by year: 2026: 10 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 29 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 25 · 2016: 26 · 2015: 36 · 2014: 16 · 2013: 20 · 2012: 19
FWCI: 13.15
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Violence Against Women (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
Keywords: domestic violence, help-seeking barriers, battered women, help-seeking interventions, breakup, public health centers, police response to domestic violence
MeSH terms: Adult, Attitude to Health, Chicago, Communication Barriers, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Professional-Patient Relations, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Spouse Abuse, Women's Health, Risk Assessment, Battered Women, Crime Victims

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