The Reported Availability of U.S. Domestic Violence Services to Victims Who Vary by Age, Sexual Orientation, and Gender
The Reported Availability of U.S. Domestic Violence Services to Victims Who Vary by Age, Sexual Orientation, and Gender
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DOI：
10.1891/1946-6560.2.1.3
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发表时间：
2011-01-01
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0.8
通讯作者：
Douglas, Emily M.
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作者：
Hines, Denise A.;Douglas, Emily M.
20 世纪 70 年代的草根运动为寻求庇护或摆脱虐待关系的受虐妇女建立了多种类型的紧急服务。随着时间的推移，这些机构提供的服务范围不断扩大，包括咨询、法律服务、外展和其他服务，受虐妇女现在可以向全美 2,000 多个家庭暴力 (DV) 机构寻求帮助。与此同时，这些服务机构因其无法或不愿意向某些亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 受害者群体提供现有服务而受到越来越严格的审查。在本文中，我们重点关注 DV 机构向各种人群提供服务的能力，这些人群有证据表明由于年龄、性别和/或性取向而服务不足。我们提供了有关报告能够向每个群体提供受害者相关服务的机构百分比的信息。我们还考虑了各种区域、州和机构的特征，这些特征可以预测这些服务不足的群体是否可以获得服务。总体而言，各机构报告称，青少年和男性是最不可能向受害者提供服务的群体。从人权角度讨论结果，强调所有 IPV 受害者，无论年龄、性取向或性别，都应获得 DV 机构提供的服务。
Grassroots movements during the 1970s established several types of emergency services for battered women seeking to find refuge from or leave an abusive relationship. As time went by, the range of services offered by these agencies grew to include counseling, legal services, outreach, and other services, and battered women can now access over 2,000 domestic violence (DV) agencies throughout the United States for assistance. At the same time, these services have come under increasing scrutiny for their inability or unwillingness to provide their existing services to some populations of intimate partner violence (IPV) victims. In this article, we focus on DV agencies' ability to provide their services to various populations that have documented evidence of being underserved due to their age, gender, and/or sexual orientation. We present information on the percentage of agencies that report being able to provide victim-related services to each of these groups. We also consider various regional, state, and agency characteristics that may predict the availability of services to these underserved groups. Overall, agencies report that adolescents and men are the least likely groups to which they are able to provide their victim services. Results are discussed utilizing a human rights perspective that stresses that all IPV victims, regardless of age, sexual orientation, or gender, should have access to services provided by DV agencies.