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Pathways to Health and Safety: Bridging the divide between healthcare and domestic violence
Presenter: Lucia Corral Peña, Blue Shield Against Violence
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to improve the lives of California’s most vulnerable populations by:
advancing health equity and
ending domestic violence.
our mission
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the people at the heart of this work
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prevailing statistics1 in 7 men and 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in his or her lifetime.
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In addition to injuries, exposure to DV increases the risk of:
Chronic illnesses Cancer Hypertension Depression Substance abuse Poor reproductive & maternal health HIV
impact on health
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67% of Californians still don’t know how to find DV services in their community
75% have never been asked by a doctor if they’re in an abusive relationship.
83% trust medical professionals to help them if they’re experiencing DV.
81% Approve of treating domestic violence as a public health issue
why healthcare and domestic violence
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the opportunityWith the passage and implementation of the Affordable Care Act:
Health plans must now cover screening and counseling for domestic violence as a women’s preventive health benefit.
Insurance companies can not deny coverage to victims of DV
New benchmarks on DV screening & safety planning
Additional opportunities for prevention, intervention, and collaboration
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the challenge
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, State Health Facts (2010-11)
promote effective statewide implementation of domestic
violence screening and create access to integrated
health and domestic violence services
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what we aim to achieve
This body of work is intended to catalyze the transformation of the health care setting as a
more effective entry point to access DV services and prevention.
The focus is on those who are not accessing DV services and are low-income or at risk of
experiencing domestic violence. If successful, this approach is one step toward a community integrated service system, with
health care as one component and DV prevention as a key outcome.
Learning Network
Grantee Leadership Teams
Health Centers DV Service Providers
creating systems changeThe Domestic Violence and Health Care
Partnership (DVHCP) approach:
19 new partnerships across CA
early outcomes Providers more comfortable and better equipped to discuss DV with patients
Improved communication between local health & DV
service providers
Increased use of safety assessments in health centers
Greater ease of patient/client referral across partners
Improved understanding of roles and responsibilities
for successful DV & health partnerships
what's next: Ask. Listen. Act.
....and help us #EndTheSilence!
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