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Violence against rural older women
— promoting community awareness and action | | Author(s) | Karen A Roberto, Nancy Brossoie, Marya C McPherson |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 32, no 1, March 2013 |
| Publisher | Wiley Blackwell, March 2013 |
| Pages | pp 2-7 |
| Source | http://www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journals/ajag |
| Keywords | Older women ; Elder abuse ; Personal relationships ; Married couples ; Wives ; Community work ; Rural areas ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The present study aimed to identify opportunities and challenges in promoting community support for rural older women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). Using community-based participatory research principles, the authors engaged in an academic_community partnership to analyse the research literature, estimate IPV incidence and prevalence, ascertain professional and older IPV victim perspectives through focus groups and interviews, and developed a collaborative community response plan. This study took place from 2008 to 2010 in the USA. Study findings revealed that IPV in later life is underreported by victims and often unrecognised by the academic and service community. Professionals, while agreeable to collaborating to support older IPV victims, sought coordination and leadership from domestic violence agencies. Older victims stressed the need for improved professional sensitivity to their unique needs and more service options. The insights generated during this project produced a framework on which rural communities can build to address the hidden and growing problem of later life IPV. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130412217 A |
| Classmark | BD: QNT: DS: SM: SNW: IGC: RL: 7T |
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