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Examining Virtual Delivery of Strength at Home for Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This study examined the effectiveness of the virtual delivery of the Strength at Home (SAH) intervention program for intimate partner violence in a sample of 605 military veterans across 69 Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers through a national implementation of the program. Outcome measures included physical IPV, psychological IPV, coercive control behaviors, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and alcohol misuse. Significant pre-intervention to post-intervention reductions were found for all the outcomes, with similar effect size estimates relative to a prior investigation of in-person-delivered SAH through the same national VA implementation. Study findings suggest that the virtual delivery of SAH may be as effective as in-person delivery which has important implications for program access and impact.

Source: Behavioral Sciences

DOI: 10.3390/bs14121127

Authors: Casey T. Taft, Justin K. Benzer, Megan Kopitsky, Suzannah K. Creech

Institutions: Boston University, VA Boston Healthcare System, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network, The University of Texas at Austin

Language: English

Topic: Intimate Partner and Family Violence

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Gender equality

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,501