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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN TEEN POPULATION WITHIN KENT COUNTY
By: Kaitlyn Baldwin, Kimberly Nix, Maria Kurlenda, Amanda Hubbard, Nicole Hilliard, & Samantha Pedigo
Windshield Survey of Kent County
Windshield Survey of Kent County
Problem Statement
The teen population in the community of Kent County are at risk for domestic violence as evidenced by the rise in domestic violence crime rate statistics related to the lack of early education about prevention of domestic violence.
Healthy 2020 Goal: Injury & Violence Prevention
Goal: Prevent unintentional injuries and violence, and reduce their consequences.
Determinants Affecting Prevalence of Violence: Individual Behaviors Physical Environment Access to Services Social Environment
In the area of violence, there is a need to better understand the trends, causes, and prevention strategies related to: Bullying, dating violence, and sexual violence among youth Elder maltreatment, particularly with respect to quantifying
and understanding the problem “Injury & Violence Prevention”. (2012). HealthPeople2020. Retrieved November 2, 2013 from http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=24
Kent County Domestic Violence Statistics
4,092 victims in Kent County 1,273 victims with minor apparent injury 17 victims had apparent broken bones 733 victims were black 3,067 victims were white 2,686 victims were female 1,393 victims were male
Prosecutor's Report on Domestic Violence in Kent County
Annual Report Prosecuter’s Office. (2012) accessKent. Retrieved September 29, 2013 from http://www.accesskent.com/Courts/Prosecutor/pdfs/2012_Annual_Report.pdf
Statewide Statistics
2012 Statistics 9,372 victims in the state of Michigan
were aggravated assault. 88 victims lost their lives due to
domestic violence. 50,772 victims were non-aggravated
assault.
Nationwide Statistics
1: 4 Women will experience Domestic Violence in her lifetime
64,324 Victims reported in one day Every year, 3.2 million men are the
victims of an assault by an intimate partner
Every year in the United states 1,000 to 1,600 women die at the hands of their male partners
Kent County Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths:Various Shelters, Women’s Resource Center,
HealthDepartments, Kent County Domestic Violence
CommunityCoordinated Response Team
Weaknesses: Lack of Domestic Violence Education in
Schools withinKent County
Harkness, G.A., & DeMarco, R.F. (2012). Community and Public Health Nursing Practice: Evidence for Practice. Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia
Learning Model: A behavior change model emphasizing reinforcement of social competence, problem solving, autonomy, and sense of purpose.
Our Plan to Reduce Prevalence of Domestic Violence amongst Teens
Plan: Education and Awareness Domestic
Violence Program for all Kent County High Schools; Grades 9-12
Area of Focus: Power and Control Wheel Education and utilizing Equality Wheel for Interventions
Pre-Program Survey to assess current knowledge and awareness of different types of Domestic Violence
Post-Program Survey to assess new knowledge following program
Our Plan to Reduce Prevalence of Domestic Violence amongst Teens
Why Domestic Violence Education for Teens in Kent County Schools?
Social Determinants of Teen Population Race/Ethnicity Life Conditions Education Culture Religion Socio-economic
Our Plan to Reduce Prevalence of Domestic Violence amongst Teens
Barriers to Our Program Parents Ability to have time in schools Cultural Society Media
Our Plan to Reduce Prevalence of Domestic Violence amongst Teens
WHO: Teens in Kent County; Grades 9-12 WHAT: Domestic Violence in Teen
Population Program to educate on types of Domestic Violence and display behaviors for healthy relationships
WHY: Rising rate of Domestic Violence in Kent County; Lack of education in schools
WHERE: Kent County High Schools WHEN: During Sex Education for 1 hour
session
Primary Prevention:Power & Control Wheel
Utilizing Power & Control Wheel to educate and promote awareness on various types of Domestic Violence
For those that have experienced some form of Domestic Violence, Power & Control Wheel will be used to help the victim acknowledge that he or she has or is experiencing Domestic Violence
Secondary Prevention: Equality Wheel
Equality Wheel used for batterers to acknowledge how a healthy relationship should be.
Equality Wheel depicts what healthy behaviors should be present to achieve healthy relationships
Tertiary Prevention: Ongoing Counseling
For the teens that have acknowledged the different types of abuse and have escaped the abuse, ongoing counseling through the schools, Women’s Resource Center, Community Mental Health, and/or Health Department will be necessary
Local Resources and Likely Partnering Agencies
Schools: Counselors, Teachers, Principles Parents Community Mental Health Women’s Resource Center: Various
Shelters Law Enforcement Health Departments Teen Centers Kent County Domestic Violence
Community Coordinated Response Team Survivor’s Handbook for Kent County
Evidence Base Practice
Recent study in New York assessed school-level interventions focused on dating violence in middle schools
Study compared various settings of interventions compared to no interventions at all
School-level interventions were found to have a 50% reduction in dating violence
The intervention: curriculum emphasizing consequences for perpetrators, state laws and penalties, construction of gender roles, and healthy relationships
“Prevention and Intervention of Teen Dating Violence. (November 14, 2012). National Institute of Justice. Retrieved October 29, 2013 from http://www.nij.gov/nij/topics/crime/intimate-partner-violence/teen-dating-violence/prevention-intervention.htm
Evidence Base Practice
Domestic Violence Evidence Project created to implement interventions and prevention strategies in cases of domestic violence
In 2012, four state coalitions were funded to enhance domestic violence services for children and youth by DVEP
Studies revealed 50% of abused women had children abused by perpetrator as well
Intervention: designs, creates domestic violence programs for children to enhance prevention, awareness
Domestic Violence Evidence Project. (2012). retrieved November 12 2013, from Futures Without Violence Web Site: http://promising.futureswithoutviolence.org/advancing-the-field/documenting-our-success/domestic-violence-evidence-project/
Evidence Base Practice
1994 Violence Against Women/Children Act established
Intervention: allow for greater attention to domestic violence by health and human service providers
Increased community and public awareness of domestic violence issues
Resulting decrease in reported domestic violence cases, increased victim proaction
Macy, Rebecca J. & Ermentrout, D. (2009). Developing, Delivering, and Teaching Evidence-Based Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services . , . retrieved November 12 2013, from http://ssw.unc.edu/files/web/pdf/__Sexual_Assault_Consensus_Practices_final-1.pdf
Evidence Base Practice
Universal school-based violence prevention program created 2011
Study included follow-up to evaluate effectiveness of programs on buffering domestic violence in teen communities
Interventions: educating teens on signs of domestic violence, warning behaviors
Follow-up findings reveal increased teen awareness, decrease dating and domestic violence
Crooks, C.V. Scott, K., Ellis, W., & Wolfe, D.A. (2011). Impact of a Universal School-based Violence Prevention Program on Violence Deliquency . Violence Prevention, 35(6). retrieved November 11 2013, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21652072
Evaluation
Desired Outcomes and Goals: Decrease in Domestic Violence Cases
amongst Teens Increased Awareness of Different Types of
Abuse Increased Available Resources Increased Awareness of Healthy
Relationship Behaviors
Evaluation
Short Term: Evaluate Pre and Post Program Surveys to access knowledge and awareness of types of Domestic Violence, Resources if Domestic Violence is experienced, and Behaviors that should be present in a healthy relationship
Long Term: Follow up with high schools at least two years following program to access prevalence of Domestic Violence
Evaluation
References
Annual Report Prosecutor's Office. (2012). retrieved September 29 2013, from access.Kent Web Site: http://www.accesskent.com/Courts/Prosecutor/pdfs/2012_Annual_Report.pdf
Crooks, C.V. Scott, K., Ellis, W., & Wolfe, D.A. (2011). Impact of a Universal School-based Violence Prevention Program on Violence Deliquency . Violence Prevention, 35(6). retrieved November 11 2013, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21652072
Domestic Violence Evidence Project. (2012). retrieved November 12 2013, from Futures Without Violence Web Site: http://promising.futureswithoutviolence.org/advancing-the-field/documenting-our-success/domestic-violence-evidence-project/
Harkness, G.A. & DeMarco, R.F. (2012). Community and Public Health Nursing Practice: Evidence for Practice . Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
Injury and Violence Prevention. (2012). retrieved November 2 2013, from Healthy People 2020 Web Site: http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=24
References
Macy, Rebecca J. & Ermentrout, D. (2009). Developing, Delivering, and Teaching Evidence-Based Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services . , . retrieved November 12 2013, from http://ssw.unc.edu/files/web/pdf/__Sexual_Assault_Consensus_Practices_final-1.pdf
MICR (Michigan Incident Crime Reporting)
Prevention and Intervention of Teen Dating Violence. (2012). retrieved October 29 2013, from National Institute of Justice Web Site: http://www.nij.gov/nij/topics/crime/intimate-partner-violence/teen-dating-violence/prevention-intervention.htm
. (n.d) retrieved October 29 2013, from http://nnedv.org/downloads/Census/DVCounts2012/DVCounts12_NatlSummary_Color.pdf
. (n.d) retrieved October 31 2013, from http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/domviol/men.htm
. (n.d) retrieved November 4 2013, from https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/jr000250g.pdf