Domestic violence and sexual assault agency directors' perspectives on services that help survivors

Violence Against Women

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1138-1161

  Macy, Rebecca J ^a   Giattina, Mary C ^b   Montijo, Natalie Johns ^c   Ermentrout, Dania M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Ridgeview Institute   (United States)

^c Carolinas Rehabilitation   (United States)

Author keywords

domestic violence services; service delivery; sexual assault services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CRIME VICTIMS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; SOCIAL WORK; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78049335421     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801210383085     Document Type: Article

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