Comprehensive Review of Interventions for Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
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2014
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Futures Without Violence
Abstract
The methodology described below reflects our intention to identify a wide range of
services across multiple systems that serve children and families affected by domestic
violence. There is an increasing emphasis from Federal agencies and other funders to
use evidence-based strategies, but at the same time, there remains the need to ensure
that evidence-based models are flexible enough to accommodate the needs of different
cultures, ethnicities, and communities. Our approach was informed by the understanding that most services for CEDV have existed for only a few decades and
therefore these services are supported by varying types and levels of evidence. Many
of the earliest programs serving CEDV grew out of grass-roots efforts and communitybased responses. Some of these programs have been operating for more than 20
years but may have had limited opportunities for evaluation. Funding to evaluate the
effectiveness of interventions for CEDV has been limited and there have been
significant barriers to using true experimental designs such as randomized controlled
trials with community-based services. These barriers include concerns about safety,
cost, ethical considerations when working with domestic violence, and the diverse
needs of different cultures and communities. Another key consideration is that decades
of field experience have informed some of the best practices for working with CEDV.
With all of this in mind, the best evidence of an intervention’s efficacy may be a
combination of research and practice that can be used by advocates and others to
influence systems of service delivery.
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Keywords
exposure to violence, domestic violence, interpersonal violence, research, intervention
Citation
Chamberlain , L.(2014). Comprehensive Review of Interventions for Children Exposed to Domestic Violence.