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Pathways to Health and Safety: Bridging the divide between healthcare and domestic violence

Presenter: Lucia Corral Peña, Blue Shield Against Violence

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to improve the lives of California’s most vulnerable populations by:

advancing health equity and

ending domestic violence.

our mission

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the people at the heart of this work

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prevailing statistics1 in 7 men and 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in his or her lifetime.

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In addition to injuries, exposure to DV increases the risk of:

Chronic illnesses Cancer Hypertension Depression Substance abuse Poor reproductive & maternal health HIV

impact on health

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67% of Californians still don’t know how to find DV services in their community

75% have never been asked by a doctor if they’re in an abusive relationship.

83% trust medical professionals to help them if they’re experiencing DV.

81% Approve of treating domestic violence as a public health issue

why healthcare and domestic violence

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the opportunityWith the passage and implementation of the Affordable Care Act:

Health plans must now cover screening and counseling for domestic violence as a women’s preventive health benefit.

Insurance companies can not deny coverage to victims of DV

New benchmarks on DV screening & safety planning

Additional opportunities for prevention, intervention, and collaboration

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the challenge

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, State Health Facts (2010-11)

promote effective statewide implementation of domestic

violence screening and create access to integrated

health and domestic violence services

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what we aim to achieve

This body of work is intended to catalyze the transformation of the health care setting as a

more effective entry point to access DV services and prevention.

The focus is on those who are not accessing DV services and are low-income or at risk of

experiencing domestic violence. If successful, this approach is one step toward a community integrated service system, with

health care as one component and DV prevention as a key outcome.

Learning Network

Grantee Leadership Teams

Health Centers DV Service Providers

creating systems changeThe Domestic Violence and Health Care

Partnership (DVHCP) approach:

19 new partnerships across CA

early outcomes Providers more comfortable and better equipped to discuss DV with patients

Improved communication between local health & DV

service providers

Increased use of safety assessments in health centers

Greater ease of patient/client referral across partners

Improved understanding of roles and responsibilities

for successful DV & health partnerships

what's next: Ask. Listen. Act.

....and help us #EndTheSilence!

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