Physical abuse and domestic violence

Publications

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2005

• Poverty, Stress, and Violent Disagreements in the Home Among Rural Families
  Author(s): Charity G. Moore, Janice C. Probst, Mark Tompkins, Steven Cuffe, Amy B. Martin
  Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Children, Physical abuse and domestic violence, Poverty
  Date: 08 / 2005
  This study used information from a large, nationally representative telephone survey of households with children, carried out by the National Center for Health Statistics, to explore the prevalence of violent disagreements in the home. "Violent" disagreements are those that involve hitting or throwing, as opposed to heated argument or calm discussion. Poverty and parenting stress also were examined as they are hypothesized to be associated with violent disagreement. Findings from the study showed that rural children, all things held equal, were less likely than urban children to live in households where disagreements are expressed violently. Similarly, rural children were less likely to live in households with high parenting stress or low reported neighborhood trust. Nonetheless, rural practitioners must still be sensitive to the possibility of exposure to violence. Key factors associated with parenting stress, and thus with violent disagreements, are more prevalent in rural areas. Poverty and low-income were more common among rural than urban children, and affected well over half of rural minority children, in particular. Executive summary available online.
• Violence And Rural Teens: Teen Violence, Drug Use, And School-Based Prevention Services In Rural America
  Author(s): Michael D. Mink, Charity G. Moore, Andy Johnson, Janice C. Probst, Amy Martin
  Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Children, Physical abuse and domestic violence, Substance abuse
  Date: 03 / 2005
  Describes a study which had three main purposes: (1) to explore the prevalence of violence-related exposures and drug use among rural teens, (2) to investigate the effects of race and gender on the risk of exposure to violence and drug use, and (3) to compare the policies and mental health care services of rural and urban schools. This study found no evidence to support the common assumption that rural youth are protected from exposure to violence. Rural teens are equally or more likely than suburban and urban teens to be exposed to violent activities, including weapons carrying, fighting, fear of violence, and suicide behaviors. Rural teens are at significantly greater risk of using cigarettes, chewing tobacco, crack/cocaine, and steroids than both suburban and urban teens. Of important note is the high prevalence of "crystal-meth" use among rural teens. Executive summary available online.
• Violence and Rural Teens: Teen Violence, Drug Use, and School-Based Prevention Services in Rural America (Fact Sheet)
  Research center: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Children, Physical abuse and domestic violence, Substance abuse
  Date: 2005
  Fact sheet covering the key findings from a study of violence and drug use among rural teens. A full report is also available.

2004

• Rural Healthy People 2010: A Companion Document to Healthy People 2010. Volume 3
  Author(s): Larry D. Gamm, Linnae L. Hutchison, eds.
  Research center: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Health promotion and disease prevention, Health services, Healthy People 2010 (Rural), Long term care, Physical abuse and domestic violence, Public health
  Report Number: Updated February 2005
  Date: 04 / 2004
  Includes the overview of research and accompanying models for practice on 5 new focus areas in Rural Healthy People 2010, along with the more detailed literature reviews for each. The focus areas are: Access to Quality Health Services in Rural Areas/Access to Long-term Care; Educational and Community-based Programs in Rural Areas; Immunizations and Infectious Diseases in Rural Areas; Injury and Violence Prevention in Rural Areas; and Rural Public Health Infrastructure.