Violence and abuse
Research Products & Journal Articles
Browse the full list of research publications on this topic completed by the Rural Health Research Centers.
Products – Freely accessible products include policy briefs, fact sheets, full reports, chartbooks, and interactive data websites.
Journal Articles – Articles in peer-reviewed journals may require a subscription or affiliation with a subscribing library. For these publications, Gateway lists the article citation, a brief summary, a link to additional information and access to the full-text of the article, if available.
2020
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Rural Versus Urban Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence-Related Emergency Department Visits, 2009-2014
Policy Brief
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 08/2020
This project examines rural-urban disparities in the prevalence of intimate partner violence-related emergency department visits using a nationally representative sample of emergency room visits for the years 2009-2014.
2005
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Poverty, Stress, and Violent Disagreements in the Home Among Rural Families
Rural and Minority Health Research Center
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. -
Violence and Rural Teens: Teen Violence, Drug Use, and School-Based Prevention Services in Rural America
Rural and Minority Health Research Center
Date: 03/2005
This report describes a study to explore the prevalence of violence-related exposures and drug use among rural teens, to investigate the effects of race and gender on the risk of exposure to violence and drug use, and to compare the policies and mental healthcare services of rural and urban schools. -
Violence and Rural Teens: Teen Violence, Drug Use, and School-Based Prevention Services in Rural America (Fact Sheet)
Fact Sheet
Rural and Minority Health Research Center
Date: 2005
This fact sheet covers the key findings from a study of violence and drug use among rural teens.
2004
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Rural Healthy People 2010: A Companion Document to Healthy People 2010. Volume 3
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 04/2004
This report includes the overview of research and accompanying models for practice on five new focus areas in Rural Healthy People 2010, along with the more detailed literature reviews for each.