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Published on: February 25, 2011
Help-seeking rates for intimate partner violence (IPV) among Canadian immigrant women
Ilene Hyman1, Tonia Forte, Janice Du Mont
1Joint Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. i.hyman@utoronto.ca
Abstract:
We examined rates of help seeking for intimate partner violence (IPV) among recent (0-9 years in Canada) and non-recent (10+ years in Canada) immigrant women. Data from a national, cross-sectional, telephone survey were used. Help-seeking variables included disclosure of IPV, reporting IPV to police, use of social services subsequent to IPV, and barriers to social service use. Recent immigrant women, compared with non-recent immigrant women, were significantly more likely to report IPV to police and less likely to use social services. Findings have important implications for prevention and detection of IPV in immigrant communities and in future research.
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