Citation

Pulido ML, Gupta D. Violence Against Women 2002; 8(8): 917-933.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/107780102400447069

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article presents preliminary data gathered from the pilot study of a domestic violence'screening tool conducted at a child advocacy center. Female caretakers of children who were being evaluated for sexual or physical abuse were screened. Of the caretakers, 67% reported a history of emotional abuse, 64% physical abuse, and 47% sexual abuse. Also, 20% of the women reported physical abuse during pregnancy, 8% reported sexual abuse, and 40% reported emotional abuse. Given the high incidence of the coexistence of child abuse and domestic violence in these families, child abuse evaluations need to assess for family safety.