Citation

Zweig JM, Schlichter KA, Burt MR. Violence Against Women 2002; 8(2): 162-180.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/10778010222182991

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study examines the extent to which programs for domestic violence and sexual assault gear services toward women facing multiple barriers (i.e., substance abuse disorders, mental health problems or learning disabilities, incarceration, and prostitution) and the unique problems such women encounter when accessing services. As part of a national evaluation, the authors interviewed staff from 20 programs focusing their service efforts on multibarriered women. Problems encountered by such women include lack of services dealing with multiple barriers, uneducated service providers, and batterers using women's barriers to further control or victimize them. This article describes the strategies programs use to meet these women's distinct needs.