Citation

Kyriakakis S. Violence Against Women 2014; 20(9): 1097-1116.

Affiliation

Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, USA skyriakakis@adelphi.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801214549640

PMID

25234812

Abstract

More inquiry is needed into how Mexican immigrant survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) are seeking help, to improve interventions designed to reach this isolated and vulnerable population. This grounded theory study, using a sample of 29 Mexican immigrant survivors of IPV and 15 key informants, examines the help-seeking process.

FINDINGS indicate that informal networks, particularly family and female friends, play a critical role in providing assistance and linking women to formal services. These findings have implications for the delivery of formal domestic violence services to this community as well as the response of police and other formal service systems.

Language: en