Citation

Mangum DW. N. Carol. Med. J. 2016; 77(6): 398-401.

Affiliation

executive director, North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Durham, North Carolina dmangum@nccadv.org.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Medical Society of the State of North Carolina)

DOI

10.18043/ncm.77.6.398

PMID

27864487

Abstract

One in 4 women will experience intimate partner violence in her lifetime. The goal of primary intimate partner violence prevention programs is to stop the violence before it begins. Secondary prevention programs identify violence that is occurring and intervene as soon as possible to prevent the problem from progressing. This commentary discusses intimate partner violence, primary and secondary prevention, and current prevention programs in North Carolina.

©2016 by the North Carolina Institute of Medicine and The Duke Endowment. All rights reserved.

Language: en