TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Human services utilization among male IPV perpetrators: relationship to timing and completion of batterer intervention programs
JO  - Violence and victims
A1  - Morrison, Penelope K.
A1  - Jones, Kelley
A1  - Miller, Elizabeth
A1  - Cluss, Patricia A.
A1  - George, Donna
A1  - Fleming, Rhonda
A1  - Hawker, Lynn
A1  - Bicehouse, Terry
A1  - Chang, Judy C.
SP  - 635
EP  - 660
VL  - 34
IS  - 4
N2  - Limited information exists on the extent to which male perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) are engaged in the use of human services for co-occuringpsychosocial and health issues. The current analysis uses administrative data from one batterer intervention program (BIP) and data from the local Department of Human Services to explore perpetrators' engagement with human services, and the relationship of that use to timing and completion of the BIP. Data for 330 adult male clients referred to the participating BIP from 2010 to 2015 were collected. A majority (63%) had engaged in at least one human service program. The most common kind of service was mental health (46%). The most specific service engagement was child welfare as a parent (41%). Engagement largely concluded prior to beginning the BIP. BIP completers had less service use overall. Future work should explore how these services could be utilized to improve the success of BIPs and reduce perpetration.<br><br>© Copyright 2019 Springer Publishing Company, LLC.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-6708
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-18-00001
ID  - ref1
ER  -