The partnership for domestic violence prevention: Preventing intimate partner violence among Hispanics

Gonzalez-Guarda, Rosa

Friday, March 30, 2012: 1:25 PM-2:45 PM

Pacific B (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)

Speakers:
Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, PhD, MPH, RN, CPH, University of Miami
Michelle Fernandez, MSEd, PhD, University of Miami

Authors:
Krithika Malhotra, MA, PhD, University of Miami
Maria Becerra, BA, Entre Nosotras Foundation
Amanda Cummings, BA, PhD, University of Miami

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Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Describe the development of a community-based participatory research study aimed at assessing the needs and preferences for preventing IPV among Hispanics in South Florida
Identify risk and protective factors for IPV among Hispanics
Describe cultural consideration that should be integrated into IPV prevention programs specifically targeting Hispanic youth

Description:
This report will introduce participants to a community-based participatory research study assessing the needs and preferences of intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention targeting Hispanics. The report will discuss culturally specific factors and describe the development of a prevention program targeting Hispanic youth in Miami-Dade County. Community and academic partners will share findings from original and secondary data, identify culturally specific risk and protective factors associated with IPV among Hispanics and review the empirical literature that offers strategies to address these.