The lethality assessment program: Results from a quasi-experimental field trial and implications for health care

Campbell, Jacquelyn

Saturday, March 21, 2015: 11:25 AM-12:45 PM

Mount Vernon Square A (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speaker:
Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN, Johns Hopkins University

Authors:
Janet Sullivan Wilson, PhD, RN, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Jill Messing, PhD, MSW, Arizona State University
Sheryll Brown, MPH, Oklahoma State Department of Health
Beverly Patchell, PhD, MSN, RN, University of Utah

Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Be familiar with the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP), including derivations of the LAP that have been created for use by health care providers.
Understand the methods and results of the National Institute of Justice quasi-experimental field trial that was conducted to examine the effectiveness of the Lethality Assessment Program.
Understand the findings related to health care provision and implications of this research for health care providers.

Description:
This research examines the effectiveness of the Lethality Assessment Program, a collaboration that places victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) in immediate telephone contact with a social service provider at the scene of a domestic violence incident. Data were collected through structured telephone interviews with survivors (intervention n=202, comparison n= 212). The intervention group reported a significant decrease in the severity and frequency of violence and reported using significantly more protective strategies such as receiving medical care due to IPV.