Talking to children about intimate partner violence: Challenges described by survivors who are mothers

Insetta, Emily

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

Room 16 (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speaker:
Emily Insetta, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Authors:
Judy Chang, MD, MPH, University of Pittsburgh
Lindsay Hintz, MD, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center,
Aletha A. Akers, MD, MPH, University of Pennsylvania
Michael Yonas, DrPH, Allegheny County Department of Human Services
Jessica G. Burke, PhD, MHS, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Learning Objectives:

better understand the perspectives of female survivors regarding challenges to talking about intimate partner violence with their children
appreciate the complex needs of female survivors in learning to communicate about violence and healthy relationships with their children.

Description:
This is a qualitative study of female survivors who are mothers exploring the barriers and challenges they describe regarding talking to their children about partner violence and healthy relationships.