Disclosure and Service Utilization among American Indian and Alaska Native Victims of IPV

• In Event: Results from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS)

Abstract

Background: Disclosure and service utilization following intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization can have positive effects on both physical and mental health. Although American Indians and Alaska Natives experience high rates of IPV, little is known about these behaviors among this population. Similarly, little is known about these behaviors among men, and how any gender differences between men and women vary across races.
Methods: This research will use both the general population and American Indian and Alaska Native oversample of the 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey. Regressions analyses will be used to investigate disparities in the odds of disclosure and service utilization following IPV victimization, as well as differences in the number of disclosures and services utilized. Comparisons will be made by race, by gender, and by gender across races.
Expected Results and Conclusion: This research will highlight any disparities in disclosure and service utilization following IPV victimization among American Indians and Alaska Natives, as well as differences in these behaviors between women and men. Overall, the results will provide information that will inform future intervention and policy to support victims of IPV.

Author

• Steven Paul Hafner, National Institute of Justice