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Articles and studies addressing or impacting victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in rural areas. The Rural Womyn
Zone does not necessarily endorse or agree with information presented
on these web sites.
Rural
Health Research Gateway: Physical Abuse and Domestic Violence
Poverty, Parental Stress, and Violent
Disagreements in the Home among Rural Families
Research center:
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Funder: Office of Rural Health
Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Children, Physical abuse and domestic violence,
Poverty, Women
Using the National Survey of Children's Health, this study
will address the prevalence of poverty, parental stress and violent
disagreements in the home in rural and urban families. Associations among
economic hardships, parent stress, violent disagreements in the home and mental
health problems in children will also be investigated.
Rural Healthy People 2010: Expansion
Project
Research center: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Health promotion
and disease prevention, Healthy People 2010 (Rural), Physical abuse and domestic
violence, Public health
The purpose of this expansion project is to build on
the findings of Rural Health People 2010 by concentrating on the 13th and 14th
highest ranking rural priority areas (Immunization and Infection Diseases;
Injury and Violence Prevention) and their associated models for practice.
View the models for practice and literature reviews on the Rural Health
People 2010 website at http://srph.tamhsc.edu/centers/rhp2010/.
Violence
And Rural Teens: Teen Violence, Drug Use, And School-Based Prevention Services
In Rural America
(2003) Describes a study
which had three main purposes: (1) to explore the prevalence of violence-related
exposures and drug use among rural teens, (2) to investigate the effects of race
and gender on the risk of exposure to violence and drug use, and (3) to compare
the policies and mental health care services of rural and urban schools. This
study found no evidence to support the common assumption that rural youth are
protected from exposure to violence. Rural teens are equally or more likely than
suburban and urban teens to be exposed to violent activities, including weapons
carrying, fighting, fear of violence, and suicide behaviors. Rural teens are at
significantly greater risk of using cigarettes, chewing tobacco, crack/cocaine,
and steroids than both suburban and urban teens. Of important note is the high
prevalence of "crystal-meth" use among rural teens.
Violence
and Rural Teens: Teen Violence, Drug Use, and School-Based Prevention Services
in Rural America (Fact Sheet)
(2005) Fact sheet covering the key findings
from a study of violence and drug use among rural teens.
Domestic
Violence and Help Seeking Behaviors Among Rural Women
This study adds to existing knowledge
by examining this type of violence along with mental health characteristics
and related help-seeking behaviors of a sample of predominantly Hispanic
women seeking shelter at a rural domestic violence shelter. Study participants
experienced physical, verbal, emotional, and sexual abuse, harassment,
stalking, and abuse with a weapon in their current intimate relationship.
Twenty-four percent of study participants of Hispanic backgrounds and 10%
of participants from all other racial/ethnic groups reported experiencing
all types of abuse listed above.
Domestic
Violence - A Primary Care Issue for Rural Women
From the remote islands of southeastern
Alaska to rural counties in Georgia, rural women share a common risk: more
than one-third will be victimized by an intimate partner. In rural communities
especially, the risk of domestic violence is a reality that is easily hidden
and forgotten. Many circumstances of rural living exacerbate the danger
for women who experience abuse.
National Rural Health Association Educational Webinars
NRHA has developed a series of enduring online educational webinars
available for download at your convenience for a small fee. Available
webinars include "Empowerment evaluation: An innovative approach to
prevention intimate partner violence and sexual violence to improve the
health of rural women."
The Experience of Violence Among Teenage Mothers in Alaska
Teenage mothers are more likely to experience violence during and after
their pregnancy than older women and for women of all ages the risk
increases after pregnancy. Nearly half of the births to the youngest
teenagers result from second-degree statutory rape.
Delayed Entry into Prenatal Care: Effect of Physical Violence
Older women and women of higher socioeconomic status who reported
physical violence were more likely to delay entry into prenatal care
than younger or less affluent women.
Rape May Be Most Common in Rural Areas
A report by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center in Enola,
Penn., which is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention in Atlanta, found that sexual assault outside cities and
suburbs is possibly more prevalent but less likely to be reported,
contrary to federal statistics showing higher assault rates in urban
areas. The report, "Unspoken Crimes: Sexual Assault in Rural America,"
studied the work of several crime researchers and interviewed
sexual-assault counselors across the country "to cast new light on the
deep-seated social codes and the often isolated and insulated rural
conditions that have made rural populations neither easy to serve or
easy to reach."
Sexual
Assault in Rural Communities
When sexually assaulted in a rural community, victims often find that
opportunities for medical, legal or emotional services are very limited,
or even non-existent. Their economic situation and geographic isolation
may further limit their options. Strong community ties in rural areas mean
that a victim is more likely to be acquainted with the perpetrator than
in urban settings. Finally, rural culture tends to be close-knit, self-contained,
often conservative and unlikely to turn to "outsiders" for assistance.
Together these characteristics result in low rates of reporting, limited
opportunities for victim services, and difficulties for service providers.
In other words, a victim of sexual violence in a rural community is not
likely to report to police or to locate or access services.
Understanding
Domestic Violence in Multi-Ethnic Rural Communities (PDF)
Results of research grant awarded to New Mexico State University.
Rural
Assistance Center FAQ on Domestic Violence
According to the November 2000 Department
of Justice report, Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences
of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: Findings from the National
Violence Against Women Survey, 22% of surveyed women reported they were
physically assaulted by a current or former spouse, cohabiting partner,
boyfriend or girlfriend, or date in their lifetime. Approximately 1.3 million
women and 835,000 men are physically assaulted by an intimate partner annually
in the United States. More
Separation/
Divorce/ Sexual Assault in Rural Ohio
Thus far, little empirical and theoretical work has been done on the
sexual abuse of rural women who want to leave, are trying to leave, or
who have left their marital/cohabiting partners. Further, the bulk of the
limited research on this topic has focused on types of seperation/divorce
sexual assault and the characteristics of offenders. Using qualitative
exploratory data gathered from 43 rural Ohio women, the main objective
of this paper is to describe and theorize their experiences with social
support providers such as police officers, judges, and shelter workers.
This paper concludes with recommendations for further research and policy
development.
Exploring
the Perceptions of Domestic Violence Service Providers in Rural Localities
The focus group was facilitated by the investigators. Findings identified
deficits in public knowledge, agency resources, and community resources,
and professional development as being the most problematic issues. Victims
were perceived as having to face multiple issues and barriers when seeking
services. Implications of these findings are discussed as well as the need
for continued research efforts.
Med
School Research finds differences between urban, rural reports of violence
A survey filled
out by patients at 22 medical clinics in South Dakota has found that most
victims of home violence and threats do not tell their doctors. Full
story
Domestic
violence fostered by local rural culture
In the rural
Upper Valley, women victims of domestic violence struggle to find housing,
jobs and legal services that will allow them to leave abusive relationships.
Full
story
Confidentiality
overrides subpoena, advocates for victims say
Advocates
for victims of domestic violence say an incident between police and a shelter
worker in Sioux Falls could have violated the primary rule of such shelters,
which is complete confidentiality of the clients. Full
story
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