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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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