RT Article
T1 “Where Is the Women’s Center Here?”: The Role of Information in Refugee Women’s Help Seeking for Intimate Partner Violence in a Resettlement Context
JF Violence against women
VO 27
IS 12/13
SP 2355
OP 2376
A1 Wachter, Karin
A2 Cook Heffron, Laurie
A2 Dalpe, Jessica
A2 Spitz, Alison
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1768385505
AB A qualitative study examined factors that hinder help seeking for intimate partner violence among women who resettled to the United States as refugees. A refugee resettlement agency recruited female clients (n = 35) and service providers and stakeholders (n = 53) in the metropolitan area. The study employed individual interviews and focus group discussions to collect data. An inductive and interpretive thematic approach guided the analytical process. The analysis revealed challenges related to information gaps and communication struggles complicating help-seeking processes. The findings point to the importance of bolstering information sharing within and across informal and formal networks to help women navigate support and services in resettlement.
K1 help seeking
K1 Domestic Violence
K1 Refugee
K1 Health Information
DO 10.1177/1077801220971364