• Home
• About Us
• Volunteers
• Donations
• Contact Us

Medical, Health Professionals

You can:

• Asses patients for family violence by asking every time, “Are you safe at home?”

• Advocate for a screening protocol at your practice, hospital, and clinic.

• Advocate that everyone is trained on the linkage between depression, suicide, and substance abuse in abusers to danger in intimate partner relationships.

• Ensure that there is ample information in appropriate languages in your waiting area, restrooms, and exam rooms about domestic violence resources including the 1-800-33-HAVEN 24-hour hotline.

Resources for Medical, Health Professionals

General Physicians

• Medical Protocol on GCFV’s website – www.gcfv.org/protocols.html

• Violence Again Women: A Physician’s Guide to Identification and Management – https://www.acponline.org/atpro/timssnet/catalog/books/viol_women.htm

• Family Violence Prevention Fund – www.endabuse.org

Obstetricians and Gynecologists

• Screening Tools – www.acog.org/departments/dept_notice.cfm?recno=17&bulletin=585

• Are you a victim of domestic violence? – www.acog.org/departments/dept_notice.cfm?recno=17&bulletin=198

• ?Es Usted Victima de Maltratos? – www.acog.org/departments

• Materials for the office – www.acog.org/departments/dept_notice.dfm?recno=17&bulletin=191

Pediatricians

• Screening Tool – www.pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/104/4/874

Emergency Physicians

• Guidelines for the Role of EMS Personnel in Domestic Violence: www.acep.org/webportal/PracticeResources/issues/pubhlth/violence/GuidelinesRoleEmsPersonnelDomesticViolence.htm

Nurses

• Assessment and screening tools – www.nnvawi.org/assessment.htm

---