Mandatory Reporting in the Context of Home Visitation Programs Journal Articles

abstract

• The mandatory reporting of intimate partner violence (IPV) is a controversial issue that is receiving increased attention. A related concern is whether children’s exposure to IPV constitutes child maltreatment, making it reportable to child protective services. These issues have been relatively unexplored within the context of home visitation programs. A secondary analysis of qualitative data collected from community stakeholders, clients, and home visiting nurses in the Nurse–Family Partnership program was carried out. Participants’ perceptions about mandatory reporting of IPV and reporting of children’s exposure to IPV are highlighted. Emergent themes and implications for research, practice, and policy are discussed.

authors

• Davidov, Danielle M
• Jack, Susan
• Frost, Stephanie S
• Coben, Jeffrey H

status

• published 

publication date

• May 2012

has subject area

• 11 Medical and Health Sciences (FoR)
• 16 Studies in Human Society (FoR)
• 18 Law and Legal Studies (FoR)
• Adult (MeSH)
• Child (MeSH)
• Child Custody (MeSH)
• Child Welfare (MeSH)
• Criminology (Science Metrix)
• Domestic Violence (MeSH)
• Female (MeSH)
• Home Care Services (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Male (MeSH)
• Mandatory Reporting (MeSH)
• Observer Variation (MeSH)
• Program Evaluation (MeSH)
• Qualitative Research (MeSH)
• Sexual Partners (MeSH)
• Social Environment (MeSH)

published in

• Violence Against Women  Journal

keywords

• Adult
• Child
• Child Custody
• Child Welfare
• Domestic Violence
• Female
• Home Care Services
• Humans
• Male
• Mandatory Reporting
• Observer Variation
• Program Evaluation
• Qualitative Research
• Sexual Partners
• Social Environment

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/1077801212453278

PubMed ID

• 22914425

start page

• 595

end page

• 610

volume

• 18

issue

• 5