If you want to learn more...

First step: Get Acquainted with Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

Survivor stories are the most powerful way to understand what IPV is and how it impacts health and well-being. We urge you to start here.

• Review survivor testimonies
• Order and watch this video of survivor testimonies

1. There are many one page tools (SAID, HITs, RADAR) which employ mneumonics to aid providers in remembering the steps in screening for IPV.
2. Read some of the national screening guidelines for IPV.
3. Understand your state's Mandatory Reporting Requirements if they have them.
4. Watch this award winning training video on screening for abuse in the health care setting.
5. Make your clinic a welcoming place for IPV disclosure.
6. Learn the phone numbers and local resources in your site.

1. Ask your local shelter for training.
2. Read this comprehensive CDC report on training and training materials.
3. Visit any number of websites focused on IPV training.
4. For providers who see children exposed to violence order Shelter from the Storm: Clinical Intervention with Children Affected by Domestic Violence from the Child Witness to Violence Project.
5. See sample powerpoint presentation on IPV screening.
6. Read more about IPV - see our annotated bibliography.

1. To learn about health care providers as survivors of IPV visit the Kaiser Silent Witness display online.
2. To learn about vicarious traumatization by visiting this website or doing the exercises in the workbook: Transforming the Pain: A Workbook on Vicarious Traumatization by Karen Saakvitne and Laurie Anne Pearlman.