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01-02-2020 | Original Article

Well-Being of Latina Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault Receiving Trauma-Informed and Culturally-Specific Services

Authors: Josephine V. Serrata, Rebecca Rodriguez, Janice E. Castro, Martha Hernandez-Martinez

Published in: Journal of Family Violence | Issue 2/2020

Abstract

The purpose of the current study was to examine the well-being of Latina survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault receiving services from community based, Latina-serving organizations. Despite the critical role that culturally-specific organizations play in supporting Latina survivors from healing, there is a gap in the academic literature base on the impact of these services on Latina survivors. Using a cross-sectional survey design, the current study attempts to fill this gap by exploring the influence of trauma-informed practices and culturally-specific work on outcomes for Latina survivors of intimate partner violence. Study participants included 175 Latinas from five Latina-serving organizations across the United States. Findings indicate that culturally-specific practice accounted for unique variation over and above trauma-informed practice in promoting well-being and trauma-informed outcomes among participants in this study. This study is an important contribution to bridging practice-based knowledge into the academic field by documenting the impact of trauma-informed and culturally-specific services on Latina survivors in the context of community based, Latina-serving organizations.

Latina is used to describe women who self-identified as Latina and whose country of origin may include South or Central America, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba or the Dominican Republic.

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Title: Well-Being of Latina Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault Receiving Trauma-Informed and Culturally-Specific Services
Authors: Josephine V. Serrata
Rebecca Rodriguez
Janice E. Castro
Martha Hernandez-Martinez
Publication date: 01-02-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Family Violence / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 0885-7482
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2851
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-019-00049-z

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