Description
NC InCK's April 2025 Integrated Care Rounds discuss interpersonal violence (IPV) and resources that can help strengthen protective factors and reduce harm.
Click this link for the April 2025 Interpersonal Violence Slide Deck
Key Takeaways
- Interpersonal violence is widespread and has great financial and psychological impacts on survivors. The daily work care managers do with families, such as connecting to economic, behavioral health care, and parenting supports, increases protective factors and reduces harm from IPV.
- Understanding the warning signs and stages of abuse can help care managers screen and talk with clients about IPV. Best practices for screening include asking in private, providing multiple opportunities for disclosure, and being prepared to offer resources and safety planning when discussing IPV. A variety of assessment and safety plan tools are available in the slide deck.
- When talking with someone about IPV, it is important to be empathetic and non-judgmental in your approach. It is important not to pressure individuals to share information or take steps they are not ready for. Instead, they should be offered options for support and given space to make decisions when ready.
Resources
- Durham Crisis Response Center (DCRC): DCRC works to end domestic, sexual, and family violence, and human trafficking in Durham County, NC through advocacy, education, support, and prevention.
- Friend to Friend: Friend to Friend is a non-profit organization in Moore County, NC dedicated to helping survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: Call 1-800-799-7233 or text “START” to 88788 for 24/7 support. Explore the website for resources to help identify abuse, plan for safety, and support others.
- North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCCADV): NCCADV provides a searchable database of local domestic violence agencies in all 100 counties across North Carolina. They offer supports that include 24-hour confidential crisis hotlines, emergency shelter, support groups, and counseling.
- NC InCK Interpersonal Violence Resources: This document includes interpersonal violence support resources for Durham, Orange, Alamance, Granville, and Vance counties in NC as well as national, statewide, and surrounding county resources.