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An Online Resource Library on Gender-Based Violence.

Documenting Domestic Violence: How Health Care Providers Can Help Victims

General Material
Published Date
September, 2001
Publisher(s)
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
Author(s)
Nancy E. Isaac
V. Pualani Enos

This research brief discusses the importance of documenting domestic violence in healthcare settings to establish factual evidence of the abuse and thereby strengthening legal cases for domestic violence survivors.

Associated Links
Documenting DV: How Health Care Providers Can Help Victims
Material Categories
Screening & Assessment
Criminal Justice
Healthcare
Domestic Violence
Health / Public Health

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