LA VIDA ¾ the Southwest Detroit Partnership to Prevent Intimate Violence Against Latina Women ¾ supports the development, implementation, and evaluation of culturally competent intimate partner violence (IPV) interventions targeting Latino families in southwest Detroit. Since 1998, through its affiliation with the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center, LA VIDA partners have used a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to conduct formative research, establish goals and objectives, and develop a comprehensive, culturally competent intervention plan that considers the social ecology of IPV. This presentation: 1) describes the structure and functions of the LA VIDA Partnership; 2) outlines the CBPR process used to plan, conduct, and analyze focus group discussions with Latina women, Latino men, and clinical/social service providers; 3) presents key findings related to help-seeking behavior, barriers to service provision, and locally relevant prevention and intervention approaches; and 4) identifies strategies for sharing research findings with community members and applying them in the development of locally relevant, community-based interventions.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, the participant should be able to: 1) identify ways in which community and research partners can work together to address the problem of IPV using a community-based participatory research approach 2) describe a participatory process for planning, conducting, and analyzing focus group discussion related to IPV 3) articulate strategies for sharing research findings with community members and applying them in the development of a comprehensive, culturally competent intervention plan
Keywords: Community-Based Partnership, Domestic Violence
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.