Table 4.
Recommendations extracted
| Recommendation | Article |
|---|---|
| Integrate/coordinate/link services; use service agreements | 34, 38, 48, 52, 53, 56, 58, 59, 66, 67, 68, 70 |
| Consider IPV, MH & SU in IPV, MH & SU practice settings | 34, 38, 40, 49, 56, 58, 63, 66, 67, 68, 70 |
| Tailor services to individual including gender specific and culturally appropriate services | 38, 49, 51, 55, 56, 59, 66, 67 |
| Provide trauma-informed services, including assessment and treatment | 33, 38, 48, 49, 56, 58, 67 |
| Understand complex relationships among IPV, MH & SU (provider and client) | 34, 49, 50, 56, 66, 67 |
| Empower the consumer; emphasize strengths, self-esteem, resiliency | 34, 48, 49, 63 |
| Employ social cognitive theories/empowerment theories/psychoeducational interventions/transtheoretical model of behavioral change/motivational interviewing/cognitive behavioral program | 50, 54, 62, 70 |
| Consider multiple issues (retention, completion, relapse, practice issues, outreach, crisis intervention, physical disabilities, health problems, etc.) | 34, 40, 61 |
| Create safe, confidential & non-judgmental environment; use community spaces | 34, 68; 55 |
| Consider safety issues including lethality | 49, 59, 67 |
| Provide practical aid | 50, 55, 69 |
| Provide advocacy services | 54, 55, 67 |
| Provide peer-led services | 34, 55 |
| Standardize staff training; provide widespread training | 38; 59 |
| Strengthen women's social support networks | 54, 69 |
| Develop trust with women | 55, 59 |
| Address feelings of powerlessness, helplessness & guilt | 63, 67 |
| Use interactive and didactic curriculum elements | 42 |
| Develop shared sense of purpose, build relationships that promote trust, inclusive leadership, developing institutional empathy, specialist positions | 53 |
| Create a MH position in VAW agencies/VAW position in SU agency/etc. | 53 |
| Provide ongoing client-centered assessment and referral | 58 |
| Provide info about IPV/MH/SU in waiting rooms, etc. | 59 |
| Provide access/engagement | 61 |
| Use sensitivity in asking about abuse | 63 |
| Agency & policy changes are required | 66 |
| Training should be a required part of credentialing and licensing | 66 |
| Be aware of negative, critical supports | 69 |