Reports Studying VAWA’s Impact: The OVW Research and Evaluation (R&E) Initiative Grant Program

Studying VAWA’s Impact: The OVW Research and Evaluation (R&E) Initiative Grant Program

Overview

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is committed to rigorously examining the impact of VAWA-funded efforts. Through research and data analysis, OVW learns about what works to curb gender-based violence and ensure survivors can heal and thrive. Therefore, OVW established its Research and Evaluation (R&E) Initiative in 2016 to research and evaluate approaches to preventing and addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

By generating more knowledge about strategies for serving victims and holding offenders accountable, communities that benefit from Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) funding will be better equipped to align their work with practices that are known to be effective as well as build their own capacity to evaluate new and promising ways of doing things. The initiative is designed to support researcher-practitioner partnerships to study VAWA-funded interventions, and supports a broad range of research and evaluation methods, including qualitative, mixed-method, quasi-experimental, and experimental designs.

Since its inception, R&E has supported over 50 awards, totaling more than $21 million to study efforts to enhance the response to gender-based violence in the fields of victim services, law enforcement, prosecution, and courts. The products developed as a result contribute to new knowledge about promising practices, increase access to evidence and research, and support those in the field to collaborate and communicate. The collection below will be updated as further resources become available.

 

R&E Products, Publications, and Research Reports

Clemson University

Effects of Campus Sexual Assault Prevention Programs on Attitudes and Behavior among College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Researchers at Clemson University used their award to conduct a literature review and meta-analysis examining the effects of sexual assault prevention programs on sexual assault attitudes and behaviors among college students.

  • Kettrey, H. H., Thompson, M. P., Marx, R. A., & Davis, A. J. (2024). Kettrey et al.’s Meta-Analysis Is Not About Empowerment Self-Defense Programs: A Response to Hollander et al. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 74(1), 209–210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.10.002 (PDF)
  • Kettrey, H. H., Thompson, M. P., Marx, R. A., & Davis, A. J. (2023). Effects of Campus Sexual Assault Prevention Programs on Attitudes and Behaviors Among American College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 72(6), 831–844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.02.022 (PDF)
  • Kettrey, H. H., Thompson, M. P., Marx, R. A., & Davis, A. J. (2023). Effects of campus intimate partner violence prevention programs on psychological and physical violence outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-023-09579-5

 

Community Health and Social Services Center, Inc.

A Community Based participatory Research project using mixed methods to evaluate the effectiveness of a culturally specific victim service program, the LA VIDA Partnership.

Researchers from Community Health and Social Services Center, Inc. (CHASS) teamed up with Wayne State University School of Social Work to study the mechanisms and services of a Detroit Latina victim service program (LAVIDA). This study aimed to distinguish culturally specific services from mainstream services, to better understand the needs of Latina survivors, and to evaluate how these culturally specific programs address these needs.

  • Panisch, L. S., Patterson, D., Resko, S., Valdovinos, D., & Patrick, S. (2024). “We Grow Together.” Perspectives of Latina Survivors and Providers on the Benefits of Incorporating Culturally Specific Factors into Intimate Partner Violence Services. Victims & Offenders, 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2024.2367464

 

Fund for the City of New York

A National Portrait of Judicial Engagement in Coordinated Community Response to Intimate Partner Violence

A team of researchers from the Fund for the City of New York partnered with members of the Center for Court Innovation (CCI) and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) to conduct a national survey of judicial involvement in coordinated community response (CCR) models addressing domestic violence.

  • Jensen E. (2021). Judicial Engagement in Coordinated Community Responses to Domestic Violence. Center for Justice Innovation. (PDF)

 

A National Portrait of Restorative Justice Responses to Intimate Partner Violence

A team of researchers from the Fund for the City of New York and the Center for Court Innovation (CCI) used their award to create an in-depth national portrait of restorative justice (RJ) response to domestic violence, which focused on healing rather than punishment.

  • Pennell, J., Burford, G., Sasson, E., Packer, H., & Smith, E. L. (2021). Family and community approaches to intimate partner violence: Restorative programs in the United States. Violence against women, 27(10), 1608-1629. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801220945030 (PDF)

 

International Rescue Committee, Inc.

Bridging the Gap Research Project

A team of researchers from the International Rescue Committee, Inc. examined domestic violence-related experiences, service needs, and help-seeking amongst refugees, asylum-seekers, and other vulnerable new-immigrant women processed through the International Rescue Committee in Atlanta, Georgia.

  • Wachter, K., Cook Heffron, L., & Dalpe, J. (2022). “We weren’t ready”: Provider perspectives on addressing intimate partner violence among refugees and immigrants in the United States. Journal of family violence, 37(2), 235-246. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-021-00285-2 (PDF)
  • Wachter, K., Cook Heffron, L., & Dalpe, J. (2021). “Back home you just go talk to the family”: the role of family among women who seek help for intimate partner violence pre-and postresettlement to the United States. Journal of interpersonal violence, 36(15-16), 7574-7598. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519835861

 

Iowa State University of Science and Technology

A Randomized Trial of the Duluth Model and ACTV for Domestic Violence

Researchers from Iowa State University partnered with the State of Iowa’s Department of Corrections and Iowa’s Fifth Judicial District Department of Correctional Services to conduct a randomized controlled trial aimed at comparing two batterer intervention programs (BIPs).

  • Zarling, A., & Russell, D. (2022). A randomized clinical trial of acceptance and commitment therapy and the Duluth Model classes for men court-mandated to a domestic violence program. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 90(4), 326. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000722 (PDF)

 

Michigan State University

Evaluating a Victim Notification Protocol for Untested Sexual Assault Kits (SAKs): How Do Survivors Define Justice Years After An Assault?

A team of researchers at Michigan State University and its project partners–Wayne County Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners (WC-SAFE) and the Michigan Domestic & Sexual Violence Prevention & Treatment Board used their award to evaluate a victim notification protocol for untested sexual assault kits (SAKs). 

  • Campbell, R., Javorka, M., Engleton, J., Fishwick, K., Gregory, K., & Goodman-Williams, R. (2023). Open-science guidance for qualitative research: an empirically validated approach for de-identifying sensitive narrative data. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 6(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/25152459231205832 (PDF)
  • Campbell, R., Gregory, K., Goodman-Williams, R., Engleton, J., & Javorka, M. (2024). Community-based advocacy in “cold case” sexual assault prosecutions: A qualitative exploration of survivors’ and advocates’ experiences. Qualitative Social Work, 23(1), 126-144. https://doi.org/10.1177/14733250231207344
  • Campbell, R., Gregory, K., Goodman-Williams, R., Engleton, J., & Javorka, M. (2023). Victim Notification Protocols for Untested Sexual Assault Kits: Survivors’ and Advocates’ Perspectives on Law Enforcement-Led Outreach Methods. Violence against women, 29(15-16), 3101-3125. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012231200479
  • Campbell, R., Engleton, J., Gregory, K., Goodman-Williams, R., & Javorka, M. (2024). “It Made Me Feel Like Someone Wasn’t Doing Their Job:” Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Victim Notifications and Institutional Betrayal by the Criminal Legal System. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 25(1), 99-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299732.2023.2231914
  • Campbell, R., Goodman-Williams, R., Javorka, M., Engleton, J., & Gregory, K. (2023). Understanding sexual assault survivors’ perspectives on archiving qualitative data: Implications for feminist approaches to open science. Psychology of women quarterly, 47(1), 51-64. https://doi.org/10.1177/03616843221131546 (PDF)
  • Javorka, M., Engleton, J., Goodman-Williams, R., Gregory, K., & Campbell, R. (2023). The impacts of COVID-19 on criminal legal proceedings and victim advocacy for sexual assault survivors. Victims & offenders, 18(2), 356-373. https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2022.2038319
  • Campbell, R., Javorka, M., Engleton, J., Goodman-Williams, R., & Gregory, K. (2023). Post-assault health care for sexual assault survivors during COVID-19: a mixed methods analysis of service rates in a predominately African American community. Journal of interpersonal violence, 38(1-2), 2112-2134. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221098963 (PDF)
  • Campbell, R., Goodman-Williams, R., Engleton, J., Javorka, M., & Gregory, K. (2023). Open science and data sharing in trauma research: Developing a trauma-informed protocol for archiving sensitive qualitative data. Psychological trauma: theory, research, practice, and policy, 15(5), 819. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001358

 

National Opinion Research Center

Preventing and Responding to Cyberstalking: Nationally Representative Data for Policy and Interventions

A team of researchers from the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), along with partners Boston University and the National Network to End Domestic Violence, collected nationally representative data on cyberstalking. The project aimed to inform the development of programs and policies to reduce cyberstalking, and strengthen law enforcement and victim services responses to it.

  • Sheridan-Johnson, J., Mumford, E., Maitra, P., & Rothman, E. F. (2024). Perceived impact of COVID-19 on cyberabuse, sexual aggression, and intimate partner violence among US young adults. Journal of interpersonal violence, 08862605241233264. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241233264
  • Mumford, E. A., Maitra, P., Rothman, E. F., & Sheridan-Johnson, J. (2023). The victim-offender overlap in technology-facilitated abuse: nationally representative findings among US young adults. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 26(12), 904-912. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2023.0147
  • Rothman, E. F., Sheridan-Johnson, J., Maitra, P., Shulruff, T., Sniffen, C. K., & Mumford, E. A. (2023). Stress, suicidality, post-traumatic stress disorder, emotional distress, and social isolation among US adults experiencing online abuse or harassment. Violence and gender, 10(3), 144-152. http://doi.org/10.1089/vio.2022.0053
  • Vogler, S., Kappel, R., & Mumford, E. (2023). Experiences of technology-facilitated abuse among sexual and gender minorities. Journal of interpersonal violence, 38(19-20), 11290-11313. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605231179724
  • Mumford, E. A., Maitra, P., Sheridan, J., Rothman, E. F., Olsen, E., & Roberts, E. (2023). Technology-facilitated abuse of young adults in the United States: A latent class analysis. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 17(3). https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2023-3-7 (PDF)
  • Bayne, A., Mumford, E. A., Lancaster, C., & Sheridan-Johnson, J. (2023). Technology-facilitated abuse among Americans age 50 and older: a latent class analysis. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 35(1), 65-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2023.2197270
  • Mumford, E. A., Rothman, E. F., Maitra, P., & Sheridan-Johnson, J. (2023). US young adults’ professional help-seeking in response to technology-facilitated abuse. Journal of interpersonal violence, 38(11-12), 7063-7088. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08862605221140042

 

Sam Houston State University

Research and Evaluation of Houston Police Department’s Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Survivors

A research team from Sam Houston University partnered with Houston Police Department (HPD) and the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas to HPD training efforts aimed at improving sexual assault and domestic violence survivors’ initial contact with police.

  • Goodson, A., Franklin, C. A., Garza, A. D., & Bouffard, L. A. (2024). Supporting Victims of Sexual Assault: The Effect of “Real Rape Mythology” and “Worthy Victim” Stereotypes on Police Decisions Regarding Service Referral and Advocate Involvement in Sexual Assault Cases. Crime & Delinquency, 00111287241252365. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287241252365
  • Garza, A. D. (2024). Investigative decision-making in sexual assault case processing. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 18, paae023. https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paae023
  • Franklin, C. A., Bouffard, L. A., Goodson, A., & Garza, A. D. (2023). Police Decisions in a Rape Scenario: The Effect of Trauma Response, Forensic Evidence, Stranger–Perpetrators, and Rape Mythology. Violence against women, 29(15-16), 3024-3049. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012231197556 (PDF)
  • Goodson, A. (2023). Police officers’ attributions of victim culpability in scenarios of same-sex intimate partner violence. Journal of interpersonal violence, 38(5-6), 4945-4969. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221120916
  • Garza, A. D. (2022). “Real Rape” and “Real Victims:” Revisiting Police Decision-Making in Sexual Assault Case Processing (Doctoral dissertation, Sam Houston State University). https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11875/3438 (PDF)
  • Garza, A. D., Franklin, C. A., & Goodson, A. (2022). Police response to Latina immigrant intimate partner violence victims: a qualitative analysis. Journal of interpersonal violence, 37(19-20), NP18784-NP18809. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211037980
  • Franklin, C. A., Bouffard, L. A., Garza, A. D., & Goodson, A. (2022). Focal concerns and intimate partner violence case processing: Predicting arrest using a stratified random sample of police case file data. Crime & Delinquency, 68(9), 1402-1426. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287211010493
  • Goodson, A., Garza, A. D., & Franklin, C. A. (2022). Providing support to victims: Police officers’ service referral provision and advocate involvement in domestic violence incidents. Crime & Delinquency, 68(1), 80-104. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287211007742
  • Garza, A. D., Goodson, A., & Franklin, C. A. (2021). Policing nonfatal strangulation within the context of intimate partner violence. Policing: An International Journal, 44(5), 838-852. https://doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-12-2020-0190 (PDF)
  • Garza, A. D., Franklin, C. A., & Goodson, A. (2020). The nexus between intimate partner violence and stalking: Examining the arrest decision. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 47(8), 1014-1031. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854820931149
  • Fleming, J. C., & Franklin, C. A. (2021). Predicting police endorsement of myths surrounding intimate partner violence. Journal of family violence, 36, 407-416. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-020-00178-w (PDF)
  • Goodson, A., Garza, A. D., Franklin, C. A., Updegrove, A. H., & Bouffard, L. A. (2020). Perceptions of victim advocates and predictors of service referral among law enforcement personnel. Feminist Criminology, 15(5), 611-633. https://doi.org/10.1177/1557085120939658
  • Goodson, A. J. (2020). Heterosexual and Same-sex Intimate Partner Violence: Police Attributions of Victim Culpability (Doctoral dissertation, Sam Houston State University). https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221120916 (PDF)
  • Franklin, C. (2020). Police Arrest Decision in IPV Cases with Previous Stalking.  (PDF)
  • Franklin, C. (2020). Police Response to Family Violence: The Effect of Mandatory Training on Case Processing Using Redacted Case Notes.  (PDF)
  • Franklin, C., Garza, A. D., Goodson, A., & Bouffard, L. A. (2020). Does training affect rape and domestic violence myth endorsement among police personnel? A trend analysis.  (PDF)
  • Garza, A. D., & Franklin, C. A. (2021). The effect of rape myth endorsement on police response to sexual assault survivors. Violence against women, 27(3-4), 552-573. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801220911460 (PDF)
  • Franklin, C. A., Garza, A. D., Goodson, A., & Bouffard, L. A. (2020). Police perceptions of crime victim behaviors: A trend analysis exploring mandatory training and knowledge of sexual and domestic violence survivors’ trauma responses. Crime & Delinquency, 66(8), 1055-1086. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128719845148 (PDF)
  • Franklin, C. A., Goodson, A., & Garza, A. D. (2019). Police Arrest Decisions in Heterosexual and Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence Scenarios. Crime Victims’ Institute. (PDF)
  • Franklin, C. A., Goodson, A., & Garza, A. D. (2019). Intimate partner violence among sexual minorities: Predicting police officer arrest decisions. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 46(8), 1181-1199. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854819834722
  • Garza, A. D. (2018). Exploring blue lines: An examination of rape myth acceptance and perceived preparedness in responding to calls for service among police officers (Doctoral dissertation, Sam Houston State University). (PDF)


Trustees of Boston College

Evaluation Of A Cross-System Cooperative Response To Adolescent Sexual Assault Victims

Researchers from Boston College, in partnership with DePaul University, Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, the Massachusetts Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program, and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office used their award to conduct and evaluation of the impact of a cross-system, cooperative mandatory reporting response to adolescent sexual assault survivors in one jurisdiction in which policy requires all cases involving victims under age 18 are reported to law enforcement.

 

The Urban Institute

Perceptions of Justice for Domestic Violence Survivors: Capturing Underserved Voices and Practitioner Alignment

A research team from The Urban Institute partnered with Mending the Sacred Hoop, the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and the Persad Center to examine the perceptions of justice held by survivors from underserved populations, and the alignment (or lack thereof) of those perceptions with practitioners’ notions of justice.

 

Examining the Implementation of the SAFE Protocol: A National Snapshot and Case Study Analysis

A team of researchers from The Urban Institute partnered with the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN), Aequitas: The Prosecutor’s Resource on Violence Against Women, and the National Sexual Violence Assault Resource Center (NSVRC) to study the National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations (SAFE Protocol). This project was intended to illustrate the extent to which the SAFE Protocol guides the response to sexual assault in states and local communities.

 

University of California, Los Angeles

Beyond Violence: IPV and Sexual Violence in the Lives of Women Offenders

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) partnered with UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Center for Gender and Justice, and Michigan State University School of Social Work to conduct a study examining the trajectories of violence and victimization in the lives of women who are incarcerated, and evaluate the effectiveness of the Beyond Violence program, which is designed to reduce to reduce the impact of previous victimization and prevent further violence among women offenders.

  • Messina, N. P., & Calhoun, S. (2022). An experimental study of a peer-facilitated violence prevention program for women in prison. Journal of interpersonal violence, 37(17-18), NP16130-NP16156. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211022063 (PDF)


The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees

Safe Transitions: Longitudinal Examination of Domestic Violence Transitional Housing Models on Survivor Outcomes

A research team from the University of Central Florida partnered with the National Network to End Domestic Violence, statewide domestic violence (DV) agencies, and local DV transitional housing programs across five states to conduct a study examining domestic violence transitional housing program outcomes across individual, organizational, and community-level indicators.

  • Backes, B.L, O’Connor, J., Olomi, J. M., Voth Schrag, R, & Wood, L. (2024). Understanding the landscape of domestic violence transitional housing: services and housing for rural and non-rural clientele, Housing Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2024.2373993


The University of Georgia Research Foundation

Promoting Victim Safety in Immigrant Communities: Virtual Case Simulation Training for Religious Leaders

The University of Georgia Research Foundation partnered with KAN WIN Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services Agency and the Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington to conduct a study to improve understanding of the development of culturally specific and technology-informed strategies to assist immigrant victims of domestic violence in accessing justice and obtaining services.

  • Choi, Y. J., Orpinas, P., Han, J. Y., Cho, S., Li, T., & Kim, C. (2023). Promoting survivor safety in immigrant communities: Online simulation training for Korean American faith leaders. Journal of interpersonal violence, 38(3-4), 2387-2409. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221101189
  • Orpinas, P., Choi, Y. J., Kim, C., Li, T., & Kim, E. (2022). Prevention of partner violence: virtual case simulation for religious leaders of Korean American immigrant communities. Health promotion international, 37(1), daab092. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daab092


University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Co-Located Supportive Services to Reduce Recidivism in Batterer Intervention.

Researchers from the University of Maryland Baltimore County partnered with House of Ruth Maryland, the Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Nebraska-Omaha to conduct a study examining criminal recidivism during the 12 months after enrollment in the Gateway Batterers Intervention Programs (BIPs).

  • Murphy, C. M., Richards, T. N., Nitsch, L. J., Green-Manning, A., Brokmeier, A. M., LaMotte, A. D., & Holliday, C. N. (2021). Community-informed relationship violence intervention in a high-stress, low-income urban context. Psychology of violence, 11(6), 509. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/vio0000387 (PDF)


University System of New Hampshire

A Process and Outcome Evaluation of a Transitional Living Program for Women with Histories of Substance Use Disorders and Domestic and/or Sexual Violence

A team of researchers from the University of New Hampshire partnered with the Support, Education, Empowerment, and Directions (SEEDs) Program in Phoenix, Arizona to conduct an evaluation of the SEEDs community.

    • Edwards, K. M., Siller, L., LaChance, A. S., Murphy, S. B., & Lim, S. (2024). Sowing the seeds of recovery: a qualitative study of women in recovery from addiction and victimization. Violence against women, 10778012241236674. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012241236674
    • Edwards, K. M., Wheeler, L., Siller, L., Murphy, S. B., Ullman, S. E., Harvey, R., … & Marshall, J. (2023). Outcomes associated with participation in a sober living home for women with histories of domestic and sexual violence victimization and substance use disorders. Traumatology, 29(2), 191. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/trm0000394 (PDF)
    • Edwards, K. M., Ullman, S. E., Siller, L., Murphy, S. B., Harvey, R., & Wheeler, L. (2022). What relates to length of stay in a sober living home among women with histories of victimization and addiction? A longitudinal analysis. Journal of Community Psychology, 50(5), 2508-2514. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22792
    • Edwards, K. M., Siller, L., Ullman, S. E., Lee, K. D., & Murphy, S. B. (2022). Post-traumatic growth in women with histories of addiction and victimization residing in a sober living home. Journal of interpersonal violence, 37(13-14), NP11180-NP11197. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260521991283
    • Edwards, K. M., Siller, L., & Murphy, S. B. (2021). Reactions to participating in trauma and addiction research among women in a sober living home: A brief report. Journal of interpersonal violence, 36(23-24), 11781-11791. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1177/0886260520918577 (PDF)
    • The Support, Education, Empowerment & Directions (SEEDs) program is a transitional housing project of the National Advocacy & Training Network. http://www.natn-az.org/seeds/  SEEDs: Toolkit(PDF)

 


The University of Washington

Improving social support quality among survivors seeking acute post-rape care: Testing a supporter-targeted intervention

A team of researchers from The University of Washington partnered with the Washington State Office of Crime Victims Advocacy and the Harborview Abuse and Trauma Center to examine if and how survivors’ recovery can be facilitated by intervening directly with both the survivor and a survivor-identified support person in the early aftermath of sexual assault, using a brief, low-burden intervention designed to encourage conversations about the assault and decrease negative reactions.

  • Dworkin, E. R., Ruzek, J. I., Cordova, M. J., Fitzpatrick, S., Merchant, L., Stewart, T., Santos, J. P., Mohr, J., & Bedard-Gilligan, M. (2022). Supporter-focused early intervention for recent sexual assault survivors: Study protocol for a pilot randomized clinical trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 119, 106848–106848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2022.106848 (PDF)

 

Virginia Commonwealth University

Evaluation of LEAP (Leadership for Empowerment and Abuse Prevention): A Healthy Relationship Curriculum for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

A team of researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University used their award to conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the Leadership Empowerment and Abuse Prevention (LEAP) training. LEAP is a domestic violence and sexual assault prevention program designed to help people with moderate to severe intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) distinguish between healthy and unhealthy relationships and to know what what to do when confronted with an unhealthy situation.

 

 

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