Reducing intimate partner violence through early childhood home visitation: Randomized control trial of the Hawaii healthy start program

Saturday, October 10, 2009: 2:15 PM-3:35 PM
Grand Chenier (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
Speaker:
Megan H. Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine


Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Description:
The birth of a child is a high risk period for intimate partner violence (IPV). Results from this randomized control trial demonstrate that the Hawaii Healthy Start early childhood home visitation program significantly decreased rates of IPV over a child’s first three years of life. The impact was especially robust for female perpetrated IPV; when IPV was sub-categorized, the program had its greatest impact on female perpetrated physical assaults.