Comparing needs and services for intimate partner violence victims in 2 Indiana communities

Abstract

The following research examines the needs and available services of IPV victims in two different Indiana counties (Delaware County and Elkhart County). The research studies theoretical frameworks for IPV and various needs of IPV victims. This study also explores service availability in these two communities. IPV victims may benefit from both direct and peripheral services, as well as crisis-intervention services and long-term services. This research found that while Delaware County must strengthen its ability to accommodate to an older population that suffers from more poverty and disabilities than Elkhart County and the general population, Elkhart County successfully tailors available services to its latino/hispanic and Amish populations.