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What works to prevent and respond to intimate partner violence among refugees?

A variety of interventions may be effective in preventing or responding to intimate partner violence (IPV) among refugees.

  • Strong evidence supports the effectiveness of IPV prevention and response interventions that: consider the unique contexts of refugees and immigrants, engage with community members, and are tailored according to participants’ lived experiences, needs, and abilities.
  • There is strong support for the effectiveness of group interventions among immigrant Latinas. There is suggestive support for this intervention among other immigrant and refugee groups.
  • Moderate and suggestive evidence support the short-term effectiveness of dating violence prevention groups for some refugee adolescents.
  • Evidence suggests that men’s groups may have beneficial effects for IPV perpetrators.
  • Evidence suggests that family therapy may be a helpful response for some refugee groups. This is an area requiring further research.
  • Refugee service providers, including community-based organizations, should collaborate with local IPV prevention/intervention providers to develop culturally tailored interventions.

Post TitleStrength of EvidenceType of StudyDirection of Evidence
Piloting an interactive theater program to promot intimate partner violence awareness among refugees resettled in the United StatesInconclusive or mixed impactSuggestive evidenceInconclusive or mixed impact
Protecting rural church-going immigrant women from family violenceSuggestiveSuggestive evidenceN/A
Supporting survivors and securing access to housing for black minority ethnic and refugee women experiencing domestic violence in the UKSuggestiveSuggestive evidenceN/A
Muslim refugee women’s perspectives on intimate partner violenceSuggestiveSuggestive evidenceN/A
“Why doesn’t she seek help for partner abuse?” An exploratory study with South Asian immigrant womenSuggestiveSuggestive evidenceN/A
A culturally sensitive intervention with domestically violent Latino immigrant menPositive impactSuggestive evidencePositive impact
Negotiating the cultural steps in developing an online intervention for Korean American intimate partner violenceSuggestiveSuggestive evidenceN/A
Mulitlevel risk and protective factors for intimate partner violence among African, Asian, and Latina immigrant and refugee women: Perceptions of effective safety planning interventionsSuggestiveSuggestive evidenceN/A
Barriers preventing Latina immigrants from seeking advocacy services for domestic violence victims: A qualitative analysisSuggestiveSuggestive evidenceN/A
Coping strategies among immigrant women who have experienced intimate partner violence in North America: A narrative reviewStrongSystematic reviewN/A
Self-empowerment of immigrant Latina survivors of domestic violence: A promotora model of community leadershipPositive impactSuggestive evidencePositive impact
A trauma-informed analysis of the violence against women act’s provisions for undocumented immigrant womenSuggestiveSuggestive evidenceN/A
Interdisciplinary treatment of family violence in traumatized refugee familiesSuggestiveSuggestive evidenceN/A
Improving access to domestic violence services for women of immigrant and refugee status: A trauma-informed perspectiveSuggestiveSuggestive evidenceN/A
Attitudes and solutions toward intimate partner violence: Immigrant Nigerian women speakSuggestiveSuggestive evidenceN/A
Interventions to reduce adverse health outcomes resulting from manifestations of gender bias amongst immigrant populations: a scoping reviewStrongSystematic reviewPositive impact
Intimate partner violence prevention and intervention group-format programs for immigrant Latinas: a systematic review.StrongSystematic reviewPositive impact
Negotiating the cultural steps in developing an online intervention for Korean American intimate partner violenceSuggestiveSuggestive evidenceN/A
Intimate partner violence prevention and intervention group-format programs for immigrant Latinas: a systematic reviewStrongSystematic reviewPositive impact
Examining the preliminary efficacy of a dating violence prevention program for Hispanic adolescentsModerateImpact evaluationInconclusive or mixed impact
“Thank You, Sorry, Love”(TSL) Therapy With North Korean Refugee Women: A Pilot StudySuggestiveSuggestive evidencePositive impact
“En el grupo tomas conciencia (In group you become aware) Latino immigrants” satisfaction with a culturally informed intervention for men who batterSuggestiveSuggestive evidencePositive impact
A pilot study of a teen dating violence prevention program with Karen refugeesSuggestiveSuggestive evidencePositive impact
Strengthening What Works: Preventing Intimate Partner Violence in Immigrant and Refugee CommunitiesSuggestiveSuggestive evidencePositive impact

Studies included in the database focused on high-income or upper middle-income countries, including but not limited to the United States. Studies included must have been published since 2000. To identify evidence, we searched the following websites and databases using the following population, methodology, and target intervention terms:

Websites and Databases Population Terms Methodology Terms Target Problem Terms
Campbell Collaboration
Cochrane Collaboration
Mathematica Policy Research
Evidence Aid
Urban Institute
Migration Policy Institute
HHS OPRE
ASSIA
Social Services Abstracts
Social Work Abstracts
PsycInfo		 refugee
OR
immigrant
OR
“unaccompanied minor”
OR
asylee
OR
“temporary protected status”
OR
“victims of traffick*”
OR
“traffick* victims”
OR
T-Visa
OR
U-Visa
OR
Cuban
OR
Haitian
OR
Amerasian		 evaluation
OR
impact
OR
program
OR
intervention
OR
policy
OR
project
OR
train*
OR
therapy
OR
treatment
OR
counseling
OR
workshop
OR
review
OR
meta-analysis
OR
synthesis		 “intimate partner violence” OR “domestic violence” ”

For databases or websites that permitted only basic searches, free-text terms and limited term combinations were selected out of the lists above, and all resultant studies were reviewed for relevance. Conversely, for databases or websites with advanced search capability, we made use of relevant filters available. All search terms were searched in the title and abstract fields only in order to exclude studies that made only passing mention of the topic under consideration.

After initial screening, Switchboard evidence mapping is prioritized as follows: First priority is given to meta-analyses and systematic reviews, followed by individual impact evaluations when no meta-analyses or systematic reviews are available. Evaluations that are rated as impact evidence are considered before those rated as suggestive, with the latter only being included for outcomes where no evidence is available from the former.