Authors: Linkh, David J.¹; Besetsny, Leasley K.¹; Collins, Pamela S.¹; Thomsen, Cynthia J.²; Rabenhorst, Mandy M.²; Rosenbaum, Alan²; Milner, Joel S.²

Source: Military Medicine, Volume 173, Number 12, December 2008 , pp. 1203-1209(7)

Publisher: AMSUS - Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S.

Abstract:

The present study describes the sources of Air Force (AF) Family Advocacy Program referrals (N = 42,389) for child and spouse maltreatment between 2000 and 2004. Sources of referrals were stable over time, with military sources accounting for the majority of both child and spouse referrals. Most (85%) of spouse maltreatment referrals came from AF law enforcement, medical and psychological staff, command, and victim self-referrals. For child maltreatment, most referrals (71%) were from law enforcement, medical and psychological staff, command, social services, and friends or relatives. Differences in the sources of referrals across different types of maltreatment were greater for child than for spouse maltreatment. Comparison of the sources of child maltreatment referrals in the AF and U.S. samples revealed substantial similarity. However, self-referrals by the victim or offender were more common in the Air Force, whereas referrals by friends and relatives or by school or child care staff were more common in the U.S. sample.

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Family Advocacy Policy and Research, Community Behavioral Health Division, 5201 Leesburg Pike (Suite 1501), Falls Church, VA 22041. 2: Center for the Study of Family Violence and Sexual Assault, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115-2854.

Publication date: 2008-12-01

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