Below is a new resource from the CDC. Virginia also supports a program that
trains healthcare providers about intimate partner violence. It is at
www.projectradarva.org
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health problem in
the United States. Data collected from over 70,000 respondents in 2005 found
that approximately 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men reported some form of
lifetime IPV victimization. New research from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that men and women reporting IPV are
significantly more likely to experience a number of chronic health
conditions (www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5705a1.htm).

To help healthcare practitioners better identify and treat victims, CDC
recently developed Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence
Victimization Assessment Instruments for Use in Healthcare Settings. This
compilation provides practitioners and clinicians with an inventory of
existing assessment tools for determining intimate partner violence and/or
sexual violence victimization. It also helps inform decisions about which
instruments are most appropriate for use with a given population. This
document will aid in the selection of assessment instruments to identify
victims requiring additional services. It can also help practitioners make
appropriate referrals for both victims and perpetrators.

An electronic copy of this document is available at
www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/IPV/ipv-SViolence.htm.
Hard copies may be ordered on-line at wwwn.cdc.gov/pubs/ncipc.aspx. Please
direct questions about this publication to cdcinfo@....

W. Rodney Hammond, PhD.
Director, Division of Violence Prevention
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention