DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN
TEEN POPULATION WITHIN
KENT COUNTY
By: Kaitlyn Baldwin, Kimberly Nix,
Maria Kurlenda, Amanda Hubbard,
Nicole Hilliard, & Samantha Pedigo
Windshield Survey of
Kent County
Windshield Survey of
Kent County
Problem Statement
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The teen population in the community of Kent
County are at risk for domestic violence as
evidenced by the rise in domestic violence crime
rate statistics related to the lack of early education
about prevention of domestic violence.
Healthy 2020 Goal:
Injury & Violence Prevention
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Goal: Prevent unintentional injuries and violence, and reduce
their consequences.
Determinants Affecting Prevalence of Violence:
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Individual Behaviors
Physical Environment
Access to Services
Social Environment
In the area of violence, there is a need to better understand
the trends, causes, and prevention strategies related to:
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Bullying, dating violence, and sexual violence among youth
Elder maltreatment, particularly with respect to quantifying and
understanding the problem
“Injury & Violence Prevention”. (2012). HealthPeople2020. Retrieved November 2, 2013 from
http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=24
Kent County Domestic Violence
Statistics
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4,092 victims in Kent County
1,273 victims with minor apparent injury
17 victims had apparent broken bones
733 victims were black
3,067 victims were white
2,686 victims were female
1,393 victims were male
Prosecutor's Report on Domestic
Violence in Kent County
Annual Report Prosecuter’s Office. (2012) accessKent. Retrieved September 29, 2013 from
http://www.accesskent.com/Courts/Prosecutor/pdfs/2012_Annual_Report.pdf
Statewide Statistics
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2012 Statistics
9,372 victims in the state of Michigan were
aggravated assault.
88 victims lost their lives due to domestic violence.
50,772 victims were non-aggravated assault.
Nationwide Statistics
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1: 4 Women will experience Domestic Violence in
her lifetime
64,324 Victims reported in one day
Every year, 3.2 million men are the victims of an
assault by an intimate partner
Every year in the United states 1,000 to 1,600
women die at the hands of their male partners
Kent County Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths:
Various Shelters, Women’s Resource Center, Health
Departments, Kent County Domestic Violence Community
Coordinated Response Team
Weaknesses:
Lack of Domestic Violence Education in Schools within
Kent County
Learning Model: A behavior change model emphasizing reinforcement of
social competence, problem solving, autonomy, and sense of purpose.
Harkness, G.A., & DeMarco, R.F. (2012). Community and Public Health
Nursing Practice: Evidence for Practice. Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott,
Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia
Our Plan to Reduce Prevalence of
Domestic Violence amongst Teens
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Plan:
 Education
and Awareness Domestic Violence Program
for all Kent County High Schools; Grades 9-12
 Area of Focus: Power and Control Wheel Education and
utilizing Equality Wheel for Interventions
 Pre-Program Survey to assess current knowledge and
awareness of different types of Domestic Violence
 Post-Program Survey to assess new knowledge
following program
Our Plan to Reduce Prevalence of
Domestic Violence amongst Teens
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Why Domestic Violence Education for Teens in Kent County
Schools?
Social Determinants of Teen Population
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Race/Ethnicity
Life Conditions
Education
Culture
Religion
Socio-economic
Our Plan to Reduce Prevalence of
Domestic Violence amongst Teens
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Barriers to Our Program
 Parents
 Ability
to have time in schools
 Cultural Society
 Media
Our Plan to Reduce Prevalence of
Domestic Violence amongst Teens
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WHO: Teens in Kent County; Grades 9-12
WHAT: Domestic Violence in Teen Population
Program to educate on types of Domestic Violence
and display behaviors for healthy relationships
WHY: Rising rate of Domestic Violence in Kent
County; Lack of education in schools
WHERE: Kent County High Schools
WHEN: During Sex Education for 1 hour session
Primary Prevention:
Power & Control Wheel
Utilizing Power & Control Wheel
to educate and promote
awareness on various types of
Domestic Violence
For those that have experienced
some form of Domestic Violence,
Power & Control Wheel will be
used to help the victim
acknowledge that he or she has
or is experiencing Domestic
Violence
Secondary Prevention:
Equality Wheel
Equality Wheel used for
batterers to acknowledge
how a healthy relationship
should be.
Equality Wheel depicts what
healthy behaviors should be
present to achieve healthy
relationships
Tertiary Prevention:
Ongoing Counseling
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For the teens that have acknowledged the different
types of abuse and have escaped the abuse,
ongoing counseling through the schools, Women’s
Resource Center, Community Mental Health, and/or
Health Department will be necessary
Local Resources and
Likely Partnering Agencies
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Schools: Counselors, Teachers, Principles
Parents
Community Mental Health
Women’s Resource Center: Various Shelters
Law Enforcement
Health Departments
Teen Centers
Kent County Domestic Violence Community
Coordinated Response Team
Survivor’s Handbook for Kent County
Evidence Base Practice
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Recent study in New York assessed school-level
interventions focused on dating violence in middle
schools
Study compared various settings of interventions
compared to no interventions at all
School-level interventions were found to have a 50%
reduction in dating violence
The intervention: curriculum emphasizing consequences
for perpetrators, state laws and penalties, construction
of gender roles, and healthy relationships
“Prevention and Intervention of Teen Dating Violence. (November 14, 2012). National Institute of
Justice. Retrieved October 29, 2013 from http://www.nij.gov/nij/topics/crime/intimatepartner-violence/teen-dating-violence/prevention-intervention.htm
Evidence Base Practice
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Domestic Violence Evidence Project created to implement
interventions and prevention strategies in cases of
domestic violence
In 2012, four state coalitions were funded to enhance
domestic violence services for children and youth by DVEP
Studies revealed 50% of abused women had children
abused by perpetrator as well
Intervention: designs, creates domestic violence programs
for children to enhance prevention, awareness
Domestic Violence Evidence Project. (2012). retrieved November 12 2013, from Futures
Without Violence Web Site: http://promising.futureswithoutviolence.org/advancing-thefield/documenting-our-success/domestic-violence-evidence-project/
Evidence Base Practice
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1994 Violence Against Women/Children Act
established
Intervention: allow for greater attention to domestic
violence by health and human service providers
Increased community and public awareness of domestic
violence issues
Resulting decrease in reported domestic violence cases,
increased victim proaction
Macy, Rebecca J. & Ermentrout, D. (2009). Developing, Delivering, and Teaching
Evidence-Based Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services . , . retrieved November
12 2013, from
http://ssw.unc.edu/files/web/pdf/__Sexual_Assault_Consensus_Practices_final-1.pdf
Evidence Base Practice
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Universal school-based violence prevention program
created 2011
Study included follow-up to evaluate effectiveness of
programs on buffering domestic violence in teen
communities
Interventions: educating teens on signs of domestic
violence, warning behaviors
Follow-up findings reveal increased teen awareness,
decrease dating and domestic violence
Crooks, C.V. Scott, K., Ellis, W., & Wolfe, D.A. (2011). Impact of a Universal Schoolbased Violence Prevention Program on Violence Deliquency . Violence Prevention, 35(6).
retrieved November 11 2013, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21652072
Evaluation
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Desired Outcomes and Goals:
 Decrease
in Domestic Violence Cases amongst Teens
 Increased Awareness of Different Types of Abuse
 Increased Available Resources
 Increased Awareness of Healthy Relationship Behaviors
Evaluation
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Short Term: Evaluate Pre and Post Program Surveys
to access knowledge and awareness of types of
Domestic Violence, Resources if Domestic Violence is
experienced, and Behaviors that should be present
in a healthy relationship
Long Term: Follow up with high schools at least two
years following program to access prevalence of
Domestic Violence
Evaluation
References
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Annual Report Prosecutor's Office. (2012). retrieved September 29 2013, from
access.Kent Web Site:
http://www.accesskent.com/Courts/Prosecutor/pdfs/2012_Annual_Report.pdf
Crooks, C.V. Scott, K., Ellis, W., & Wolfe, D.A. (2011). Impact of a Universal Schoolbased Violence Prevention Program on Violence Deliquency . Violence Prevention,
35(6). retrieved November 11 2013, from
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21652072
Domestic Violence Evidence Project. (2012). retrieved November 12 2013, from
Futures Without Violence Web Site:
http://promising.futureswithoutviolence.org/advancing-the-field/documenting-oursuccess/domestic-violence-evidence-project/
Harkness, G.A. & DeMarco, R.F. (2012). Community and Public Health Nursing Practice:
Evidence for Practice . Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
Injury and Violence Prevention. (2012). retrieved November 2 2013, from Healthy
People 2020 Web Site:
http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=
24
References
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Macy, Rebecca J. & Ermentrout, D. (2009). Developing, Delivering, and Teaching EvidenceBased Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services . , . retrieved November 12 2013, from
http://ssw.unc.edu/files/web/pdf/__Sexual_Assault_Consensus_Practices_final-1.pdf
MICR (Michigan Incident Crime Reporting)
Prevention and Intervention of Teen Dating Violence. (2012). retrieved October 29 2013, from
National Institute of Justice Web Site: http://www.nij.gov/nij/topics/crime/intimate-partnerviolence/teen-dating-violence/prevention-intervention.htm
. (n.d) retrieved October 29 2013, from
http://nnedv.org/downloads/Census/DVCounts2012/DVCounts12_NatlSummary_Color.pdf
. (n.d) retrieved October 31 2013, from
http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/domviol/men.htm
. (n.d) retrieved November 4 2013, from https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/jr000250g.pdf