H.E.A.R.H. (HELPING EVERYONE IN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS TO HEAL) This program is designed to help those who are victims of Intimate Partner Violence (Domestic Abuse). This program will survey victims and match the appropriate treatment necessary to begin a path of healing themselves and their future relationships with others.

COMMUNITY NEED  Definition of Aggravated Assault  “The unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault is usually accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm, and also includes attempts to commit murder.” (  Definition of Simple Assault (Most Common in IPV)  “A person commits a simple assault if he attempts to cause or purposely, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another.” (

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LOGICAL APPROACH

LOGICAL APPROACH LIT. REVIEW  Lohman et. al (2013) states, “The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey shows an annual estimate of 4.2 million intimate partner violence related physical assaults, rapes, and stalking perpetrated against women and 3.2 million against men.”  Cerulli et. al (2012) states, “A joint initiative of the Violence Against Women Office and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a lifetime IPV prevalence rate for women to be 21.1 % (National Institute of Justice and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1998). Recent studies in healthcare settings have shown that women report lifetime abuse and physical abuse at 44 % and 34 % respectively (Thompson et al.2006).”  Samuel Aymer (2008) states, “…boys exposed to partner abuse frequently use aggression against others. It can also induce trauma, helplessness, and, most importantly, the notion that violence is acceptable. Ehrensaft et al. (2003) observe that there is a strong link between witnessing violence at home as a child, then replicating it in adulthood...”  Maxwell et. al (2010) states, “We speculate that graduation from a treatment program, like entering into marriage, may have the potential to act as a quasi-public statement that program participants are willing to commit to change.”

WORKS CITED  Aymer, Samuel “Beyond Power and Control: Clinical Interventions with Men Engaged in Partner Abuse.” Clinical Social Work Journal, 36(4):  Cerulli, Catherine, Ellen Poleshuck, Christina Raimondi, Stephanie Veale, and Nancy Chin “'What Fresh Hell Is This?' Victims of Intimate Partner Violence Describe Their Experiences of Abuse, Pain, and Depression.” Journal Of Family Violence, 27(8):  Lohman, Brenda, Tricia Neppl, Jennifer Senia and Thomas Schofield “Understanding Adolescent and Family Influences on Intimate Partner Psychological Violence During Energing Adulthood and Adulthood.” Journal Of Youth and Adolescence, 42(4):  Maxwell, Christopher D., Robert C. Davis and Bruce G. Taylor “The impact of length of domestic violence treatment on the patterns of subsequent intimate partner violence.” Journal Of Experimental Criminology, 6(4):

EVALUATION PLAN  Evaluation Question: Do those in the program score lower on the Domestic Violence Safety Survey than those who are not in the program?  I had a scale with questions that included the following:  Do you have adequate resources in case you are attacked?  Do you have a place to stay?  Do you know who to contact for legal assistance?  Etc.  Evaluation Design: XO O  Evaluation Test  Means/Average  T- Test  Linear Regression

DATA ANALYSIS The average of those not participating in the program was higher than those who participated, which was lower. If the program worked we would expect that the average of those in the program would be higher.

DATA ANALYSIS After controlling for gender, language, race, education and amount of abuse toward partner, we find that being in the program is associated with a lower score on the Domestic Violence Safety Scale. However, this is not statistically significant.

SUSTAINABILITY