TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of employee assistance programs in workplace-based intimate partner violence intervention and prevention activities
AU - Lindquist, Christine H.
AU - McKay, Tasseli
AU - Clinton-Sherrod, A. Monique
AU - Pollack, Keshia M.
AU - Lasater, Beth M.
AU - Walters, Jennifer L.Hardison
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. We would like to thank all of the Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) who provided information on their companies’ activities to address intimate partner violence for clients. Additional thanks are extended to groups and individuals who provided recommendations and feedback on instrumentation and the EAP sample, including the Advisory Group, for this grant.
Copyright:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/1
Y1 - 2010/1
N2 - Given the widespread impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on the workplace it is critical to understand the involvement of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) in workplace-focused IPV activities. Representatives from a diverse set of 28 external EAPs participated in an "inventory" of practices related to IPV. The study found that the IPV services available to customer companies at the worksite are extensive and primarily include assistance with policy development, delivery of trainings and seminars, delivery of educational/awareness-raising activities, and provision of management=security staff consultation. Yet companies' lack of awareness regarding the role of IPV as a workplace issue challenges the ability of EAPs to deliver extensive workplace-based IPV services.
AB - Given the widespread impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on the workplace it is critical to understand the involvement of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) in workplace-focused IPV activities. Representatives from a diverse set of 28 external EAPs participated in an "inventory" of practices related to IPV. The study found that the IPV services available to customer companies at the worksite are extensive and primarily include assistance with policy development, delivery of trainings and seminars, delivery of educational/awareness-raising activities, and provision of management=security staff consultation. Yet companies' lack of awareness regarding the role of IPV as a workplace issue challenges the ability of EAPs to deliver extensive workplace-based IPV services.
KW - Domestic violence
KW - Employee assistance programs
KW - Intimate partner violence
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U2 - 10.1080/15555240903538980
DO - 10.1080/15555240903538980
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77949369920
VL - 25
SP - 46
EP - 64
JO - Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health
JF - Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health
SN - 1555-5240
IS - 1
ER -