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Universal Violence Prevention Screening Protocol – Adapted

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The Universal Violence Prevention Screening Protocol - Adapted is a 6 question screening tool used to assess physical, sexual, and emotional intimate partner violence in the last year

Purpose: Purpose: Screening/Identification
Number of Items: 6
Violence Mode: Physical, Sexual
Population: Women
Language: English
Mode of Admin: Clinician-administered, Self-administered
Time Frame: Past year

Additional Details

Country: United States
Adaptations: N/A
Relationship Focus: Current romantic/dating partner
Setting: Clinical
Scoring Info: An affirmative response to any questions A - E indicates a positive screen

Reference: Heron, S. L., Thompson, M. P., Jackson, E., & Kaslow, N. J. (2003). Do responses to an intimate partner violence screen predict scores on a comprehensive measure of intimate partner violence in low-income black women? Annals of Emergency Medicine, 42(4), 483–491. https://doi.org/10.1067/s0196-0644(03)00718-2
Link: http://10.1067/s0196-0644(03)00718-2

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