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Reducing Intimate Partner Violence Among Latinas Through the Moms’ Empowerment Program: an Efficacy Trial

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Although intimate partner violence (IPV) is a particularly prevalent public health concern among Latina populations, the evidence-based treatment options for Latinas who experience IPV are limited. The present study tested the efficacy of the Moms’ Empowerment Program (MEP), an intervention for Spanish-speaking Latina mothers who had recently experienced IPV. Participants (N = 95) were assigned to a Treatment (n = 55) or a waitlist Control (n = 40) condition, and those in the Treatment group completed a 10-week intervention designed to address the problems associated with IPV. Intent-to-treat analyses using multiple regression revealed that Latinas’ participation in the MEP was associated with reductions in IPV exposure. These findings provide preliminary evidence that the MEP may reduce exposure to physical violence among Spanish-speaking Latinas.

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This research was funded by the Curtis Center at the University of Michigan School of Social Work, the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, and the Office of the Provost’s third Century Global Initiative at the University of Michigan. The views expressed in this manuscript do not necessarily reflect those of the granting agency.

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    Hannah M. Clark, Maria M. Galano, Sara F. Stein & Sandra Graham-Bermann

  2. School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Andrew Grogan-Kaylor

  3. College of Nursing, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

    Nora Montalvo-Liendo

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Clark, H.M., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Galano, M.M. et al. Reducing Intimate Partner Violence Among Latinas Through the Moms’ Empowerment Program: an Efficacy Trial. J Fam Viol 33, 257–268 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-018-9957-4

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