Background
Funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, this 3-year project aims to develop trauma-informed screening, service, and referral processes to address the needs of polyvictimized clients. Through this initiative, a polyvictimization screening tool will be developed and administered with clients that receive services from the Sojourner Family Peace Center. Following the polyvictimization screen results will be used to inform client services and referrals.
The ICFW will conduct a mixed-methods evaluation of this project with four central aims:
- To examine a polyvictimization screen and its capacity to detect exposure to violence.
- To identify gaps between the needs of polyvictimized clients and the community services that are available.
- To assess service capacity at the Sojourner Family Peace Center and its partner agencies.
- To examine client satisfaction, empowerment, and service engagement.
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Publications
ICFW Team
Joshua Mersky
Danielle Romain Dagenhardt
James Topitzes
Funding
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of CrimePartners
Sojourner Family Peace Center
National Alliance for Hope