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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: Screening

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Systematic Review

Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Last Reviewed: October 2018

Workgroups: Injury and Violence Prevention Workgroup, Older Adults Workgroup, Mental Health and Mental Disorders Workgroup

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that health care providers screen all women of reproductive age for intimate partner violence (IPV). USPSTF recommends that clinicians provide access to support services for women who screen positive for IPV. USPSTF found insufficient evidence to assess whether the harms of screening for abuse and neglect outweigh the benefits for older or vulnerable adults.

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Objectives related to this resource (2)

Reduce sexual or physical adolescent dating violence — IVP‑18
Getting worse
Reduce intimate partner violence — IVP‑D04
Developmental

Suggested Citation

1.

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. (2018). Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: Screening. Retrieved from https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening