One of the greatest concerns for domestic violence advocates is that many victims are falling through the cracks of the nation's health care system. A project at Saint Louis University ( previously funded 2003-2010 by the Bureau of Health Professions) aimed to change that.
"Domestic violence is a major public health problem in the United States," said Dr. Terri Weaver, professor of psychology and the project's coordinator. "It's also a problem that is underreported and under-identified."
Through the funded program, Saint Louis University will teach graduate-level students how to assess for domestic violence. The program incoporated domestic violence into the standard curriculum and these changes have been sustained since 2007.
Please see the training materials that emerged from this former Pediatric-Psychology grant as well as our newly funded (2019-2022) ScalingUp grant.
"Domestic violence is a major public health problem in the United States," said Dr. Terri Weaver, professor of psychology and the project's coordinator. "It's also a problem that is underreported and under-identified."
Through the funded program, Saint Louis University will teach graduate-level students how to assess for domestic violence. The program incoporated domestic violence into the standard curriculum and these changes have been sustained since 2007.
Please see the training materials that emerged from this former Pediatric-Psychology grant as well as our newly funded (2019-2022) ScalingUp grant.
