Hidden No More: What Every Health Center Should Know for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Authors: Dana Trampas, Kimberly Chang, MD, MPH, Anna Marjavi October 1, 2024 In a bustling health center (HC), Nurse Maria meets a patient named Ana during a routine visit. At first glance, Ana appears unremarkable—no bruises or visible signs of distress, just quiet with tired eyes. However, as they talk, Maria notices subtle cues: a […]
Preparing Health Centers to Protect Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI)
from Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Human Trafficking/Exploitation (HT/E) During Public Health Emergencies and Natural Disasters May 2, 2024 AANHPI Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the remarkable role of the AANHPI community in our nation’s history! We want to safeguard the potential of our AANHPI communities to continue to participate and make long-lasting […]
Health Centers Care About Domestic Violence
AUTHORS: Yuriko de la Cruz (NACHC) and Anna Marjavi (Director, Health Partners on IPV + Exploitation, Futures Without Violence) October 2, 2023 “Never assume that domestic violence is not affecting someone in your workplace. Victims of domestic violence often suffer in secret, in part because they have been conditioned to believe they deserve the abuse, and […]
Update Your Information to Avoid a Gap in Medicaid Coverage Post COVID
March 17, 2023 In 2020, federal pandemic legislation required states to ensure “continuous coverage” for most people enrolled in Medicaid during the Public Health Emergency (PHE). In exchange, states received enhanced Medicaid funding. This meant that millions of people were able to keep their health insurance during the pandemic. Congress’ year-end spending bill ends this […]
Health, Healing, and Healthy Relationships: A New Safety Card Resource for farmworkers
From Alianza Nacional de Campesinas and Health Partners on IPV + Exploitation March 27, 2023 On any given morning, Irma Durand drives the roads and fields in Homestead, Florida. They are roads she knows well, having lived in Homestead since 2014. She shares information and resources about COVID-19 with farmworkers and their families. She brings […]
Confidentiality and Documentation of IPV and Exploitation: Balancing Safety with Data Collection
November 3, 2022 At a clinic embedded within a drop-in center in downtown Pittsburgh for adolescents and young adults who are unstably housed, clients can receive routine care and preventive services. A 19-year-old young person (who uses they/them pronouns) came in for a pregnancy test. The test was positive. They started to cry saying, “I […]
Healthy Relationships and Youth: How School-Based Health Providers Can Start the Conversation
March 1, 2022 “One day, I was with a patient that I knew very well. She was an outgoing girl, doing really well. She was in a new relationship that she was excited about. I asked my normal safety screening questions, like, ‘Do you feel safe at home and in your relationships?’ She said, […]
Introducing a New Model Protocol for Health Centers to Address Intimate Partner Violence and Exploitation
October 6, 2021 By: Anna Marjavi, Health Partners on IPV + Exploitation, and Kimberly S.G. Chang, MD, MPH, Asian Health Services 15,929. This is the 2020 UDS number of patients served at health centers reported to receive services for intimate partner violence (IPV). This is a miniscule fraction (.05%) out of a total of 28,590,897 […]
Announcing our New Name and Website: Health Partners on IPV + Exploitation!
September 22, 2021 By: Anisa Ali, MA; Anna Marjavi; Lisa James, MA; and Graciela Olguín Connection. Collaboration. Community. Partnerships. These are values that we hold closely to advance care and support for those at risk of or surviving intimate partner violence (IPV), human trafficking (HT), and exploitation, and to bolster prevention efforts. Because we want […]
