Intersectionality and sex and gender-based analyses as promising approaches in addressing intimate partner violence treatment programs among LGBT couples: A scoping review

Robin Parker,Christopher Crowther-Dowey,Montse Subirana-Malaret,Jacqueline Gahagan

doi:10.1080/23311886.2019.1644982

Abstract

Although Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is an important health and social issue, less is known about IPV among sexual orientation and gender-minoritized (SOGI) populations such as Lesbian, Gay, Bi...

Highlights

This scoping review systematically searched three academic databases to identify peer-reviewed publications examining: (a) existing treatment programs for sexual orientation and gender-minoritized (SOGI)-minoritized populations who are impacted by Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), and (b) suggestions for future policies and services for SOGI-minoritized populations
Type of interventions As mentioned previously, there exists wide scientific evidence indicating that rates of IPV among same-sex couples are similar to different-sex IPV rates or even higher than among heterosexuals, there were few specific Batterer intervention programs (BIPs) programs aimed at meeting the needs of LGBT populations, and none were found in peer-reviewed academic articles
In keeping with the objectives of our scoping review, the first aim was to identify existing treatment programs for SOGI-minoritized populations who are impacted by IPV in order to offer potential new ways to advance IPV prevention and interventions

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Introduction

The term “intersectionality” was conceived by Crenshaw (1989) as an intersectional-based framework to better understand issues of race and ethnicity in health outcomes (Hankivsky, 2014), it was not widely adopted in health and social policy approaches at the time. This framework suggests that individuals’ experiences, including IPV, are affected by multiple, intersecting axes of oppression related to social identity that interact “in different socio-cultural context, and at the broader societal level wherein norms and values are entrenched as policies and laws” This framework suggests that individuals’ experiences, including IPV, are affected by multiple, intersecting axes of oppression related to social identity that interact “in different socio-cultural context, and at the broader societal level wherein norms and values are entrenched as policies and laws” (Koehn, Neysmith, Kobayashi, & Khamisa, 2013, p. 446)

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