IPV: Practical Tools for Patient Care
NEW: Abuse Screening Tools
- HARK Questionnaire | NIH
The HARK (Humiliation, Afraid, Rape, Kick) questionnaire is a four-question, self-reported instrument that represents different components of IPV.
- WAST Abuse Screening Tool | Oregon.gov
The Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST), is used primarily in doctor’s offices to help screen for verbal, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.
- PVS Screening Tool | HPSM.gov
The Partner Violence Screen (PVS) is a short screening tool for interpersonal violence that may be used as a follow up tool to screen a pregnant or parenting person.
California-specific Resources
General Resources
- NEW: Preventive Medicine Service Codes | Futures Without Violence
Codes to record screening and brief counseling of domestic and interpersonal violence and privacy principles.
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
A hotline to call, chat, or text for help. Contact domestic violence organizations anywhere in the country.
- IPV Health
Resource for cultivating partnerships between healthcare providers and domestic violence advocates to promote survivors’ health and safety
- CUES Intervention | IPV Health
Evidence-based intervention for providers to talk with all patients about the elements of healthy and unhealthy relationships, the health effects of violence, health promotion strategies, and resources
- Resource Library | Futures Without Violence
Search for brochures, toolkits, and other content to support care of patients experiencing IPV
- Memorandum of Understanding Template | Futures Without Violence
Sample agreement between health center and domestic violence agency collaboration