Could a better understanding of financial abuse help prevent IPV deaths?
Financial problems are a risk factor for intimate partner violence (IPV), which affects millions of people annually in the United States. Financial dependence on a partner can be a barrier to leaving an abusive relationship. Abusers may also control a romantic partner by using strategies such as employment sabotage and economic control. IPV can lead to suicide ideation and homicide; approximately 1 in 5 homicide victims are killed by an intimate partner.
Laura Johnson, assistant professor in the School of Social Work, is leading a project to examine the indicators of financ...