Intimate Partner Violence

THIS SESSION IS FULL - Addressing Mental Health Needs for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (Code 16)

Primary Presenter(s)

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  Kerry Peterson, PhD, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC

  Associate Professor, Specialty Director PMHNP Program
  University of Colorado College of Nursing
  Colorado Springs, Colorado

Explore the mental health implications of IPV and how to address them using evidence-based practices and trauma-informed care.

Learning Outcome(s). Increased knowledge about:

• the mental health consequences of IPV.
• the risk and protective factors related to the mental health effects of IPV.
• evidence-based and trauma-informed strategies that forensic nurses can use when working with survivors of IPV.