Prevalence and risk factors for intimate partner physical violence–related acquired brain injury among visitors to justice center in New York

The recent United States Government Accountability Office report highlights the need for improved data on the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV)–related acquired brain injury (ABI) to help direct Health & Human Services public efforts. This article identifies the prevalence and risk factors for IPV-related ABI among survivors of IPV at a Justice Center in New York. Consistent with previous findings, these data indicate a high prevalence of IPV-related ABI among visitors to a New York Justice Center. An overrepresentation of African Americans/Blacks and refugees in the sample relative to the region signified a higher prevalence of IPV in these populations and warrants a provision of more trauma-informed ABI resources to these groups/communities. Intimate partner violence survivors visiting Justice Centers should be screened for motor/neurocognitive symptoms suggestive of mild traumatic brain injury. Further research to identify the prevalence and risk factors of IPV-related ABI statewide and nationwide is urgently needed to improve resource allocation and clinical management.

Citation: Saleem, G. T., Champagne, M., Haider, M. N., Leddy, J. J., Willer, B., Asante, I., Kent, A., Joseph, T., & Fitzpatrick, J. M. (2022). Prevalence and risk factors for intimate partner physical violence-related acquired brain injury among visitors to justice center in New York. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 37(1), E10–E19.