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Friday, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Evaluating the Long-term Impact of Brief, Evidenced-Based Interventions for Family Violence

Family violence (e.g., maltreatment, intimate partner violence) is a significant public health issue affecting millions of children and adults in the US every year. Exposure to family violence is associated with a host of negative outcomes for parents and children, including risk for mental and physical health problems, cognitive and academic difficulties, and impaired social functioning. The effects of violence on long-term developmental outcomes are especially pronounced when violence is experienced prenatally and in early life, making this a critical time for intervention. Interventions to address the effects of family violence have been developed and rigorously tested, elucidating strategies that can effectively reduce the negative impact of family violence in early life. Most evaluations of interventions focus only on short- to medium-term gains (i.e., immediately to several months post-intervention); however, the effects of violence can persist for years after the violence was experienced, especially in the context of more severe or multiple types of violence. Thus, there is a critical need to examine the potential long-term benefits of family violence interventions. Understanding long-term gains associated with interventions that have already shown effectiveness over shorter periods can help inform practice and policy decision-making to more comprehensively address the negative effects of violence. The goal of this symposium is to present long-term findings from family violence intervention evaluations. The studies in this symposium report findings from three different family violence interventions several years after the conclusion of the intervention, offering novel insights into the long-term impact of established interventions on child and parent functioning.

Paper #1
Title	Long-term effects of the Pregnant Moms’ Empowerment Program on IPV, maternal depression, and child externalizing
Presenting author	Dr. Kathryn H. Howell, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Madison, United States

Paper #2
Title	Long-term Stability and Change in Mother-Child Reminiscing Following Intervention: Pandemic, Reminiscing and Emotion Training Effects
Presenting author	Kristin Valentino, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, Shaw Center for Children and Families, United States

Paper #3
Title	Long-term trajectories and intervention outcomes of women’s physical health following intimate partner violence victimization
Presenting author	Maria M. Galano, University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

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Session chair
Maria M. Galano, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

Discussant
Dr. Laura Miller-Graff, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, United States

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