A Social Network Approach for Health and Safety among Rural Intimate Partner Violence Survivors

Project Overview

8th Funding Cycle Development Award
     Project Start Date: 1/1/2013
     Project End Date: 12/31/2014

Project Goal Statement: To improve health and safety among Wisconsin rural women who are survivors of intimate partner violence by building upon an existing social network of Wisconsin rural women and targeted programming designed to support women's wellness and self-care.

Award Amount: $199,999

Community Partner(s):
Primary Community Partner: Mary Bub, Wisconsin Rural Women's Initiative
Additional community partner organization names:

• Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs
• Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection, Farm & Rural Services

Academic Partner(s):
Primary Academic Partner: Kirsten Beyer, PhD, Institute for Health and Society
Additional Academic Partners:

• Marie Wolff, PhD, Department of Family and Community Medicine
• Amy Kistner, Department of Family and Community Medicine

Project Progress Summary Reports:
     Will be added as they become available.

Affiliated Web Pages:
     Wisconsin Rural Women's Initiative
     Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs
     Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection, Farm & Rural Services

Project Dissemination Efforts (as reported by project partners)
     Will be added as dissemination occurs.