Ending domestic violence is everyone's responsibility - An integrated approach to domestic violence treatment

According to the American Medical Association diagnostic and treatment guid elines, "...silence, disregard or disinterest convey tacit approval of dome stic violence." Stopping domestic violence requires a coordinated community response in which health care providers, criminal justice systems, and soc ial service agencies join forces to confront the violence. Nurses must be p art of this coordinated response by becoming knowledgeable about the dynami cs of domestic violence and the ways to recognize it. Topics include a medi cal and legal overview, gender involvement, solution approaches and program examples, outcomes, and implications for nurses.