ArticleChild abuse & neglect2025
"Part of the abuse is not letting me get him medical care": A qualitative examination of children's unmet health needs in the context of post-separation abuse.
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- Intimate Partner Violence and Children's Health After Parental Separation: Development and Psychometric Testing of the HELP-T Scale.Child maltreatment · 2026Article
- The Association of Post-Separation Abuse and Coercion With Children's Health and Flourishing.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- Navigating Protective Precarity: A Thematic Analysis of Civil Protective Orders and Child Custody for Maternal Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence.Feminist criminology · 2025Article
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backgroundChildren exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) experience disparities in health outcomes and healthcare access. Mechanisms explaining how IPV affects children's health needs, particularly after parental separation, are poorly understood.
objectiveThe aim of this qualitative study is to examine maternal survivors' experiences of IPV following separation from an abusive co-parent ("post-separation abuse") and their children's health needs. PARTICIPANTS AND
settingThe research team conducted individual semi-structured interviews with N = 33 maternal post-separation abuse survivors from 18 states in the United States.
methodsQualitative interviews were coded and analyzed using ATLAS.ti through an iterative thematic inquiry approach, with each interview coded by at least 2 study team members.
resultsMost participants (85 %) reported difficulty accessing healthcare for their children. The analysis team identified five broad domains of post-separation abuse tactics contributing to children's unmet health needs: (1) obstruction and manipulation of children's healthcare, (2) stalking and intimidation, (3) legal abuse, (4) disregarding children's well-being, and (5) economic abuse.
conclusionsThis study provides foundational insights into specific behaviors by abusive co-parents and court-imposed barriers that impact children's health needs. Improved understanding of post-separation abuse is essential to design interventions and policies to ensure children's access to needed healthcare and to reduce health disparities.
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