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040			_aAFVC
100			_aRandour, Mary Lou _98388
245			_aAnimal abuse as a type of trauma : _blessons for human and animal service professionals _cMary Lou Randour, Martha Smith-Blackmore, Nancy Blaney, Daniel DeSousa and Audrey-Anne Guyony
260			_bSage, _c2019
500			_aTrauma, Violence & Abuse, 2019, Advance online publication, 1 May 2019
520			_aAnimal abuse frequently occurs at the same time and the same place as other types of violence, particularly family violence. Because of that close association, this article proposes that it is the responsibility of both animal service and human service professionals to be aware of its occurrence, understand its significance, and promote appropriate professional and policy responses to it. Research literature addressing the link between animal abuse and other forms of violence (“the link”) is discussed. Articles selected for review were published in a peer-reviewed journal, relevant to some aspect of the link between animal abuse and child abuse and/or domestic violence, used either a national or a longitudinal database, or relied on random sampling or a comparison group. If a study was retrospective or drawn from a convenience sample, it had to have been replicated by another study for inclusion. Finally, any measurement instruments used by the study under review must have had acceptable reliability and validity. Legal databases, such as LexisNexis, were used to identify legislation that has been passed and/or court cases that have been decided that were relevant to the topic of “the link.” Strong associations were found between domestic violence, child abuse, and animal abuse; animal abuse, whether witnessed or committed, is a form of trauma. Severe animal abuse as a predictor for severe domestic violence recently emerged as a promising association. However, some of these findings on “the link” have not been translated into practice, for example, domestic violence advocates and child protection workers frequently do not ask questions about pets in the family. At the same time, the past 20 years have seen an increase in state and federal legislation and policies that have been enacted, in part, because of the growing body of evidence on the link. Knowledge of the link also has influenced a number of court cases deciding parental rights. Moreover, awareness of the link is illustrated by the passage of pet protection orders for victims of domestic violence as well as the inclusion of pet abuse as a form of domestic violence. Human service and animal service professionals should articulate more ways in which they can communicate with one another, thus adding more information and resources to any intervention or treatment of family violence. (Authors' abstract). Record #6269
650			_aANIMAL ABUSE _961
650			_aCHILD ABUSE _9103
650			_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650			_aFAMILY VIOLENCE _9252
650			_aINTERVENTION _9326
650			_aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _9431
650		5	_9350 _aLITERATURE REVIEWS
650		4	_aSUPPORT SERVICES _9591
650		4	_aTRAUMA _9612
651		4	_aUNITED STATES _92646
700			_a,Smith-Blackmore, Martha _98389
700			_aBlaney, Nancy _98390
700			_aDeSousa, Daniel _98391
700			_aGuyony, Audrey-Anne _98392
773	0		_tTrauma, Violence & Abuse, 2019, Advance online publication, 1 May 2019
830			_aTrauma, Violence & Abuse _94623
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/1524838019843197 _yRead abstract
942			_cARTICLE _2ddc