Make it simple for women to report domestic violence

Train health practitioners to inquire about domestic violence during routine examinations. Many women tend to go to hospitals or to local health centers after being subjected to physical abuse without reporting it. By simplifying the process, the likelihood of women reporting domestic violence will increase.

Behavioral Tool: Salience, Hassle Simplification

Benchmarked Intervention

Experiment Overview

A pre-post intervention was conducted in the UK called “Suffolk Tools for Practitioners” whereby health practitioners and social workers were trained to include questions involving domestic violence in their routine inquiry questionnaire.

Impact

The intervention also resulted in social workers and health practitioners being more confident in dealing with instances involving domestic violence.

Source: Hester, M., & Westmarland, N. (2005). Tackling domestic violence: effective interventions and approaches. Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate.