Muslim women's service utilization for intimate partner violence: Front line service providers' perceptions of what constitutes a culturally informed response.

We explored Muslim women's involvement in social services in response to intimate partner violence [IPV] from the perspective of frontline service providers. Participants identified several barriers embedded in current services including the absence of individualized support which offers women a continuum of options based on their needs and preferences. Furthermore, lack of sensitivity and appropriate response to abuse experiences based on women's culture leads to further marginalization of women in services, which decreases service utilization.

Predicting patterns of service utilization within children's mental health agencies.

Background: Some children with mental health (MH) problems have been found to receive ongoing care, either continuously or episodically. We sought to replicate patterns of MH service use over extended time periods, and test predictors of these patterns.

Methods: Latent class analyses were applied to 4 years of visit data from five MH agencies and nearly 6000 children, 4- to 13-years-old at their first visit.

BCFPI Validation for a High-risk High-needs Sample of Children and Youth Admitted to Tertiary Care.

Objective: This study examined the validity and reliability of the Brief Child and Family Phone Interview (BCFPI) in a sample of high-risk, high-need children and youth admitted to a tertiary residential psychiatric facility. This is the first validation study of the BCFPI with children and youth functioning at the extreme clinical range.

Method: Participants consisted of children and youth in a southwestern Ontario tertiary residential mental health facility.

The association of readiness to change and motivational interviewing with treatment outcomes in males involved in domestic violence group therapy.

The present study investigated the impact of motivational interviewing (MI) and stage of change on a self-report measure of global functioning (Outcome Questionnaire [OQ 45.2]). Participants were men mandated to attend the Responsible Choices for Men (RCM) group therapy program following an incident of domestic violence.