Allison Ward-Lasher

Biographic Data

ID227204
NAMEAllison Ward-Lasher
GIVEN NAMESAllison
FAMILY NAMEWard-Lasher
SIGNATUREWARD-LASHER A
AFFILIATIONSArizona State University
ORCID0000-0002-5449-2907
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS109
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX5

  • We Have to Build Trust”: Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment with Immigrant and Refugee Survivors

    Open AccessJill Messing, Jill T Messing et al.ARTICLESocial Work Research2021References: 10

    Intimate partner violence (IPV) research highlights unique immigration-related risk factors, abusive tactics, and barriers to seeking help. With the aim of developing practice-informed guidance, data from nine focus groups (N = 57) were analyzed thematically to examine practitioners’ experiences and approaches to risk assessment with survivors of IPV who are immigrants and refugees. Participants noted the importance of fostering relationships and…

  • Not bullet proof’: The complex choice not to seek a civil protection order for intimate partner violence

    Open AccessJill T Messing, Meredith E Bagwell-Gray et al.ARTICLEInternational Review of Victimology2021Cited by: 9References: 9

    Protection orders (POs) are one legal system resource available to survivors of intimate partner violence. Many survivors choose not to obtain a PO, yet prior research has not examined the perspectives of these survivors. This study examined the open-ended survey responses ( n = 308) regarding the choice not to obtain a PO by survivors residing in emergency shelters in the United States. Content analysis indicated that many survivors made deliber…

  • It Actually Isn’t Just about Housing”: Supporting Survivor Success in a Domestic Violence Housing First Program

    Kristie A Thomas, Allison Ward-Lasher et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Service Research2021Cited by: 3References: 30

    Domestic violence (DV) agencies are increasingly utilizing tailored Housing First (HF) approaches to assist homeless and unstably housed survivors. Research, however, has yet to sufficiently explore how DV advocates who work in DVHF programs conceptualize success for survivors or what strategies they use to facilitate that success. This case study involved in-depth interviews with the DV advocates in one DVHF program (n = 7). Conventional content…

  • No Easy Decisions: Developing an Evidence-Informed Process to Allocate Housing Choice Vouchers to Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

    Kristie A Thomas, Jill T Messing et al.ARTICLEHousing Policy Debate2020

    This article describes the development of an evidence-informed screening tool and process to allocate 25 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) to homeless and unstably housed survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) through an innovative pilot program called SASH (Survivors Achieving Stable Housing). Informed by empirical and community-defined evidence, the screening tool comprised two forms, a survivor self-referral form and a form completed by a d…

  • Survivors Achieving Stable Housing: Implementation, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

    Open AccessJill T Messing, Kristie A Thomas et al.ARTICLESocial Work2020Cited by: 2References: 2

    There is a movement toward permanent housing as an alternative to emergency shelter for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). Through a case study, this article illuminates the challenges survivors encountered at multiple levels after being offered one of 25 permanent housing choice vouchers (HCVs) as part of the Survivors Achieving Stable Housing project. Obtaining an HCV is a complicated and lengthy process; survivors transitioning from…

  • Multilevel Risk and Protective Factors for Intimate Partner Violence Among African, Asian, and Latina Immigrant and Refugee Women: Perceptions of Effective Safety Planning Interventions

    Open AccessBushra Sabri, Nkiru Nnawulezi et al.ARTICLERace and Social Problems2018Cited by: 6References: 40

  • Policing Intimate Partner Violence: Attitudes toward Risk Assessment and Collaboration with Social Workers

    Allison Ward-Lasher, Jill T Messing et al.ARTICLESocial Work2017Cited by: 13References: 2

    Risk-informed collaborative police-social service interventions are an emerging strategy intended to enhance offender accountability and victim-survivors' safety in intimate partner violence (IPV) cases. These interventions use risk assessment to determine appropriate interventions and enhance the police response for dangerous offenders by engaging in collaboration with social work advocates. Because little is known about the responsiveness of po…

  • Implementation of Trauma-Informed Care in a Housing First Program for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: A Case Study

    Open AccessAllison Ward-Lasher, Jill Messing et al.ARTICLEAdvances in Social Work2017Cited by: 3

    The intersection of trauma with the need for safe, stable, sustainable, and long-term housing is important when working with survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). IPV advocacy agencies are advised to use a trauma-informed approach to help practitioners understand the impact of IPV on individuals. Housing First, a model addressing homelessness that provides permanent housing without preconditions, has been found to increase housing stabili…

  • Latinas’ Perceptions of Law Enforcement: Fear of Deportation, Crime Reporting, and Trust in the System

    Open AccessJill T Messing, David Beccera et al.ARTICLEAffilia2015Cited by: 42References: 9

    Latinas may be unlikely to report violent crime, particularly when undocumented. This research examines the impact of fear of deportation and trust in the procedural fairness of the justice system on willingness to report violent crime victimization among a sample of Latinas ( N = 1,049) in the United States. Fear of deportation was a significant predictor of Latinas’ perceptions of the procedural fairness of the criminal justice system. However,…

  • The State of Intimate Partner Violence Intervention: Progress and Continuing Challenges

    Jill T Messing, Allison Ward-Lasher et al.ARTICLESocial Work2015Cited by: 31References: 2

    Over the past 40 years, intimate partner violence (IPV) has evolved from an emerging social problem to a socially unacceptable crime. The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 encourages state policies that focus on criminal justice intervention, including mandatory arrest and prosecution. Services offered to victim-survivors of IPV are often tied to criminal justice intervention, or otherwise encourage separation. These interventions have been seen…