No Safe Spaces
The Retraumatization and Dehumanization of Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5897648 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sameera S Nayak (0000-0002-1060-0697, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, corresponding author), Xenia Efimov (Northeastern University), Collette N Ncube (0000-0002-0661-9926, Boston University), James L Griffith (0000-0003-2894-7522, Northeastern University), John Griffith (0000-0002-9865-7937), Beth E Molnar (0000-0002-5628-2989, Northeastern University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-16 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1556-2948 • E-ISSN: 1556-2956 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15562948.2023.2278055 |
| OpenAlex | W4389348754 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 80 |
Immigrants in the United States suffer high rates of domestic violence (DV). Using data from six focus groups with 38 DV service providers, we examined how immigrant survivors navigate an often-hostile political climate and identified structural barriers to healing and help-seeking. Findings indicated that structural discrimination, social exclusion, and dehumanization compound existing trauma and negatively impact survivors’ well-being. Results underscore the need to restructure pathways of immigration relief such as the U Visa and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self-Petition. Structural interventions targeting the immigration system and enhancing access to more secure legal status could serve to augment population health
Criminology · Dehumanization · Domestic violence · Environmental health · Immigration · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Population · Psychological intervention · Restructuring · Suicide prevention · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology
Epidemiology and the People’s Health
“He Said They’d Deport Me”
Health Effects of Dramatic Societal Events — Ramifications of the Recent Presidential Election
The Violence of Uncertainty — Undermining Immigrant and Refugee Health
Association of Preterm Births Among US Latina Women With the 2016 Presidential Election
Help seeking and barriers of Hispanic partner violence survivors
The qualitative research audit trail
Theories for social epidemiology in the 21st century
Muslim Americans’ safety and well-being in the wake of Trump
Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex
Reflecting on reflexive thematic analysis
Changes in Blood Pressure After the 2016 United States Presidential Election. Analyses in Response to “The Association of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With Clinic and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Healthy Adults” by Edmondson et al
Documented, Undocumented, and Liminally Legal
The Limits of Gaining Rights while Remaining Marginalized
“He Has Me Tied with the Blessed and Damned Papers”
Immigrant policies as health policies
Intimate Partner Violence Among Iraqi Immigrant Women in Metro Detroit
Local-Level Immigration Enforcement and Food Insecurity Risk among Hispanic Immigrant Families with Children
A qualitative study on the impact of the 2016 US election on the health of immigrant families in Southeast Michigan
Domestic Violence at the Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender
Discipline and Commoditize
Intersections of Immigration and Domestic Violence
The effect of immigration and acculturation on victimization among a national sample of Latino women
Violence Against Immigrant Women
Help-Seeking Behavior Among Abused Immigrant Women
A Trauma-Informed Analysis of the Violence Against Women Act’s Provisions for Undocumented Immigrant Women
Experiences of Immigrant Women Who Self-Petition Under the Violence Against Women Act
Health at the Intersections of Precarious Documentation Status and Gender-Based Partner Violence
Barriers to and Methods of Help Seeking for Domestic Violence Victimization
Action Research at the Intersection of Structural and Family Violence in an Immigrant Latino Community
Barriers Preventing Latina Immigrants from Seeking Advocacy Services for Domestic Violence Victims
This Should Not Be Happening in This Country”
Lifetime Prevalence of Violence Against Latina Immigrants
Immigration enforcement and mixed-status families
Severe sociopolitical stressors and preterm births in New York City
The Cultural Influences on Help‐seeking Among a National Sample of Victimized Latino Women
Indirect experiences with domestic violence and help‐seeking preferences among south asian immigrants in the United States
Proximal, Distal, and the Politics of Causation
Immigrant South Asian Women at Greater Risk for Injury From Intimate Partner Violence
Immigration Versus Immigrant
Mechanisms by Which Anti-Immigrant Stigma Exacerbates Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities
Impact of Arizona’s SB 1070 Immigration Law on Utilization of Health Care and Public Assistance Among Mexican-Origin Adolescent Mothers and Their Mother Figures
Methods for the Scientific Study of Discrimination and Health
Racially Charged Legislation and Latino Health Disparities
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Incomplete Inclusion
Expanding the Intersectional Paradigm to Better Understand Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities
The solitude absorbs and it oppresses
Social exclusion at the intersections of immigration, employment, and healthcare policy
Mental health of children held at a United States immigration detention center
Working around safety net exclusions during the Covid-19 pandemic
Immigration law enforcement, social support, and health for Latino immigrant families in Southeastern Michigan
Pushing them to the edge
Immigration policies and mental health morbidity among Latinos
More than culture
Epidemiology and the web of causation
Issues in Intimate Violence
Mexican Immigrant Families Under Siege
Demonstrating Rigor Using Thematic Analysis
The Contradictions of Liminal Legality
Transition into Liminal Legality
Liminal Legality
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |