Carry Forward Lessons on Intimate Partner Violence—Help Is Always Available

While Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Awareness Month, also called Domestic Violence Awareness Month, ended in October, it is critical that the lessons learned offered remain in the forefront. The ACS Brief provided a brief video overview of IPV, ways to identify signs and symptoms of IPV in victims, and information of understanding behaviors displayed by IPV abusers.

If you have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV), know someone experiencing it, or recognize it in a patient, it can be challenging to seek help for many reasons. Concerns about safety for self or children, finances, social/family perception, continued feelings for the abusive partner, and not feeling like this situation can be called IPV are normal experiences and feelings. But ending an abusive relationship is not something that needs to be done alone.

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The ACS is committed to addressing IPV in surgeons and patients. Visit the ACS IPV webpage for more information on the IPV Committee and to access the ACS IPV Toolkit.