Category Archives: Research

Even though I had friends, I was still lonely. My friends didn’t understand my reactions. There was a huge void inside me. These are some of the ways that survivors describe feeling alienated after trauma, particularly after intimate violence such as sexual assault or domestic violence. Several years ago, we developed the Trauma Appraisal QuestionnaireContinue reading “Alienation after Trauma”

by Anne P. DePrince  & Leslie Hasche Community-coordinated responses and multidisciplinary teams have become common responses to domestic violence and sexual assault across the United States. These approaches focus on collaboration across community (e.g., shelters and legal advocacy programs) and criminal justice (e.g., prosecuting attorney and police) agencies to respond to victimization.[1] More recently, multidisciplinaryContinue reading “The Impact of A Multidisciplinary Team after Elder Abuse and Neglect”

by Anne P. DePrince & Julie M. Olomi With more than half of campus sexual assaults occurring during the Fall, much of schools’ policy attention in the latter half of 2019 was probably focused on handling internal Title IX investigations. However, when sexual assaults are also reported to the police, campuses must also be prepared toContinue reading “When Campuses and Law Enforcement Collide: Preparing for Co-Occurring Sexual Assault Investigations”

On any given day, our team is doing research the connections between different forms of interpersonal trauma and a range of outcomes, from service use to distress. This approach was on display at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) in Boston earlier this month, where our team presented researchContinue reading “TSS Group Findings Shared at International Research Meeting”

The results of research made possible by many Denver-area partners just got a national spotlight in my new piece in The Conversation. Please take look at the article to read about: The impact of coordinated responses to domestic violence on victim-survivor well-being; New findings that offer a window into how multidisciplinary teams approach coordinating responses. This newContinue reading “National Spotlight on Denver-Area Research”

by Anne P. DePrince & Julia Dmitrieva Following child abuse and neglect allegations, investigations can involve multiple systems and people from child welfare, criminal justice, and health agencies. Complex multi-system investigations can leave caregivers confused, intimidated, or alienated, which can decrease their engagement with child welfare action plans (Staudt, 2007). Decreased caregiver engagement can negativelyContinue reading “After Child Abuse and Neglect Allegations: Caregiver Perceptions of Investigations”

Julia Dmitrieva & Anne P. DePrince Child abuse and neglect investigations can span multiple systems, from child welfare and health to criminal justice. Given the complexity of such multi-system responses, practitioners and policy makers have called for personnel from different systems to coordinate their investigations and responses to families through multidisciplinary teams (MDTs). Unfortunately, littleContinue reading “Working Together: Multidisciplinary Team Responses to Child Abuse & Neglect Investigations”