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The (Economic) Cost of Violence

July 15, 2009 | 1 Comment

Everything can be looked at in economic terms, including violence. It’s important info to have at your disposal, because it can strengthen a grant proposal or negotiations with your healthcare system for an FTE or program. Enough’s been written on the subject that I figured it would be good to review the literature. I’ve chosen to focus mainly on the costs of violence against women. [UPDATE: You can find financial cost of child abuse here.] Unless otherwise indicated, everything listed is full text (if it wasn’t available free online, you’ll have a link to free abstracts). I’m organizing these by pub date, with most recent at the beginning:

2011

Social and economic costs of violence–workshop summary

Deepali M. Patel and Rachel M. Taylor, Rapporteurs; Forum on Global Violence Prevention; Institute of Medicine

Attributing Selected Costs to Intimate Partner Violence in a Sample of Women Who Have Left Abusive Partners: A Social Determinants of Health Approach                                                            

Varcoe, C., et al. (Canadian study)

2010

The healthcare costs of domestic and sexual violence (fact sheet).

Futures Without Violence, updated March 2010

Changes in health care costs over time following the cessation of intimate partner violence.

Fishman PA, Bonomi AE, Anderson ML, Reid RJ, Rivara FP.                          J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Sep;25(9):920-5. Epub 2010 Apr 23.

A review of cost measures for the economic impact of domestic violence.

Chan KL, Cho EY.
Trauma Violence Abuse. 2010 Jul;11(3):129-43. 

2009

Health care utilization and costs associated with physical
and nonphysical-only intimate partner violence.

Bonomi AE, Anderson ML, Rivara FP, Thompson RS.                             Health Serv Res. 2009 Jun;44(3):1052-67. Epub 2009 Mar 17.

Hidden Costs in Health Care: The Economic Impact of Violence and Abuse
Dolezal, T.et al. Academy on Violence & Abuse

Intimate Partner Violence: High Costs to Households and Communities
International Center for Research on Women

See also: Bonomi & Corso’s presentation at AVA, 2009

2008

Methods for estimating medical expenditures attributable to intimate partner violence.
Brown DS, et al.
J Interpers Violence. 2008 Dec;23(12):1747-66 

2007

Cost of Sexual Violence in Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Health

The Effects and Costs of Intimate Partner Violence for Work Organizations
Reeves, C. & O’Leary-Kelly, A.M.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 22, No. 3, 327-344 

The effect of intimate partner violence on health care costs and utilization for children living in the home. (FULL TEXT)                                        Rivara FP, Anderson ML, Fishman P, Bonomi AE et al.                      Pediatrics 2007;120(6):1270-7.

Medical Costs and Productivity Losses Due to Interpersonal and Self-Directed Violence in the United States
Phaedra S. Corso, et al.
Am J Prev Med 2007;32(6)

2006

Making the Case for Domestic Violence Prevention Through the Lens of Cost-Benefit: A Manual for Domestic Violence Prevention Practitioners
Browne-Miller, A., Transforming Communities: Technical Assistance, Training and Resource Center (TC-TAT)

The welfare cost of violence across countries
Soares, R.R.
Journal of Health Economics, 25(5), September 2006, Pages 821-846

Long-term costs of intimate partner violence in a sample of female HMO enrollees.
Jones AS, et al.
Womens Health Issues. 2006 Sep-Oct;16(5):252-61. 

2005

A Considerable Sacrifice: The Costs of Sexual Violence in the U. S. Armed Forces
Hansen, C. The Miles Foundation

The costs of interpersonal violence—an international review
Waters, H.R., et al.
Health Policy, 73(3) 8 September 2005, pp 303-315

Gender-Based Violence: A Price Too High
From: UNFPA State of World Population 2005
United Nations Population Fund

2004

The Economic Dimensions of Interpersonal Violence
Waters, H., et al., World Health Organization

The economic toll of intimate partner violence against women in the United States.
Max, W. et al.
Violence Vict. 2004 Jun;19(3):259-72. 

2002

Economic Costs of Domestic Violence
Laing, L. & Bobic, N., Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse, University of New South Wales

The Rape Tax: Tangible and Intangible Costs of Sexual Violence
Post, L.A., et al.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 17, No. 7, 773-782 (2002) 

1999

Intimate partner violence against women: do victims cost health plans more?
Wisner, C.L., et al.
J Fam Pract. 1999 Jun;48(6):439-43

PUB DATE UNKNOWN

The Cost of Violence/Stress at Work and the Benefits of a Violence/Stress-Free Work Environment
Hoel, H., et al. International Labour Organization

BONUS TOOL (I can’t speak to validity or reliability, but it’s a cool concept)

Texas Health Resources DV Costs Calculator

See also: Financial Cost of Child Abuse

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Related posts:

  1. Social and Economic Cost of Violence
  2. Financial Cost of Child Abuse
  3. The Economic Impact of Violence
  4. Data on IPV, Sexual Violence, and Stalking
  5. Reproductive Justice & Violence Against Women

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  1. Addressing DV in the Workplace: EAP/Employer Partnerships « Forensic Healthcare Online on November 5, 2009 4:49 pm

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