Revictimization and Mental Health Service Use in Intimate Partner Violence: A Comparison of Single and Multiple Reports Using Linked Police and Health Registers
Our main finding of higher mental health service use among IPV victims with multiple reports highlights the critical importance of early intervention. These results could reflect underlying poor socioeconomic conditions, pre-existing mental health conditions, and/or traumatic experience before the initial IPV report. Developing integrated services across mental health, social, and police services is crucial for providing preventative interventions to reduce further revictimization.
Authors
- Johanna Hietamäki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0387-223X)
- Marie Kruse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7159-8781)
- Jani Raitanen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7674-0978)
- Pekka Rissanen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0398-6250)
- Tomomi Hisasue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9262-5208)
- Sami Pirkola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0138-3130)
- Kimmo Suokas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6296-6343)
- Visa Martikainen
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
- Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Social Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640251379256
- Primary Topic
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00