Title: Just Ask: Domestic Violence
Client: John C. Lincoln Health Network
John C. Lincoln Health Network decided to take a proactive
approach to domestic violence intervention with their employees, customers
and patients. The video production was part of an employee education program
on the importance of asking patients about domestic violence and how to
go about it. First, domestic violence was clearly defined. Then dramatizations
emphasized scenarios where employees expressed concern for an abused coworker,
and clinical staff asked patients if they were in situations where someone
was hurting them. The educational program helped to remove the stigma
attached to domestic violence issues and open the pathways of help for
its victims.