The evidence base on economic abuse and the negative economic impact of domestic violence more broadly has expanded over the past ten years. Program interventions to support women’s economic stability have also been developed and evaluated.
The reports below reflect national and international knowledge. Join the international network for updates.
2017
Women’s Narratives of Economic Abuse and Financial Strategies in Britain and South Asia Journal Article
In: Psychology of Violence, 2017.
2016
Supporting Survivors of Financial Abuse, Learning for the UK Technical Report
2016.
Domestic Violence Recovery Loan Program Journal Article
In: 2016.
Economic Security for Survivors of Domestic and Family Violence: Understanding and Measuring the Impact Journal Article
In: Good Shepherd, 2016.
2015
What is economic self-sufficiency? Validating a measurement scale for policy, practice, and research Journal Article
In: Journal of Poverty, 2015.
A Review of Research and Policy on Financial Abuse within Intimate Partner Relationships Online
Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit (CWASU) 2015.
Measuring Economic Abuse in the Lives of Survivors: Revising the Scale of Economic Abuse Journal Article
In: Violence Against Women, 2015.
A randomized controlled trial of a financial literacy curriculum for survivors of intimate partner violence Journal Article
In: Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2015.
Implementing a financial management curriculum with survivors of IPV: Exploring advocates’ experiences Journal Article
In: Affilia, 2015.
Stepping Stones: Legal Barriers to Economic Equality After Family Violence Online
Women's Legal Service Victoria 2015.
Restoring Financial Safety: Legal responses to economic abuse Journal Article
In: Good Shepherd, 2015.
Evidence of the Construct Validity of the Scale of Economic Abuse Journal Article
In: Violence and Victims, 2015.
2014
In: Journal of Consumer Affairs, 2014.
Economic Abuse in the Lives of Women Abused by an Intimate Partner: A Qualitative Study Journal Article
In: Violence Against Women, 2014.
The effect of economic, physical and psychological abuse on mental health: A population-based study of women in the Philippines Journal Article
In: International Journal of Family Medicine, 2014.
Controlling money, controlling lives: Financial abuse in Britain Online
Citizens Advice 2014.
Economic Abuse and Later Material Hardship: Is Depression a Mediator? Journal Article
In: Affilia, 2014.
Measuring financial strain in the lives of survivors of intimate partner violence Journal Article
In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2014.
The Relationship between socio-economic inequalities, intimate partner violence and economic abuse: A national study of women in the Philippines Journal Article
In: Global Public Health, 2014.
In: Journal of Poverty, 2014.
An Individual Development Account Program for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Journal Article
In: Journal of Social Service Research, 2014.
Relationship Problems and Money: Women talk about financial abuse Online
Wire Australia 2014.
2013
Economic empowerment of impoverished IPV survivors: A review of best practice literature and implications for policy Journal Article
In: Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 2013.
Destitute Domestic Violence Concession – Monitoring Research Report Online
Eaves 2013.
Measuring Abusive Behaviours: Is Economic Abuse a Unique Form of Abuse? Journal Article
In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2013.
Department for Work and Pensions 2013.
Economic abuse, physical violence, and union formation Journal Article
In: Children and Youth Services Review, 2013.
Economic Abuse in Lebanon: Experiences and Perceptions Journal Article
In: Violence Against Women, 2013.
Escaping Battered Credit: A Proposal for Repairing Credit Reports Damaged by Domestic Violence Journal Article
In: UNIVERSITY of PENNSYLVANIA LAW REVIEW, 2013.
Economic Abuse: Searching for Solutions – A Spotlight on Economic Abuse Research Report Online
Good Shepherd 2013.
2012
Economic Abuse: The Untold Cost of Domestic Violence Online
Office of the Manhattan Borough President 2012.
Spotlight on economic abuse: A literature and policy review Online
Good Shepherd 2012.
The impact of physical and economic abuse on maternal mental health and parenting Journal Article
In: Children and Youth Services Review, 2012.
Financial literacy: Building economic empowerment with survivors of violence Journal Article
In: Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2012.
The Domestic Abuse and Money Education (DAME) Project: Final Report Online
Women's Aid 2012.
2011
Understanding Economic Abuse in the Lives of the Survivors Journal Article
In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011.
Coerced Debt: The Role of Consumer Credit in the Domestic Violence Journal Article
In: California Law Review, 2011.
Seeking Security: promoting women’s economic wellbeing following domestic violence Journal Article
In: Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse, 2011.
2010
Economic Empowerment of Domestic Violence Survivors Journal Article
In: National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, 2010.
2009
Young woman and financial abuse Online
YWCA 2009.
2008
Economic Violence to Women and Girls: Is it Receiving the Necessary Attention? Journal Article
In: Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 2008.
Development of the Scale of Economic Abuse Journal Article
In: Violence Against Women, 2008.
Development and Preliminary Psychometric Evaluation of the Domestic Violence-Related Financial Issues Scale (DV-FI) Journal Article
In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008.
2005
His Money or Our Money? Financial Abuse of Women in Intimate Partner Relationships Journal Article
In: e Coburg Brunswick Community Legal And Financial Counselling Centre Inc, 2005.
2000
Strategies to Expand Battered Women’s Economic Opportunities Journal Article
In: Strategies to Expand Battered Women's Economic Opportunities, 2000.