Strength at Home Couples Program to Prevent Military Partner Violence: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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A randomized clinical trial of Strength at Home Couples (SAH-C), a cognitive– behavioral trauma informed intimate partner violence (IPV) preventive intervention for married or partnered military Service members or Veterans was conducted. Participants included male Service members or Veterans and their female partners. Participants were randomly placed in either the SAH-C program or the Supportive Prevention (SP) program. Overall, findings demonstrated that the SAH-C program was more effective in reducing the acts of physical and psychological IPV compared to the SP program.

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Taft, C. T., Creech, S. K., Gallagher, M. W., Macdonald, A., Murphy, C. M., & Monson, C. M. (2016). Strength at Home Couples Program to Prevent Military Partner Violence: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 84, 935-945. doi:10.1037/ccp0000129