Evaluating an intervention to address intimate partner violence

1.3	Objectives of the Requirements
The objective of this evaluation is to rigorously test the effectiveness of an intervention for reducing IPV and associated impairment among low-income women during pregnancy and in the first two years postpartum within the context of an evidence-based home visitation program – the NFP. The central hypothesis is that the NFP intimate partner violence intervention (IPVI), developed and pilot tested through prior research will improve NFP clients’ quality of life and reduce their exposure to violence: The specific aims of this study are to:
1.	Evaluate the effectiveness of the NFP in: 
a.	Improving the quality of life of children and women participating in the NFP;
b.	Reducing children and women’s exposure to IPV among those who have experienced previously;
2.	Explore the potential effectiveness of the NFP IPVI in preventing women’s first-time exposure to IPV. 
The expected results of the IPVI evaluation are three peer-reviewed publications addressing the success of the intervention.