Trauma-informed Personalized Scripts (TIPS) for Relationship Abuse

Trauma-informed Personalized Scripts (TIPS) to Address Relationship Abuse and Reproductive Coercion in Family Planning Clinics

This pilot study will evaluate a computer-based intervention titled "Trauma-informed Personalized Scripts" (TIPS). The goal of this intervention is to improve patient-provider communication about sensitive topics such as intimate partner violence (IPV) and reproductive coercion (RC). The main aim of this study is to pilot test TIPS in family planning clinics using a randomized study design to compare the basic version of TIPS (a computer-based assessment with provider scripts only) to an enhanced TIPS containing a tailored brief intervention for patients along with provider scripts. The investigators plan to recruit 240 female patients ages 16-29 for this study.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female
• age 16-29
• English speaking
• Plans to stay in the area for next 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• Female clients not of the specified age range.
• Clients who are intoxicated or otherwise not able to provide their own consent will not be eligible to participate.
• Clients who are not able to read English will also be excluded from this pilot study as the survey questions presented via the tablet computer have not been validated yet in any other language.