CUES is an evidence-based intervention to address domestic and sexual violence in healthcare settings – shown to improve health and safety outcomes for survivors. This page contains resources that can support pediatricians and other health care providers in implementing CUES within their practice. CUES is an important strategy to support families and can be seamlessly integrated into your practice. For more information about CUES, check out this infographic from Futures Without Violence.
About CUES
Introduction to CUES
View a brief introduction to CUES, which stands for Confidentiality, Universal Education, Empowerment, and Support. CUES is an evidence-based and trauma-informed intervention for addressing intimate partner violence in healthcare settings.
Walking Through the Steps of CUES
This short video provides a step-by-step walkthrough of each component of the CUES approach (confidentiality, universal education, empowerment, and support).
Implementing CUES in Pediatric Practice – Video Case Vignettes
How to Support a Caregiver who Hasn’t Disclosed IPV within a Pediatric Clinical Setting
Pediatricians can integrate CUES – an evidence-based intervention to address domestic and sexual violence – to enhance a pediatric clinical visit and extend support, when a caregiver has not disclosed experiencing intimate partner violence.
How to Support a Caregiver with an Upset Partner In the Office
This video demonstrates how pediatricians can use elements of CUES – an evidence-based intervention to address domestic and sexual violence – to support a caregiver with an upset partner in the room.
How to Respond to a Caregiver’s Disclosure of IPV in a Pediatric Clinical Setting
This video demonstrates how pediatricians can use elements of CUES – an evidence-based intervention to address domestic and sexual violence – to support caregiver(s) before and during a disclosure of intimate partner violence.
Last Updated
05/16/2023
Source
American Academy of Pediatrics