This qualitative study adds to research on the experiences of professionals who support newcomer women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). Findings from seven focus groups with 32 service providers from newcomer-serving and domestic violence agencies in Saskatchewan, Canada, include newcomer survivors’ experiences of isolation, the impact of IPV on newcomer children, and challenges and opportunities for supporting newcomer women who have experienced IPV. Service providers described gaps in existing services and the need for additional services; they also described ways of working effectively with newcomer women survivors of IPV and their children. Professionals indicated the importance of a trauma-and-violence-informed, survivor-centered approach and highlighted the need for compassion, empathy, and patience when working with newcomer women who have experienced IPV. This article includes recommendations for service providers, including IPV shelters and services and newcomer-serving agencies, to improve service to newcomer survivors.

这项定性研究增加了对支持经历过亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 的新移民女性的专业人士经验的研究。来自加拿大萨斯喀彻温省新移民服务和家庭暴力机构的 32 个服务提供者的 7 个焦点小组的调查结果包括新移民幸存者的孤立经历、IPV 对新移民儿童的影响，以及支持经历过 IPV 的新移民妇女的挑战和机遇. 服务提供商描述了现有服务的差距以及对额外服务的需求；他们还描述了与新来的 IPV 女性幸存者及其子女有效合作的方法。专业人士指出了了解创伤和暴力、以幸存者为中心的方法的重要性，并强调了同情、同理心、与经历过 IPV 的新移民女性合作时要有耐心。本文包括对服务提供商的建议，包括 IPV 庇护所和服务以及新移民服务机构，以改善对新移民幸存者的服务。