1. Based on your experience, where do immigrant women who are abused most often seek help and support?
2. Are you aware of existing supports and services that may be available to these women?
3. What are the most frequent problems / barriers that immigrant women who are abused encounter when seeking help and support?
4. Are immigrant women who are abused likely to seek the help of health care professionals, e.g. doctors, nurses, emergency departments?
5. Do you provide accompaniment to immigrant women who are abused when they are seeking health care? If so, can you give us examples of how health care personnel treat these women? (e.g. how do nurses, doctors, emergency personnel, clinic staff respond to these women?)
6. From your experience, do immigrant women tend to visit the same physicians as their husbands / partners and family?
7. Are you aware of any issues or problems that have resulted because of this?
8. How do immigrant women access information about health-related information and care regarding abuse / violence / 'family violence'?
9. Can you suggest ways in which immigrant women who are experiencing abuse / 'family violence' can better access health care?
10. Can you suggest ways in which the health care system can better respond to the needs of immigrant women experiencing violence?
11. Would it help immigrant women in specific communities if they were provided with a list of physicians who spoke their same language?
12. Would it help immigrant women experiencing abuse to be knowledgeable about the health care system, and in particular information related to violence?
13. Would it be better if all immigrant women were issued their medical cards under their own name? See a separate physician? Be aware of confidentiality criteria that is required of physicians and nurses?
14. Would immigrant women experiencing abuse be better served by public nurses rather than physicians?
15. Can you offer any other suggestions for improving the delivery of violence related health care information and services to immigrant women who are abused?

Refugee Women

While we have generally discussed immigrant women, the issue of refugee women also merits consideration. Do you have any thoughts about the barriers and difficulties that refugee women who are experiencing violence may encounter?

Can you suggest ways in which the health care system can be improved to better serve the needs of refugee women who are experiencing violence?