Webinar on moral injury in civilian intimate partner violence contexts

Moral injury has emerged as a significant predictor of mental health outcomes, particularly within military and healthcare contexts. However, despite the conceptual overlap between experiences of interpersonal violence and moral injury, limited research has explored moral injury among survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). In this session, Rachel will draw on quantitative and qualitative findings to examine how moral injury may serve as a key mechanism linking experiences of IPV to adverse mental health outcomes. This work highlights the need to conceptualise IPV as a potentially morally injurious experience and offers insights for clinicians, researchers and faith-based communities aiming to provide trauma-informed support to survivors.

This webinar will be given by Rachel Kanter, a researcher specialising in moral injury particularly in the context of interpersonal violence. Her work explores how facets of religiosity and spirituality influence posttraumatic outcomes among both survivors and perpetrators. Her research has been published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence and the Journal of Religion and Health, and she has presented at numerous national conferences including the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. She is a student at California State University, San Bernardino, and an intern with the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University. Rachel plans to pursue doctoral training in clinical psychology, with the long-term goal of informing evidence-based interventions for individuals experiencing moral and spiritual distress.

All are welcome to attend this webinar. To receive the Teams link, please register at Eventbrite.