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Table 1 Description of text intervention

From: A technology-based intervention to improve safety, mental health and empowerment outcomes for immigrant women with intimate partner violence experiences: it’s weWomen plus sequential multiple assignment randomized trial (SMART) protocol

Week

Assessed

Information provided

Tailoring

1

• Women’s current feelings of safety

• Level of readiness to take safety actions

• Past use of safety strategies and barriers encountered

• Barriers to implementing safety behaviors

• Elements of safety plans

• Information on additional steps and resources for safety

Based on level of readiness

2

• Women’s current feelings of safety

• Formal and informal support resources available for protection

• Helpfulness of suggestions or resources provided in Week 1

• Need for additional resources

• Importance of self-care

• Self-care tips

Based on whether the resources provided in the prior sessions were useful or if there is need for additional support in terms of safety

3

• Women’s level of danger (self-perception of future severe violence risk) from 1 to 10

 ◦ If score > 6, receive short form of the DA to further assess their level of danger from the abusive partner

• Safety risk of greatest concern

• Safety plan messages

• Self-care strategies for poor mental and physical health

• Service referrals

Based on indication of need for additional support in Week 2 and self-reported risk of danger, living situation and relationship status with partner (e.g. ended relationship but still living with partner, ended relationship, and living away from partner).

4

• Safety goals of relationship regardless of relationship status (including safety even when relationship has ended)

• Any additional information regarding current situation

• Resources and services in the community