National experts discuss culturally competent domestic violence health care responses and children who witness domestic violence. Comments address culturally competent systems, research, and clinical responses in Native American, Latina immigrant, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities and effects on and responses to children who witness domestic violence.
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