A survivor’s decision to engage with formal services for experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) is influenced by factors at the individual, interpersonal, and sociocultural levels. Understanding factors that facilitate survivors’ choice to seek services could be beneficial to formal service providers including community agencies, health professionals, and the criminal justice system, providing guidance toward the development and implementation of accessible services for survivors of IPV. This systematic review of the literature aims to identify key factors that facilitate survivors’ formal help-seeking. Ten electronic databases were searched for key terms related to help-seeking from formal services and facilitators of formal help-seeking. Articles were included in the review if the studies were conducted in the United States, focused on adults with experiences of IPV, and discussed facilitators of formal help-seeking. A total of 1,155 studies were initially identified, and after screening, 24 were included in the review. Seven factors were identified including provider knowledge, support, accessibility, desire to provide protection and to prevent future violence, and other factors such as knoweldge of and desire for services, policy factors, and personal factors. Findings demonstrate a need for more research on the facilitators of help-seeking among East Asian, South Asian, and Middle Eastern survivors living in the United States, as well as male-identified, trans, and gender nonconforming survivors. The review also indicates a need for culturally sensitive and accessible services that support survivors and the importance of raising awareness of the services and resources available for survivors.

幸存者因亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 经历而接受正式服务的决定受到个人、人际关系和社会文化层面因素的影响。了解促进幸存者选择寻求服务的因素可能有利于正规服务提供者，包括社区机构、卫生专业人员和刑事司法系统，为 IPV 幸存者开发和实施无障碍服务提供指导。这篇对文献的系统回顾旨在确定促进幸存者正式寻求帮助的关键因素。对十个电子数据库进行了搜索，以查找与从正式服务寻求帮助和正式寻求帮助的协助者相关的关键术语。如果研究是在美国进行的，则文章将包含在审查中，侧重于有 IPV 经历的成年人，并讨论了正式寻求帮助的促进者。最初确定了总共 1,155 项研究，经过筛选后，24 项研究被纳入审查。确定了七个因素，包括提供者的知识、支持、可及性、提供保护和防止未来暴力的愿望，以及其他因素，如对服务的知识和愿望、政策因素和个人因素。调查结果表明，需要对居住在美国的东亚、南亚和中东幸存者以及男性身份、跨性别和性别不一致幸存者寻求帮助的促进因素进行更多研究。