Journal
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Volume 28, Issue 12-13, Pages 3114-3134Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/10778012211054869
Keywords
intimate partner violence; COVID-19 pandemic; the United States; intimate partner violence advocates; semi-structured interviews; structural inequities
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [NU38OT000282]
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The study examined the challenges and experiences of IPV survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that the pandemic limited survivors' basic needs and was used as a means of control by abusers. IPV survivors faced compounding challenges due to structural inequalities.
We explored the challenges and lived experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic by interviewing 53 U.S.-based IPV advocates between June and November 2020. Advocates described how the COVID-19 pandemic limited survivors' abilities to meet their basic needs. The pandemic was also described as being used by abusive partners to perpetrate control and has created unique safety and harm reduction challenges. IPV survivors experienced compounding challenges due to structural inequities. IPV must be considered by local, state, and federal governments when developing disaster planning policies and practices, including in the context of pandemics.
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