ArticleJournal of community psychology2022
The impact of COVID-19 on the safety, housing stability, and mental health of unstably housed domestic violence survivors.
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- Changes in Prevalence and Severity of Domestic Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Did the COVID-19 pandemic increase intimate partner aggression among married couples?Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2025Article
- Women escaping domestic violence to achieve safe housing: an integrative review.BMC women's health · 2024Review
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- A protocol for the safe recruitment of Indigenous and Black women experiencing intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic into a large mixed methods study: The Sisters by Choice Study.Global public health · 2024Article
- Psychological impact of COVID-19 on the Ecuadorian population: a comparative analysis 1 year after quarantine measures.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Correlates of verbal and physical violence experienced and perpetrated among cisgender college women: serial cross-sections during one year of the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2024Article
- Impact of the Domestic Violence Housing First Model on Survivors' Safety and Housing Stability: Six Month Findings.Journal of family violence · 2023Article
- "COVID gave him an opportunity to tighten the reins around my throat": perceptions of COVID-19 movement restrictions among survivors of intimate partner violence.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Changes in Collective Efficacy's Preventive Effect on Intimate Partner Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- COVID-19 and vulnerable populations.Journal of community psychology · 2022Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on the safety, housing stability, and mental health of unstably housed domestic violence survivors.Journal of community psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Using data from an ongoing longitudinal study, we examined the impact of the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders on a racially diverse population of unstably housed domestic violence (DV) survivors over time. Specifically, we examined survivors' safety, housing stability, and mental health before, during, and after the onset of COVID-19, and how demographic, social, and familial factors attenuated or exacerbated the effect of the stay-at-home orders. Approximately 300 participants were initially interviewed after they sought services from a DV agency, and then again, every 6 months over 2 years. COVID-19 stay-at-home orders occurred midway through the completion of this multi-year study. Longitudinal mixed effects models were estimated to examine the impact of COVID-19 on the safety, housing stability, and mental health of survivors over time. We also examined models with several time-varying (e.g., employment, income, social support, and number of children) and time-invariant (baseline outcome scores, racial/ethnic identity, education, and disability status) control variables. Results revealed that safety, housing stability and mental health were improving for study participants before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic but plateaued after the stay-at-home orders were issued. Experiences of abuse, housing instability, and mental health symptomatology did not worsen as a result of the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. Notably, social support and housing services emerged as important predictors of outcomes, such that participants who received housing-related services and greater social support reported less abuse, less housing instability, and lower mental health distress. COVID-19 temporarily disrupted the positive trajectory unstably housed DV survivors were experiencing in regard to safety, housing stability and mental health. These findings provide critical insight into the importance of service access during and after global catastrophes. Additional resources and support may be helpful in assisting survivors to return to their pre-pandemic recovery and growth trajectories.
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