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ArticleJournal of family violence2022

Experiences of Women Accessing Violence Against Women Outreach Services in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Brief Report.

Jennifer C D MacGregor, Caitlin Burd, Tara Mantler, Isobel McLean, Jill Veenendaal, Susan Rodger, C Nadine Wathen, Violence Against Women Services in a Pandemic Research Team

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Article in Journal of family violence, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Jennifer C D MacGregorArthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University, 1151 Richmond St, London, ON N6A5B7 Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5908-9108
Caitlin BurdFaculty of Information and Media Studies, Western University, London, ON Canada.
Tara MantlerSchool of Health Studies, Western University, London, ON Canada.
Isobel McLeanSchool of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada.
Jill VeenendaalFaculty of Information and Media Studies, Western University, London, ON Canada.
Susan RodgerApplied Psychology, Faculty of Education, Western University, London, ON Canada.
C Nadine WathenArthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University, 1151 Richmond St, London, ON N6A5B7 Canada.
Violence Against Women Services in a Pandemic Research Team

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on violence against women (VAW), including increased prevalence and severity, and on VAW service delivery. The purpose of this research was to study women's experiences with VAW services in the first stages of the pandemic and describe their fears and concerns. This cross-sectional study was conducted from May through October 2020. Our VAW agency partners across Ontario, Canada invited women using outreach services to participate in a study about their experiences during the pandemic. In total, 49 women from 9 agencies completed an online survey. Quantitative data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and open-ended responses are presented to supplement findings. Women's experiences with VAW services during the pandemic varied greatly; some found technology-facilitated services (phone, video, text) more accessible, while others hoped to return to in-person care. Over half of women reported poorer wellbeing, access to health care, and access to informal supports. Many women reported increased relationship-related fears, some due specifically to COVID-19 factors. Our results support providing a variety of technology-based options for women accessing VAW services when in-person care options are reduced. This research also adds to the scant literature examining how some perpetrators capitalized on the pandemic by using new

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COVID-19Domestic violenceIntimate partner violenceOutreach servicesPandemicSexual assault servicesShelter servicesViolence against women

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PMID35505778
PMCPMC9049926

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