The Sounds of Silence: Making Sense of the Absence of Domestic Violence Victims Help Seeking During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Violence Against Women
; : 10778012241270267, 2024 Aug 07.
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ABSTRACT
Increased concern was raised globally at the outbreak of COVID-19 that victims of domestic violence would be even more at risk when isolated with a violent partner and out of reach of support due to restrictions. Swedish staff in violence against women services prepared for increased calls for help. Instead, a worrying silence arose in a time and place of high uncertainty. This article analyzes the narratology of risk, when staff members in violence against women services, reflect upon their accounts, responses, and experiences, during the pandemic. The analysis is based on three themes, accounting for expected increased influx, making sense of silence and accounting for mobilization. The findings are discussed by applying the relational theory of risk.
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
Violence Against Women
Journal subject:
SAUDE DA MULHER
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Sweden
Country of publication:
United States