Evidence for changing intimate partner violence safety planning needs as a result of COVID-19: results from phase I of a rapid intervention

N. Metheny; M. Perri; A. Velonis; J. Kamalanathan; M. Hassan; P. Buhariwala; J. Du Mont; R. Mason; P. O'Campo

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2021.02.015

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Evidence for changing intimate partner violence safety planning needs as a result of COVID-19: results from phase I of a rapid intervention

N. Metheny, M. Perri, A. Velonis, J. Kamalanathan, M. Hassan, P. Buhariwala, J. Du Mont, R. Mason and P. O'Campo

Public Health, Vol.194, pp.11-13

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.02.015

Abstract

COVID-19

Intimate partner violence

Safety planning

health and safety

planning practice

sexual violence

social policy

strategic approach

Article

cooperation

coronavirus disease 2019

emergency

human

incidence

mobile application

Ontario

partner violence

risk factor

secondary prevention

survivor

systematic review

prevention and control

questionnaire

Ontario [Canada]

Toronto

Humans

Mobile Applications

Surveys and Questionnaires

Survivors

Public Health

Safety

Epidemiology

Canada

Objectives: The aim of the study was to examine the need for modified safety planning strategies in response to COVID-19–related increases in intimate partner violence (IPV) as the initial phase of adapting an IPV safety planning intervention in Toronto, Ontario. Methods: A rapid, systematic review was conducted to elucidate existing safety planning strategies used during public health emergencies. These were supplemented with strategies from an expert panel. A survey of IPV survivors and service providers gauged the helpfulness of each strategy during COVID-19. Results: Together, the systematic review and expert panel yielded 26 conceptually distinct strategies, which were evaluated by 111 IPV survivors and providers. Of these, 19 (69%) were ‘highly recommended’, 3 (12%) were ‘somewhat recommended’ and 6 (23%) were not recommended for use during the COVID-19 pandemic because they might make the violence worse. Conclusions: Safety planning needs have changed owing to the effect of COVID-19 on IPV incidence, service provision and risk factors, as well as policies restricting freedom of movement. These results will be used to modify an existing IPV safety planning mobile application for use during COVID-19 and future public health emergencies. © 2021 The Royal Society for Public Health

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Title: Evidence for changing intimate partner violence safety planning needs as a result of COVID-19: results from phase I of a rapid intervention
Creators: N. Metheny - University of Miami
M. Perri - University of Toronto
A. Velonis - University of Illinois at Chicago
J. Kamalanathan - St. Michael's GAA, Sligo
M. Hassan - St. Michael's GAA, Sligo
P. Buhariwala - St. Michael's GAA, Sligo
J. Du Mont - University of Toronto
R. Mason - University of Toronto
P. O'Campo
Publication Details: Public Health, Vol.194, pp.11-13
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
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Academic Unit: School of Nursing & Health Studies; School of Nursing - Graduate Programs
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991031658196102976