RT Article
T1 The Rapid Uptake of Digital Technologies at Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
JF Violence against women
VO 29
IS 5
SP 1085
OP 1096
A1 Storer, Heather L.
A1 Nyerges, Eva X.
A2 Nyerges, Eva X.
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1837991146
AB Emerging evidence suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault (DV/SA). This research note explores DV/SA service providers’ (n = 20) perceptions of how their organizations responded to the pandemic. Results of a thematic content analysis indicated that survivors were adversely affected by sheltering with abusive partners and by external environmental conditions. Organizations responded to shifting community needs by adapting face-to-face services to virtual formats and revising pre pandemic safety planning protocols. School-based prevention programming required significant adjustments. Therefore, the pandemic catalyzed the integration and optimization of emerging technologies and provided opportunities for organizational innovation.
K1 organizational practices
K1 digital technologies
K1 Intimate Partner Violence
K1 Covid-19
DO 10.1177/10778012221094066