RT Article
T1 Women's Experiences Accessing Mental Health Care in Australia After Sexual Violence in Adulthood
JF Violence against women
VO 30
IS 12/13
SP 3140
OP 3162
A1 Isaac, Sandra
A1 McLindon, Elizabeth
A1 Hegarty, Kelsey
A1 Tarzia, Laura
A2 McLindon, Elizabeth
A2 Hegarty, Kelsey
A2 Tarzia, Laura
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1902470354
AB In Australia, at least one in every five women has experienced sexual violence since age 15. Research consistently links sexual violence with poor mental health, persisting long after the crisis period. Trauma-informed mental health support is therefore critical. This article draws on interviews with 29 women who had experienced sexual violence to understand their experiences accessing mental health services in Australia. Our findings suggest that, constrained by a biomedical model of care, mental health practitioners’ understanding of trauma generally, and sexual violence particularly, may be lacking. Further, women struggle to navigate a “maze” of services.
K1 Australia
K1 trauma-informed care
K1 Women
K1 Mental Health
K1 Sexual Violence
DO 10.1177/10778012231176198