RT Article
T1 “I Put Her in the Baby Stroller and Left”: The Escape Route From Violence to a Domestic Violence Shelter for Mothers and Children
JF Violence against women
VO 31
IS 9
SP 2288
OP 2307
A1 Thunberg, Sara
A1 Arnell, Linda 19XX-
A2 Arnell, Linda 19XX-
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1928115691
AB Little is known about mothers’ and children's escape from violence and its aftermath when living in secure accommodation, especially with regard to children. The aim is to investigate mothers’ experiences of their escape, and their considerations regarding the well-being of their young children before or during their escape, based on 14 interviews. Using a narrative thematic analysis, the results show that the escape was often planned, but that the planning horizon varies. In many cases, the mothers’ social network served as a stepping-stone during the escape, before they continued by moving to a domestic violence shelter (DVS). Implications for policy and practice are offered.
K1 leaving process
K1 Intimate Partner Violence
K1 Escape
K1 domestic violence shelter
K1 Children
DO 10.1177/10778012241251971