Citation

Ragavan MI, Risser L, Duplessis V, DeGue S, Villaveces A, Hurley TP, Chang J, Miller E, Randell KA. Violence Against Women 2021; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/10778012211054869

PMID

34859721

Abstract

We explored the challenges and lived experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic by interviewing 53 U.S.-based IPV advocates between June and November 2020. Advocates described how the COVID-19 pandemic limited survivors' abilities to meet their basic needs. The pandemic was also described as being used by abusive partners to perpetrate control and has created unique safety and harm reduction challenges. IPV survivors experienced compounding challenges due to structural inequities. IPV must be considered by local, state, and federal governments when developing disaster planning policies and practices, including in the context of pandemics.

Language: en

Keywords

intimate partner violence; COVID-19 pandemic; intimate partner violence advocates; semi-structured interviews; structural inequities; the United States