@article{ref1,
title="Intimate Partner Violence during the Covid-19 pandemic in Western and Southern European countries",
journal="European journal of public health",
year="2021",
author="Brink, Julia and Cullen, Patricia and Beek, Kristen and Peters, Sanne A. E.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant problem with several negative health outcomes. Disasters are linked to increased IPV, but little is known about reporting of and strategies to address IPV during the Covid-19 pandemic. This review maps the IPV reporting during the pandemic and interventions to prevent and respond to IPV in eleven Western and Southern European countries. <br><br>METHODS: Government websites, news articles and pre-prints were searched using the terms &quot;domestic violence&quot; or &quot;violence&quot; in combination with &quot;Covid&quot; or &quot;Corona&quot;. Embase, Pubmed, Scopus and Google Scholar were searched using the terms &quot;domestic violence&quot; and &quot;partner violence&quot;, and &quot;interventions&quot;. <br><br>RESULTS: Six countries showed an increase in domestic violence reports (Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Spain, and the UK), two countries a drop (Italy and Portugal), two countries showed no change (the Netherlands and Switzerland), and one country did not provide comparative data (Germany). Common measures to address IPV were starting a campaign (nine countries), creating online support (seven), more funding for alternative accommodation (seven) and support (eight), and use of a code word (four). <br><br>CONCLUSION: IPV reports or helpline calls in Western and Southern European countries in the first weeks of Covid-19 measures increased in six countries, remained the same in two countries, and showed a decrease in two countries. While this review cannot ascertain the impact of the measures taken by the countries during the pandemic and beyond, this mapping provides a foundation for future research, and an opportunity to trace the efficacy of these strategies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1101-1262",
doi="10.1093/eurpub/ckab093",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab093"
}