TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - The sounds of silence: making sense of the absence of domestic violence victims help seeking during the COVID-19 pandemic
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Agevall Gross, Lotta
A1  - Thulin, Johanna
A1  - Denvall, Verner
A1  - Kjellgren, Cecilia
A1  - Skillmark, Mikael
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Increased concern was raised globally at the outbreak of COVID-19 that victims of domestic violence would be even more at risk when isolated with a violent partner and out of reach of support due to restrictions. Swedish staff in violence against women services prepared for increased calls for help. Instead, a worrying silence arose in a time and place of high uncertainty. This article analyzes the narratology of risk, when staff members in violence against women services, reflect upon their accounts, responses, and experiences, during the pandemic. The analysis is based on three themes, accounting for expected increased influx, making sense of silence and accounting for mobilization. The findings are discussed by applying the relational theory of risk.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012241270267
ID  - ref1
ER  -