TY  - SER
AU  - Isaac, Sandra
AU  - McLindon, Elizabeth
AU  - Hegarty, Kelsey
AU  - Tarzia, Laura
TI  - Women's experiences accessing mental health care in Australia after sexual violence in adulthood
PY  - 2024///
PB  - Sage, 
KW  - ABUSED WOMEN
KW  - HELP SEEKING
KW  - MENTAL HEALTH
KW  - SEXUAL VIOLENCE
KW  - SUPPORT SERVICES
KW  - TRAUMA
KW  - VICTIM/SURVIVORS' VOICES
KW  - VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
KW  - INTERNATIONAL
KW  - AUSTRALIA
N1  - Violence Against Women, 2024, 30(12-13), 3140-3162
N2  - 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. (Authors' abstract). Record #8183
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012231176198
ER  -