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020			_a978-0-9953934-9-3
040			_aAFVC
100			_aPfitzner, Naomi _99238
245			_aResponding to the ‘shadow pandemic’ : _bpractitioner views on the nature of and responses to violence against women in Victoria, Australia during the COVID-19 restrictions _cNaomi Pfitzner, Kate Fitz-Gibbon and Jacqui True
260			_aMelbourne, Vic : _bMonash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, Monash University _c2020
300			_aelectronic document (28 pages) ; PDF file
500			_aPublished June 2020.
520			_aThe COVID-19 global health pandemic has increased women’s vulnerability to all forms of gender-based violence. Australia, like many other countries worldwide, entered into a period of government directed lockdowns in the first weeks of March 2020 including stay-at-home orders and movement restrictions. With more people confined to their homes to reduce the community spread of COVID-19, there is a greater risk of violence against women and children. This Report presents the findings from a qualitative and quantitively survey of 166 practitioners from Victoria, Australia. The findings reveal the concerns of Victorian practitioners that the pandemic has led to an increase in the frequency and severity of violence against women alongside an increase in the complexity of women’s needs. Other findings examined include the emergence of new forms of intimate partner violence relating to social isolation as well as relating to the threat and risk of COVID-19 infection, practitioner recognition that for many women experiencing violence during this period there was a reduction in the ability to seek help, and the identification of numerous challenges to providing supports, undertaking effective risk assessment and carrying out safety planning during the COVID-19 restrictions phase. The findings have significant funding and resource implications. The research also draws attention to the wellbeing considerations for those practitioners working remotely to support women experiencing violence during the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to develop worker supports as Victoria moves into the easing of restrictions and recovery periods.(Authors' abstract). See also the subsequent report focusing on response in Queensland (#6758). Record #6757
650			_aCOVID-19 _98949
650			_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650			_aFAMILY VIOLENCE _9252
650			_aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _9431
650			_aPANDEMICS _98950
650		4	_aSOCIAL SERVICES _9555
650		4	_aSUPPORT SERVICES _9591
650			_aSURVEYS _9592
650			_aSTATISTICS _9575
650			_aWOMEN _9645
651			_aINTERNATIONAL _93624
651		4	_aAUSTRALIA _92597
651			_aVICTORIA _93045
700			_aFitz-Gibbon, Kate _96172
700			_aTrue, Jacqui _92226
856			_uhttps://bridges.monash.edu/articles/Responding_to_the_shadow_pandemic_practitioner_views_on_the_nature_of_and_responses_to_violence_against_women_in_Victoria_Australia_during_the_COVID-19_restrictions/12433517
942			_2ddc _cREPORT