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040			_aAFVC
100			_aPearson, Isabelle _910696
245			_aEmerging responses implemented to prevent and respond to violence against women and children in WHO European member states during the COVID-19 pandemic : _cIsabelle Pearson, Nadia Butler, Zhamin Yelgezekova, Åsa Nihlén, Isabel Yordi Aguirre, Zara Quigg and Heidi Stöckl _ba scoping review of online media reports
260			_bBMJ Journals, _c2021
500			_aBMJ Open, 2021, ;11(4): e04587
520			_aObjectives This study aims to explore the strategies that governments and civil society organisations implemented to prevent and respond to the anticipated rise in violence against women and/or children (VAWC) during the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Design A scoping review and content analysis of online media reports. Setting WHO European region. Methods A scoping review of media reports and publications and a search of other grey literature (published from 1 January to 17 September 2020). Primary and secondary outcome measures included measures implemented by governments, public services and non-governmental and civil organisations to prevent or respond to VAWC during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results Our study found that in 52 of the 53 member states there was at least one measure undertaken to prevent or respond to VAWC during the pandemic. Government-led or government-sponsored measures were the most common, reported in 50 member states. Non-governmental and other civil society-led prevention and response measures were reported in 40 member states. The most common measure was the use of media and social media to raise awareness of VAWC and to provide VAWC services through online platforms, followed by measures taken to expand and/or maintain helpline services for those exposed to violence. Conclusion The potential increase in VAWC during COVID-19-imposed restrictions and lockdowns resulted in adaptations and/or increases in prevention and response strategies in nearly all member states. The strength of existing public health systems influenced the requirement and choice of strategies and highlights the need for sustaining and improving violence prevention and response services. Innovative strategies employed in several member states may offer opportunities for countries to strengthen prevention and responses in the near future and during similar emergencies. (Authors' abstract). Record #7492
650			_aCHILD ABUSE _9103
650			_aCOVID-19 _98949
650			_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650			_aINTERVENTION _9326
650			_aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _9431
650			_aPANDEMICS _98950
650			_aPREVENTION _9458
650		0	_aVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN _93088
651			_aINTERNATIONAL _93624
651			_aEUROPE _93372
700			_aButler, Nadia _97367
700			_aYelgezekova, Zhamin _910698
700			_aAguirre, Isabel Y. _910699
700			_aNihlén, Asa _910700
700			_aQuigg, Zara _97368
700			_aStöckl, Heidi _99998
773	0		_tBMJ Open, 2021, ;11(4): e04587
830			_aBMJ Open _94846
856			_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045872 _zDOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045872 (Open access)
942			_2ddc _cREPORT