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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