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100			_aPfitzner, Naomi _99238
245			_aWhen staying home isn’t safe : _bAustralian practitioner experiences of responding to intimate partner violence during COVID-19 restrictions _cNaomi Pfitzner, Kate Fitz-Gibbon and Jacqui True
260			_bPolicy Press, _c2022
500			_aJournal of Gender-Based Violence, 2022, First published online, 21 February 2022
520			_aTimes of crisis are associated with increased violence against women, often with reduced access to support services. COVID-19 is no exception with public health control measures restricting people’s movements and confining many women and children to homes with their abusers. Recognising the safety risks posed by lockdowns the United Nations declared violence against women ‘the shadow pandemic’ in April 2020. In the Australian state of Victoria, residents spent over a third of 2020 in strict lockdown. Based on an online survey of 166 Victorian practitioners between April and May 2020 using rating scales and open-ended questions, our study revealed that women’s experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) intensified during lockdown. COVID-19 restrictions created new barriers to help-seeking and necessitated the rapid transition to remote service delivery models during a time of heightened risk. This article provides insights into how practitioners innovated and adapted their practices to provide continued support during a high demand. Our study exposed the significant toll responding to IPV during the pandemic is having on practitioners. We explore the impact of remote service delivery on practitioner mental health and wellbeing and the quality of care provided. Key messages Online capacities and service innovations implemented in crisis-mode during the COVID-19 pandemic should inform the development of responsive services systems to help prevent gender-based violence post-COVID and in future crises. Policymakers should resource and prioritise intimate partner violence as well as other forms of gender-based violence within emergency planning and disaster response frameworks and inter-agency coordination. This study emphasises the importance of better supporting the violence against women workforce. There is a need to increase flexible, surge support for the mental health and wellbeing of practitioners working to support victim-survivors during times of emergency. (Authors' abstract). Record #7557
650			_aCOVID-19 _98949
650			_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650			_aFAMILY VIOLENCE _9252
650			_aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _9431
650			_aPANDEMICS _98950
650			_aSAFETY _9511
650		4	_aSUPPORT SERVICES _9591
650			_aTECHNOLOGY _9599
650		0	_aWELLBEING _96275
650		0	_aWORKFORCE _99678
651			_aINTERNATIONAL _93624
651		4	_aAUSTRALIA _92597
700			_aFitz-Gibbon, Kate _96172
700			_aTrue, Jacqui _92226
773	0		_tJournal of Gender-Based Violence, 2022, First published online, 21 February 2022
830			_aJournal of Gender-Based Violence _96710
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1332/239868021X16420024310873 _zDOI: 10.1332/239868021X16420024310873 (Open access)
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE