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040 _aAFVC
100 _aIsaac, Sandra
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245 _aWomen's experiences accessing mental health care in Australia after sexual violence in adulthood
_cSandra Isaac, Elizabeth McLindon, Kelsey Hegarty and Laura Tarzia
260 _bSage,
_c2024
500 _aViolence Against Women, 2024, 30(12-13), 3140-3162
520 _aIn 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
650 _aABUSED WOMEN
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650 0 _95453
_aHELP SEEKING
650 _aMENTAL HEALTH
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650 4 _aSEXUAL VIOLENCE
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650 4 _aSUPPORT SERVICES
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650 4 _aTRAUMA
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650 _aVICTIM/SURVIVORS' VOICES
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650 0 _aVICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
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651 _aINTERNATIONAL
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651 4 _aAUSTRALIA
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700 _aMcLindon, Elizabeth
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700 _aHegarty, Kelsey
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700 _aTarzia, Laura
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773 0 _tViolence Against Women, 2024, 30(12-13), 3140-3162
830 _aViolence Against Women
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/10778012231176198
_zDOI: 10.1177/10778012231176198 (Open access)
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