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040			_aAFVC
100			_aSleath, Emma _96866
245			_aThe impact of Covid-19 on recovery after sexual violence and abuse : _bvoices of help-seeking survivors and those individuals working within specialist support services in England _cEmma Sleath, Eleanor Lutman-White, Grace Carter, Sarah Brown and Lorna O'Doherty
260			_bSage, _c2024
500			_aInternational Review of Victimology, 2024, First published online, 22 October 2024
520			_aWe examined the impact of Covid-19 on service delivery within specialist sexual violence services and the healing journeys of survivors of sexual violence and abuse through the experiences of 22 professionals and 221 service users in England. The pandemic posed challenges across all sectors and economies across the globe, but practices and innovations that emerged at that time could enhance future services and user experiences. Thematic analysis was used to identify key themes within the data. Overall, the negative impacts of Covid-19 outweighed the positive changes: survivors reported increased feelings of depression, anxiety, and worry, exacerbated by isolation and lost connections with friends and family, and access to strategies for managing their mental health. Difficulties/delays in accessing support, service provision, and disruptions to rapport, trust, and safety were widespread in participants’ reports. Conversely, for some, requirements to remain at home provided safety from the world, and space for healing, and even prompted survivors of non-recent abuse to seek help. Remote service delivery was beneficial where clients could be ‘at a distance’ in discussing sensitive issues. Together with insights from professionals about their own isolation, blurred boundaries, and concerns regarding client confidentiality and engagement, this research highlights an agile sector responding to an unprecedented situation. Moving forward, survivors’ preferences for flexible/remote support must be integrated into everyday delivery. (Authors' abstract). Record #9091
650		0	_95453 _aCOVID-19
650		0	_aHAUORA HINENGARO _95549
650		0	_aHEALING _94515
650		0	_aHELP-SEEKING _95453
650		0	_aKOWHEORI-19 _99974
650		0	_99981 _aMATE KORONA
650		0	_aMATE URUTĀ _99975
650		0	_aMENTAL HEALTH _9377
650		0	_aPANDEMICS _98950
650		0	_aPĀRURENGA _92626
650			_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
650			_aSUPPORT SERVICES _9591
650			_aTAITŌKAI _95943
650		4	_9599 _aTECHNOLOGY
650			_aVICTIM/SURVIVORS' VOICES _99763
650			_aVICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE _96716
651			_aINTERNATIONAL _93624
651			_aUNITED KINGDOM _92604
700			_aLutman-White, Eleanor _913651
700			_aCarter, Grace _913652
700			_aBrown, Sarah _96865
700			_aO'Doherty, Lorna _913653
773	0		_tInternational Review of Victimology, 2024, First published online, 22 October 2024
830			_aInternational Review of Victimology _98753
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/02697580241284308 _zDOI: 10.1177/02697580241284308 (Open access)
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE _hnews132