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The Sounds of Silence: Making Sense of the Absence of Domestic Violence Victims Help Seeking During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Agevall Gross, Lotta ; Thulin, Johanna ; Denvall, Verner LU ; Kjellgren, Cecilia and Skillmark, Mikael (2024) In Violence Against Women
Abstract (Swedish)
Increased concern was raised globally at the outbreak of COVID-19 that victims of domestic violence would be even more at risk when isolated with a violent partner and out of reach of support due to restrictions. Swedish staff in violence against women services prepared for increased calls for help. Instead, a worrying silence arose in a time and place of high uncertainty. This paper analyses the narratology of risk, when staff members in violence against women services, reflects upon their accounts, responses and experiences, during the pandemic. The analysis is based on three themes, accounting for expected increased influx, making sense of silence and accounting for mobilization. The findings are discussed applying the relational theory... (More)
Increased concern was raised globally at the outbreak of COVID-19 that victims of domestic violence would be even more at risk when isolated with a violent partner and out of reach of support due to restrictions. Swedish staff in violence against women services prepared for increased calls for help. Instead, a worrying silence arose in a time and place of high uncertainty. This paper analyses the narratology of risk, when staff members in violence against women services, reflects upon their accounts, responses and experiences, during the pandemic. The analysis is based on three themes, accounting for expected increased influx, making sense of silence and accounting for mobilization. The findings are discussed applying the relational theory of risk. (Less)
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domestic violence, social welfare, women’s shelter, COVID-19, relational theory of risk
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Violence Against Women
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21 pages
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SAGE Publications
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1077-8012
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10.1177/10778012241270267
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