Characterizing the impacts of public health control measures on domestic violence services: qualitative interviews with domestic violence coalition leaders

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Author(s)Horney, Jennifer A.
Author(s)Fleury‑Steiner, Ruth
Author(s)Camphausen, Lauren C.
Author(s)Wells, Sarah A.
Author(s)Miller, Susan L.
Date Accessioned2024-01-11T15:46:25Z
Date Available2024-01-11T15:46:25Z
Publication Date2023-09-05
DescriptionThis article was originally published in BMC Public Health. The version of record is available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16471-4. © The Author(s) 2023.
AbstractBackground Prior to the availability of pharmaceutical control measures, non-pharmaceutical control measures, including travel restrictions, physical distancing, isolation and quarantine, closure of schools and workplaces, and the use of personal protective equipment were the only tools available to public health authorities to control the spread of COVID-19. The implementation of these non-pharmaceutical control measures had unintended impacts on the ability of state and territorial domestic violence coalitions to provide services to victims. Methods A semi-structured interview guide to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted service provision and advocacy generally, and how COVID-19 control measures specifically, created barriers to services and advocacy, was developed, pilot tested, and revised based on feedback. Interviews with state and territorial domestic violence coalition executive directors were conducted between November 2021 and March 2022. Transcripts were inductively and deductively coded using both hand-coding and qualitative software. Results Forty-five percent (25 of 56) of state and territorial domestic violence coalition executive directors representing all 8 National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) regions were interviewed. Five themes related to the use of non-pharmaceutical pandemic control measures with impacts on the provision of services and advocacy were identified. Conclusions The use of non-pharmaceutical control measures early in the COVID-19 pandemic had negative impacts on the health and safety of some vulnerable groups, including domestic violence victims. Organizations that provide services and advocacy to victims faced many unique challenges in carrying out their missions while adhering to required public health control measures. Policy and preparedness plan changes are needed to prevent unintended consequences of control measure implementation among vulnerable groups as well as to identify lessons learned that should be applied in future disasters and emergencies.
SponsorFunding for this research was provided by the National Science Foundation (Grant 2115943).
CitationHorney, J.A., Fleury-Steiner, R., Camphausen, L.C. et al. Characterizing the impacts of public health control measures on domestic violence services: qualitative interviews with domestic violence coalition leaders. BMC Public Health 23, 1721 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16471-4
ISSN1471-2458
URLhttps://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/33792
Languageen_US
PublisherBMC Public Health
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywordsdomestic violence
KeywordsCOVID-19
Keywordsintimate partner abuse
Keywordsdisaster
Keywordspandemic
TitleCharacterizing the impacts of public health control measures on domestic violence services: qualitative interviews with domestic violence coalition leaders
TypeArticle
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