An Exploration of Australian Online Government Portals for Women Experiencing Domestic Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

An Exploration of Australian Online Government Portals for Women Experiencing Domestic Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Published:2023-06-06 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1077-8012
Container-title:Violence Against Women
language:en
Short-container-title:Violence Against Women

Author:

Lewis Lucy¹²^ORCID,Augustson Cohen¹,De Vries Gabrielle¹,Gantseva Alla¹,Gao Yifan¹,Hay Jaimee¹,Latumahina Claire¹,Leslie Marlena¹,Murtagh Katherine¹,Prasad Navneet¹,Olorunnisola Titus S.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Action Research Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

2. School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Abstract

Domestic violence against women increased during COVID-19 lockdowns. This inaugural study examined the content of Australian government online portals, for women seeking support and help for domestic violence, during the 2021 COVID-19 pandemic. This mixed methods study incorporated four phases: a search; measurement of portal quality standard using DISCERN; enumeration of portal items; and a qualitative exploration of portal text. Australian governments must continue to work alongside domestic violence services as we found some portals were better than others. Continued review, revision, and funding are needed to meet the demands associated with this evolving public health emergency.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Law,Sociology and Political Science,Gender Studies

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10778012231179209

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