Exploring access to health and social supports for intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors during stressful life events (SLEs)—A scoping review

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Dina Idriss-Wheeler and co-authors published this scoping review in 2024. Survivors of intimate partner violence often face worse abuse during stressful life events such as recessions, disasters, and pandemics. Those same events strain the health, social, and justice services survivors rely on. The review asked how accessible such support is during hard times in high-income countries. The team searched eight databases plus Google Scholar, with records running through May 2024.

From nearly 7,400 candidate articles, 74 studies met the criteria. Over ninety percent of them concerned the COVID-19 pandemic. The review mapped the main barriers: weakened support networks, resources diverted during crises, and control tactics that deepen isolation. It also noted added hurdles for marginalized groups. The authors call for steady funding and fresh approaches. They argue that violence-against-women experts should sit inside emergency planning, so services hold up when survivors need them most.

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Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC11611170