THINKING ABOUT VIOLENCE
The More You Know the Better
Domestic violence can take on many different forms including physical, emotional, sexual and financial.
Abusers can use coercion and threats to gain power and prevent survivors from reaching out to their supports.
This pandemic has increased intimate partner violence through abusers becoming increasingly violent due to multiple factors including isolation, increased substance use and unemployment.
As primary care providers you are in a unique position to be able to identify patients at risk and provide vital support.
LITERATURE HIGHLIGHTING INCREASED VIOLENCE AND LINKS TO COVID-19 RELATED ISOLATION
Check out these scholarly articles that explore links between the COVID-19 pandemic and increased intimate partner violence we are seeing in the community.
Gosangi, B., Park, H., Thomas, R., Gujrathi, R., Bay, C. P., Raja, A. S., Seltzer, S. E., Balcom, M. C., McDonald, M. L., Orgill, D. P., Harris, M. B., Boland, G. W., Rexrode, K., & Khurana, B. (2021). Exacerbation of Physical Intimate Partner Violence during COVID-19 Pandemic. Radiology, 298(1), E38–E45. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2020202866
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Kaukinen, C. When Stay-at-Home Orders Leave Victims Unsafe at Home: Exploring the Risk and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am J Crim Just 45, 668–679 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-020-09533-5
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PREPARING TO SUPPORT AS A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER
Check out this informative webinar hosted through the Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto delivered by Elise Wright MD MSc FRCPC, and Michelle Bobala BAH MA BScN RN SANE. This presentation highlights important considerations for healthcare workers looking to provide trauma informed care to survivors of IPV. It highlights key tips adapted for this clinical guide.