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DESCRIPTION:Program: Family Violence Prevention Caucus Session: A Focus on
  Equity: Addressing Family Violence Among Highly Impacted Groups Author: 
 Shannon Whittaker See all authors and presenters → Abstract Background Du
 ring the COVID-19 pandemic\, Black women in the United States (US) faced 
 higher rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) and more severe IPV-relat
 ed consequences. National lockdowns forced survivors to stay in their hom
 es with their abusive partners\, thereby restricting access to support se
 rvices and increasing their vulnerability to IPV. Although IPV gained sig
 nificant attention during the pandemic\, there was a lack of focus on the
  safety strategies Black women employed to protect themselves as they nav
 igated multiple systems of oppression. This study aims to explore the saf
 ety strategies used by Black women IPV survivors as they navigated variou
 s forms of oppression during the COVID-19 crisis. Methods Fifty US Black 
 women IPV survivors were recruited to participate in a one-time\, semi-st
 ructured\, 45 – 60 minute interview between January 2021 and April 2021. 
 Interview topics included experiences with relationship conflict and hous
 ing challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interpretative phenomenologi
 cal analysis was used to analyze all transcripts. Results Black women IPV
  survivors utilized several strategies to stay safe from physical\, psych
 ological\, and/or financial abuse. Some strategies were used to deescalat
 e\; however\, others were used as precautionary steps to avoid imminent a
 buse. To deescalate\, Black women IPV survivors: 1) self-silenced\, 2) cr
 eated distance by leaving places the abusive partner occupied\, and 3) so
 ught informal (e.g.\, family) and formal (e.g.\, law enforcement) resourc
 es to intervene. To avoid imminent abuse\, Black women IPV survivors: 1) 
 found a second place to go to when they anticipated violence\, 2) changed
  their daily routines\, 3) hid money\, food\, or other resources around t
 he house\, and 4) kept their children away from their abusive partner. Co
 nclusion Updated policies and programs could help to prepare IPV survivor
 s for future pandemics in which they may experience limited access to res
 ources. For example\, law enforcement officers should be trained to respo
 nd to Black IPV survivors\, including connecting them to appropriate serv
 ices. Domestic violence shelters should receive funding to increase their
  number of rooms to accommodate more survivors\, especially with large fa
 milies\, during national lockdowns. Safety planning with survivors should
  include their families.\n\nSpeaker:\nShannon Whittaker\n\nAdmission:\nRe
 gistrationFees: APHA Event Registration is Required\n\nDetails URL:\nhttp
 s://medicine.yale.edu/event/reimagining-safety-survival-strategies-of-bla
 ck-women-facing-intimate-partner-violence/\n
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GEO:38.903500;-77.022987
LOCATION:801 Allen Y Lew Pl NW\, Washington\, DC\, United States
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STATUS:Confirmed
SUMMARY:2167.0 - Reimagining Safety: Survival Strategies of Black Women Fa
 cing Intimate Partner Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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