cover image: Exploring the linkages between substance use, COVID-19, and intimate partner violence

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Exploring the linkages between substance use, COVID-19, and intimate partner violence

27 Apr 2021

Women who experience post-disaster IPV are more likely to report sleep and Healthcare providers (HCP) need to be ready for increases in IPV post-disaster safety [3], and IPV services experiencing increased pressure. [...] appetite dysregulation, low self-esteem, suicidal ideation [16] and a major and to provide treatment and referrals post-disaster [29] based on best Social isolation, and lockdowns have exacerbated IPV, similar to depressive disorder [17], but it is difficult to distinguish which mental health practices for IPV identification and referral. [...] Training must be Evidence on SU and IPV & Associated Factors enhanced – and organized across sectors - to understand the additional pandemics, disasters, lockdowns and IPV among women; and Women with a history of IPV are more likely to be current smokers or heavy burdens of IPV, substance use, and increased help seeking in the context of RQ2: The role of substance use in IPV among women. [...] control and economic supports must be addressed to reduce IPV and There is evidence that women’s alcohol use is related to the fear felt in their respond more adequately and robustly to both SU and IPV in pandemic relationships and that alcohol use is a coping mechanism to numb feelings or avoid thinking about the IPV [20]. [...] However, there is also evidence that the IPV is not the result of alcohol use but is related to unequal gender roles and of men´s control and power over their partners [25, 26].
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Authors

Julie Stinson

Pages
1
Published in
Canada