Purpose

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased challenges to intimate partner violence (IPV) service provision. This study aimed to explore administrative perspectives on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on United States regional and national IPV service organizations.

Methods

We interviewed 35 administrators working within state, regional, or national organizations addressing IPV. Interview domains included (1) organizational response to COVID-19, including communication and supporting employees and partner agencies, (2) impact on marginalized communities, and (3) resource needs. We used a hybrid deductive-inductive approach and thematic analysis for coding and analysis.

Results

We identified four key themes: (1) COVID-19 worsened pre-existing challenges and created new challenges at multiple levels within IPV service organizations; (2) IPV service organizations initiated multi-level initiatives to support IPV survivors, their staff, their organization, and their member/partner agencies; (3) Organizations identified changes that should continue beyond the pandemic; and (4) Systemic racism compounded the impact of COVID-19 on IPV survivors and IPV service agencies.

Conclusions

Findings suggest that (1) multi-level responses are needed for robust support of IPV survivors during and beyond the pandemic and (2) a syndemic model that addresses underlying structural inequities may strengthen efforts to support IPV survivors during a pandemic or other large-scale disaster.

中文翻译：

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COVID-19 大流行对美国亲密伴侣暴力组织的影响：管理员的观点

目的

COVID-19 大流行给亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 服务的提供带来了更大的挑战。本研究旨在探讨从行政角度看待 COVID-19 大流行对美国地区和国家 IPV 服务组织的影响。

方法

我们采访了在州、地区或国家组织内处理 IPV 问题的 35 名管理员。访谈领域包括 (1) 对 COVID-19 的组织反应，包括沟通和支持员工及合作伙伴机构，(2) 对边缘化社区的影响，以及 (3) 资源需求。我们使用混合演绎归纳方法和主题分析进行编码和分析。

结果

我们确定了四个关键主题：(1) COVID-19 加剧了 IPV 服务组织内先前存在的挑战，并在多个层面带来了新的挑战；(2) IPV 服务组织发起多层次举措来支持 IPV 幸存者、他们的工作人员、他们的组织以及他们的成员/合作机构；(3) 各组织确定了在​​大流行之后仍应持续的变化；(4) 系统性种族主义加剧了 COVID-19 对 IPV 幸存者和 IPV 服务机构的影响。

结论

研究结果表明，(1) 在大流行期间和之后需要采取多层次的应对措施，为 IPV 幸存者提供强有力的支持；(2) 解决潜在结构性不平等问题的同步流行病模型可能会加强在大流行或其他大规模流行期间支持 IPV 幸存者的努力灾难。