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Navigating multiple pandemics: A critical analysis of the impact of COVID-19 policy responses on gender-based violence services
Critical Social Policy : CSP ; 43(1):29-50, 2023.
Article in English | ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2232955
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COVID-19 illustrated what governments can do to mobilise against a global threat. Despite the strong governmental response to COVID-19 in Canada, another ‘pandemic', gender-based violence (GBV), has been causing grave harm with generally insufficient policy responses. Using interpretive description methodology, 26 interviews were conducted with shelter staff and 5 focus groups with 24 executive directors (EDs) from GBV service organizations in Ontario, Canada. Five main themes were identified and explored, namely that (1) there are in fact four pandemics at play;(2) the interplay of pandemics amplified existing systemic weaknesses;(3) the key role of informal partnerships and community support, (4) temporary changes in patterns of funding allocation;and (5) exhaustion as a consequence of addressing multiple and concurrent pandemics. Implications and recommendations for researchers, policy makers, and the GBV sector are discussed.
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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: ProQuest Central Type of study: Experimental Studies / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Critical Social Policy : CSP Year: 2023 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: ProQuest Central Type of study: Experimental Studies / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Critical Social Policy : CSP Year: 2023 Document Type: Article