Violence Against Women During Coronavirus: When Staying Home Isn’t Safe

Contents
1 Contextualising COVID-19: Domestic and Family Violence During Times of Crisis
	Introduction
	The Precarity of (Social) Life
	Contextualising the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Violence(s) Against Women and Children
	The Gendered Consequences of the Pandemic
	Concluding Thoughts
	Bibliography
2 The ‘Shadow Pandemic’: Domestic and Family Violence During COVID-19
	Introduction
	The Changing Prevalence of Domestic and Family Violence Throughout the Pandemic
	The Changing Nature of Domestic and Family Violence Victimisation and Perpetration
	The Impact of the Pandemic on Intimate Partner Femicide
	Data Gaps and the Invisibility of Domestic and Family Violence During the Pandemic
	Concluding Thoughts
	Bibliography
3 The Plight of Temporary Migrants: The Intersection of Migration Status, Family Violence and Support
	Introduction
	Migrant Women, Domestic and Family Violence and Temporary Visa Status
	Temporary Migrants, COVID-19 Responses and the Known and Unknown Impact of Policy
	COVID-19 Lockdowns, Temporary Visa Holders and DFV Specialist Service Provision: A Case Study of Victoria, Australia
	Temporary Migrants and DFV: Key Findings
	Experiences of Violence: Key Information Regarding the Presentation and Situations of Help-Seeking Women
	Broader Service Provision Challenges
	Temporariness in the Context of DFV and COVID-19
	Specialist Service Providers as Key Players in COVID-19
	Concluding Thoughts
	Bibliography
4 In the Shadow of COVID-19: The Invisibility of Children’s Experiences of Violence in Homes During the Pandemic
	Introduction
	The Increased Risk Towards Children in Homes Affected by DFV, Abuse and Neglect
	Increased Invisibility of Children Due to Specific Restrictions/Impact of Restrictions on Children’s Visibility
	Increase in Experiences vs Decreased Notifications of DFV and Other Forms of Child Maltreatment
	Effects on Children’s Short- and Long-Term Wellbeing
	Decrease in Access to Support for Those Already Identified as Victim-Survivors and Engaged with Services
	Concluding Thoughts
	Bibliography
5 The Pandemic Pivot: DFV Service Innovation and Remote Delivery During COVID-19 Restrictions
	Introduction
	Access to DFV Services
	Increasing Awareness of DFV Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
	Accommodation: COVID-19 Codewords and Covert Signals
	Increasing the Accessibility of DFV Support Services During Lockdowns
	Acceptability: Perpetrators and Access to Support Services During COVID-19
	Concluding Thoughts
	Bibliography
6 Helping from Home: DFV Worker Wellbeing During the ‘Shadow Pandemic’
	Introduction
	Working with Domestic and Family Violence Clients
	Trauma Care During the COVID-19 Crisis: An Australian Case Study
	The Cost of Care Work During a Crisis
	When Home Becomes the Workplace
	The Loss of In-Person Peer Support and Debriefing
	A Gendered Burden of Care: DFV Workers and Unpaid Care Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic
	Concluding Thoughts
	Bibliography
7 Justice Under Lockdown
	Introduction
	Digital Justice Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
	Women and (Digital) Justice
	Lockdown Timeline in the UK: An Overview
	Lockdown Justice: Policing Responses to DFV in England and Wales
	Lockdown Justice: Court Responses to DFV in England and Wales
	Lockdown Justice Legacies
	Concluding Thoughts
	Bibliography
8 Conclusion
	Introduction
	The Unfolding Pandemic
	Absent Present Policy
	Concluding Thoughts: The Ongoing Impacts of Global Uncertainty
	Bibliography
Index