Citation

Storer HL, Nyerges EX, Rodriguez M. J. Community Pract. 2021; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10705422.2021.1972377

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Social media platforms are essential tools for contributing to feminist social movement building. There has been limited research theorizing how domestic and sexual violence (DV/SA) organizations use social media in their work with youth. Using thematic content analysis, this study interviews DV/SA (n = 35) staff to explore the role of social media in organizational settings.

RESULTS indicate that social media is used to advance organizational functionality including publicizing services, fundraising, and youth engagement. There is limited use of movement-oriented hashtags and numerous barriers to social media optimization. This work addresses strategies for expanding social media usage in DV/SA organizations.

Language: en

Keywords

digital technologies; intimate partner violence; organizational capacity; social media; social service organizations; tech utilization; Teen dating violence