@article{ref1,
title="The rapid uptake of digital technologies at domestic violence and sexual assault organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2022",
author="Storer, Heather L. and Nyerges, Eva X.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Emerging evidence suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault (DV/SA). This research note explores DV/SA service providers' (n = 20) perceptions of how their organizations responded to the pandemic. <br><br>RESULTS of a thematic content analysis indicated that survivors were adversely affected by sheltering with abusive partners and by external environmental conditions. Organizations responded to shifting community needs by adapting face-to-face services to virtual formats and revising pre pandemic safety planning protocols. School-based prevention programming required significant adjustments. Therefore, the pandemic catalyzed the integration and optimization of emerging technologies and provided opportunities for organizational innovation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/10778012221094066",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012221094066"
}