Domestic violence: The base of the iceberg

Lees, Susan; Phimister, Diane; Broughan, Christine; Dignon, Andrée; Brown, M. Christopher

doi:10.12968/bjom.2013.21.7.493

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“…and, lack of confidence in appropriately responding to disclosure when this occurs (Baird et al, 2015;Bradbury-Jones and Broadhurst, 2015;Finnbogadóttir and Dykes, 2012;Lees et al, 2013;Mauri et al, 2015;McCosker-Howard et al, 2005). Lack of training appears to be the common theme from pre-registration curricular (Bradbury-Jones and Broadhurst, 2015;Lees et al, 2013) to limited preparation prior to implementing screening programs (Finnbogadóttir and Dykes, 2012;McCosker-Howard et al, 2005) and, reduced opportunity for ongoing practice development (Mauri et al, 2015).…”

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‘ Asking the hard questions ’: Improving midwifery students’ confidence with domestic violence screening in pregnancy

Smith

Wight

Homer

2018

Nurse Education in Practice

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Domestic violence is a global public health issue. Midwives are ideally placed to screen for, and respond to, disclosure of domestic violence. Qualified midwives and midwifery students report a lack of preparedness and low levels of confidence in working with women who disclose domestic violence. This paper reports the findings from an education intervention designed to increase midwifery students' confidence in working with pregnant women who disclose domestic violence. An authentic practice video and associated interactive workshop was developed to bring the 'woman' into the classroom and to provide role-modelling of exemplary midwifery practice in screening for and responding to disclosure of domestic violence. The findings demonstrated that students' confidence increased in a number of target areas, such as responding appropriately to disclosure and assisting women with access to support. Students' confidence increased in areas where responses needed to be individualised as opposed to being able to be scripted. Students appreciated visual demonstration (video of authentic practice) and having the opportunity to practise responding to disclosures through experiential learning. Given the general lack of confidence reported by both midwives and students of midwifery in this area of practice, this strategy may be useful in supporting midwives, students and other health professionals in increasing confidence in working with women who are experiencing domestic violence.

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‘ Asking the hard questions ’: Improving midwifery students’ confidence with domestic violence screening in pregnancy

Smith

Wight

Homer

2018

Nurse Education in Practice

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“…In Australia, around 55,000-60,000 reports of animal mistreatment are made each year to the RSPCA [2], approximately 11,000 of which are made in the state of Victoria [3]. While this is a substantial number, it is likely that, similar to other related social issues such as domestic violence and child abuse [4][5][6], these reports are just the 'tip of the iceberg' [7]. Taking the lead from more developed fields of prevention and intervention such as interpersonal violence and public health, understanding the extent of such an issue is the first crucial step in developing informed intervention strategies [8].…”

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Animal Cruelty and Neglect: Prevalence and Community Actions in Victoria, Australia

Glanville

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Coleman

2019

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Simple Summary: Preventing animal cruelty and neglect is the goal of animal protection. But it is hard to effectively address a problem without a good understanding of its prevalence and nature. While 55,000-60,000 reports of mistreatment are made to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) in Australia each year, we do not know how well these data reflect what is actually happening in the community. After all, these data are reliant on people reporting what they see and therefore, probably only represent a fraction of what is actually occurring. To better understand this problem, we conducted the first extensive community survey to find out what people had seen in their communities and what they did about it. We found that animal mistreatment was (1) common, with 25.7% of people surveyed witnessing mistreatment, (2) mostly neglect with perceived underweight animals being the most common issue and (3) underreported to authorities with only 9% of witnesses reporting to RSPCA Victoria. While sobering, these findings are the first step to developing and resourcing well-informed strategies to prevent the mistreatment of animals.Abstract: While animal mistreatment is common worldwide, its true scale is largely unknown. Currently, organisations rely on community reporting (case data) and trends found therein to inform prevention activities. To investigate the prevalence, types, and responses to animal mistreatment in Victoria, we conducted a representative telephone survey (n = 1801) across six Local Government Areas (LGAs); three with high numbers of RSPCA reported cases and three demographically similar areas with low numbers of such cases. Overall, 25.7% of people surveyed had witnessed at least one incident of mistreatment in the last 12 months, with those relating to neglect or poor management predominating. No differences in prevalence were found between LGAs when socio-economic index and local government comparator group were controlled for. However, participants in regional cities recalled witnessing more separate incidents than those in metropolitan or interface areas. Actions taken after witnessing mistreatment were varied, yet many participants did nothing (27%) and only 9% reported to RSPCA Victoria. Attitudes to reporting were positive but did not predict reporting behaviour. Together, these results demonstrate that case data are not reliable indicators of the true prevalence of animal mistreatment; it is common and grossly underreported, highlighting the need for effective, evidence-based prevention programs.

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Lived Experiences of Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence

Gowar

Unwin

2021

Social Policy, Service Users and Carers

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Domestic violence: The base of the iceberg

Cited by 4 publications

References 11 publications

‘ Asking the hard questions ’: Improving midwifery students’ confidence with domestic violence screening in pregnancy

‘ Asking the hard questions ’: Improving midwifery students’ confidence with domestic violence screening in pregnancy

Animal Cruelty and Neglect: Prevalence and Community Actions in Victoria, Australia

Lived Experiences of Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence

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