Violence Against Women in Disasters
- 1 July 1999
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Violence Against Women
- Vol. 5 (7), 742-768
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10778019922181464
Abstract
Although data are limited, field reports indicate that reported violence against women increases in communities hit by environmental disasters. Seventy-seven Canadian and U.S. domestic violence programs participated in a study of organizational readiness, impact, and response employing a mail survey and open-ended telephone interviewing. Low levels of in-house emergency preparedness were found, but also strong interest in increasing disaster readiness. Those programs most severely impacted by disasters reported increased service demands, as long as 1 year after the event, and decreased organizational resources. Strategies are suggested for more fully engaging women's services in community-based disaster mitigation, planning, and response.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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