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The Impact of Forced Separations Between Women and Their Pets in Domestic Violence Situations and the Effectiveness of Crisis Response: Protocol for a Conceptual Framework
The impact of forced separations between women and their pets in domestic violence situations and the effectiveness of crisis response: A study protocol.
Jasmine Montgomery;
Janice Lloyd;
Zhanming Liang
ABSTRACT
Background:
Women are at high risk of experiencing trauma, guilt and stress when forced to separate from their companion animals when fleeing domestic violence. However, little evidence exists of the extent of how Australian services or policy offer support in these circumstances.
Objective:
A PhD project is being undertaken to understand the impacts of forced separation and the effectiveness of current services to develop a policy framework that guides service improvement.
Methods:
This protocol paper describes the process of developing a conceptual framework that guides the design of the PhD project and discusses how current design can best achieve the research aims.
Results:
By confirming the policy and domestic and animal welfare service gaps, the study will develop policy and support framework to improve outcomes for both women and their companion animals affected by domestic violence in Australia.
Conclusions:
The framework would provide guidance to the identification of service gaps, development of new services, and enhancing capacity and collaboration of existing services.
Citation
Please cite as:
Montgomery J, Lloyd J, Liang Z
The Impact of Forced Separations Between Women and Their Pets in Domestic Violence Situations and the Effectiveness of Crisis Response: Protocol for a Conceptual Framework