'Where is the help for me here?' Female domestic violence survivors' narratives of navigating and receiving secondary-care mental health services in the United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health (MH) services are uniquely positioned not only to contribute to the identification of domestic violence but also to provide support. Survivors of domestic violence regularly access secondary-care MH services. Although several studies and reviews have been conducted globally, the limited literature exploring survivors' experiences of MH services in England has focused on the acceptability of routine enquiry within MH services, MH service responses to domestic violence and abuse (DVA), and the facilitators and barriers to disclosure within community MH teams.

Objectives

This study explores domestic violence survivors' narratives of navigating and receiving secondary-care MH services in the United Kingdom.

Design

A qualitative study was undertake

SUBMITTER: Webb M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12358712 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature