ISSN: 1522-4821

International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience
Open Access

Our Group organises 3000+ Global Conferenceseries Events every year across USA, Europe & Asia with support from 1000 more scientific Societies and Publishes 700+ Open Access Journals which contains over 50000 eminent personalities, reputed scientists as editorial board members.

Open Access Journals gaining more Readers and Citations
700 Journals and 15,000,000 Readers Each Journal is getting 25,000+ Readers

This Readership is 10 times more when compared to other Subscription Journals (Source: Google Analytics)

Review Article

Barriers to Engagement in Acute and Post-Acute Sexual Assault Response Services: A Practice-Based Scoping Review

Kristy Fitzgerald1, Sally Wooler2, Dara Petrovic3, Jen Crickmore3, Kristy Fortnum3, Letitcha Hegarty4, Chantal Fichera5, Pim Kuipers6,7*

1Department of Social Work and Psychology, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Queensland, Australia

2Acquired Brian Injury Transitional Rehabilitation Service, Metro South Health, Queensland, Australia

3Department of Social Work, Logan Hospital, Metro South Health, Queensland, Australia

4Maternity and General Medical, Beaudesert Hospital, Metro South Health, Queensland, Australia

5Cancer Support Team, Wide Bay Health, Queensland, Australia

6Centre for Functioning and Health Research, Metro South Health, Queensland, Australia

7Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia

*Corresponding Author:
Pim Kuipers
Menzies Health Institute Queensland
Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
E-mail: p.kuipers@griffith.edu.au

Abstract

Background: Engaging victims of sexual assault in acute and post-acute sexual assault services is vital for their immediate and longer term wellbeing, but is also a major challenge for practitioners and services. Methods: A practice-based scoping review was conducted to identify barriers to engagement. After search limiters were applied, 339 articles were screened at various levels, resulting in 27 articles, which were reviewed by two reviewers and appraised for quality and relevance. Results: Eighteen key barriers were identified within the four categories of: service and system barriers, health professional barriers, person/survivor barriers, and person context barriers. Conclusion: The identified barriers provide a useful guide for practitioners as key issues to address or consider when seeking to promote greater victim/patient engagement in acute and post-acute sexual assault services. The need for a “victim centred response” is highlighted..

Keywords

Top