“We Need to Understand the Whole Story”: A Discursive Analysis of the Responses of Informal Support Networks to Help Seeking by Women Experiencing Abuse from Men in a Small South African Town

Gender Issues ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Innocent Mwatsiya ◽  
Shahana Rasool
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Informal Support ◽  
Discursive Analysis

scholarly journals Exploring the Processes Involved in Seeking Help from a General Practitioner for Young People Who Have Been at Risk of Suicide

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 2120
Author(s):  
Jack Farr ◽  
Andrew D. R. Surtees ◽  
Hollie Richardson ◽  
Maria Michail
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Young Person ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Informal Support ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Seeking Help ◽  
Gp Training

General practitioners (GPs) play a key role in the early identification and management of suicide risk in young people. However, little is known about the processes involved in how, when and why a young person decides to seek help from their GP. Eight young people, aged 17–23, took part in semi-structured interviews exploring their experiences of help seeking when feeling suicidal. Data were analysed using framework analysis. The analysis identified three main themes and seven subthemes. The main themes explored were: understanding when to seek help from a GP, barriers and facilitating factors at the GP consultation, and help seeking as a non-linear and dynamic process. The processes involved in how, when and why young people seek help from a GP when feeling suicidal were found to be dynamic and to fluctuate over time. Help seeking was initially related to how young people were able to understand and articulate their distress, the availability of informal support networks, and their perception of the GP as a source of help. During a GP consultation, help seeking was influenced by how safe and supported the young people felt. Perceived GP training, communication and validation of young people’s concerns were important factors to help facilitate this process. Subsequent help seeking was influenced by prior experience of GP consultations and the availability of alternative support.

scholarly journals Should I stay or should I go? An exploration of the decision-making behaviour of acute cardiac patients during the Covid-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Burton ◽  
J Hayes ◽  
N Scott-Morell ◽  
I Jones ◽  
J Sanders ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Health Messages ◽  
Public Institution ◽  
Cardiac Patients ◽  
Informal Support ◽  
Cardiac Symptoms ◽  
Public Health Messages

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): Liverpool John Moores University Background  The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in excess mortality. With efforts to reduce population movement and the spread of the disease, non-emergency patients are deterred from seeking help. Reduction in the number of patients presenting with acute cardiac conditions has dropped significantly, impacting initial and follow-up treatment. In a national survey, 71% reported they were afraid to visit hospital due to fear of being exposed to the virus, and 46% worried about putting pressure on the health service. Internet searches for chest pain symptoms increased following the announcement of lockdown and public health messages, suggesting an influence of government messaging on patient behaviour. Current work suggests that patients are turning to informal support networks to facilitate decision making, while more formalised networks are blocked. Purpose  To qualitatively explore decision making of patients and their family members’ when faced with an acute cardiac event. This methodology provides insight into why patients made said decisions, and what factors influenced their decision making, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods  A qualitative methodology was employed using purposive sampling of cardiac patients, who had attended hospital during a Covid-19 lockdown. Data was collected using semi-structured, digitally recorded, telephone or video call interviews. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and subjected to thematic analysis. Results  Twenty-four participants were recruited, from three sites throughout England.  Three themes were generated from the study Reliance on informal support network, including disclosing their symptoms to family and friends, in turn leading to displaced or co-decision making. Secondly, a lack of awareness of cardiac symptoms leading to delayed help-seeking. Finally, an indirect Covid-19 effect, in which patients suggest that Covid-19 did not influence their decisions, yet a perception that their condition was non-urgent combined with a belief that GP services were limited resulted in delayed help-seeking Conclusions  Patients have turned to informal health support networks, especially when the cause of symptoms are unknown. While the presence of Covid-19 is not explicitly noted as being influential, indirect effects are noted. Findings highlight the need for informed public health messages, that allow those in need of treatment to access care as and when they need.

Spanish Intimate Partner Violence Survivors Help-Seeking Strategies Across the Life Span

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052097621
Author(s):  
Belén Sanz-Barbero ◽  
Erica Briones-Vozmediano ◽  
Laura Otero-García ◽  
Cristina Fernández-García ◽  
Carmen Vives-Cases
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Informal Support ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Intimate partner violence (IPV) and its associated factors may vary according to women’s age. In this study, we analyze the effect of age on help-seeking behavior and the associated factors among women exposed to IPV in Spain. Using the Spanish Macrosurvey on Gender Violence of 2014, we analyzed the frequency of help-seeking behavior (police report, formal resources, and informal networks of support) in women who were exposed to lifetime physical/sexual or fear-based IPV ( n = 1,567 women). We used Poisson regression models to obtain variables associated with support resources. The analysis was carried out in three age groups: young women (16–29 years old), adults (30–49 years old), and older women (50 years and over). Our results show that informal support networks are the most used resource by all women´s age groups. The probability of filing a police complaint increases among women exposured to physical IPV (PRadult : 1.58; 
PRelder : 2.17 ). The probability of using formal resources decreased among older women with low family socioeconomic status (PR: 0.80) and in adult women exposed to sexual IPV (PR: 0.78), and increased among young women and adult Spanish women (PRyoung: 1.65; PRadult: 1.34). The use of informal support networks increased among adult women with physical and mental health effects (PR: 1.22). In older women use of informal support networks was associated with the type of IPV (PRphysical: 1.14; PRsexual: 0.88). The presence of minors who witnessed IPV increased help-seeking behavior among adult and older women. In conclusion, the knowledge of the differences in help-seeking strategies by women in different age groups could contribute to designing strategies to promote women’s ability to seek formal help when exposed to IPV.

Family Members As Case Managers: Partnership Between the Formal and Informal Support Networks

1987 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 722-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Seltzer ◽  
J. Ivry ◽  
L. C. Litchfield
Keyword(s):  
Family Members ◽  
Case Managers ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Informal Support

scholarly journals Between Sicilia and Lombardy: Relation between trust, civil norms and social participation among citizens of Serbia

Sociologija ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragan Stanojevic ◽  
Dragana Stokanic
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Informal Support ◽  
World Values Survey ◽  
Formal Organizations ◽  
Universal Values ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The One

The one of the key precondition of social and political participation of citizens is their interpersonal and institutional trust. In order to avoid the increase of individual atomization and/or excessively rise of informal support networks, institutional organizations are crucial. For that reason, it is necessary to exist certain level of trust in institutional arrangements. This paper will be focused on widely used concept of social capital for analysis of interaction between trust, social norms and participation. Concerning participation, in this paper the difference between ?generalized? trust in public institutions and ?specific?, personalized trust in people is explained. This situation of low trust in people and institutions which are interlinked and create general atmosphere of distrust is present in post-socialist societies, such as Serbia. Firstly, the aim of this paper is to show level of participation in different organizations and the trust of citizens of Serbia in political institutions, as well as trust in people in general. Additionally, the acceptance of civil norms will be presented. Secondly, it will be analyzed in what extant formal organizations contribute to the trust creation and the acceptance of social norms as forms of universal values which are necessary for basic social consensus and solidarity. Also, it will be presented the relation between trust in certain institutions and organizations and the acceptance of civil norms. In order to achieve these goals, it will be used quantitative analysis and databases World Values Survey, fifth wave conducted from 2005 to 2007.

scholarly journals Disclosure of physical, emotional and sexual child abuse, help-seeking and access to abuse response services in two South African Provinces

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (sup1) ◽  
pp. 94-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franziska Meinck ◽  
Lucie Cluver ◽  
Heidi Loening-Voysey ◽  
Rachel Bray ◽  
Jenny Doubt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
South African ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Sexual Child Abuse
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