Domestic Violence against LGBTI People

Perspectives of Portuguese Education Professionals

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15468942
AutoresEdgar Sousa (0000-0002-0051-4277), Neve (0000-0001-6180-4932, University of Lisbon, autor de correspondencia), Mafalda Ferreira (0000-0002-1241-3940, University of Lisbon), Joana Topa (0000-0003-0663-973X, University of Lisbon), Cristina Pereira Vieira (0000-0002-5494-5371, University of Lisbon), Janete Borges (0000-0002-8332-0039, Instituto Superior da Maia), Rodrigo Costas (0000-0002-1967-8378), André Lira (0000-0002-1716-6619)
Año2023
Volumen20
Número13
Páginas6196-6196
Fecha de publicación2023-06-21
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20136196
PMID37444044
OpenAlexW4381682108
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas11

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people are more likely to be exposed to domestic violence than the rest of the population. Using a descriptive qualitative methodology, 28 professionals from the educational sector, aged between 28 and 64 years old ( M = 44.5), were interviewed to describe and understand their perspectives on the sector's ability to support, intervene and get involved with LGBTI people and, particularly, with victims or former victims of domestic violence. Through a thematic content analysis, three main themes emerged: (i) life trajectories of LGBTI people; (ii) domestic violence perpetrated against LGBTI people; and (iii) training of the educational sector to intervene with LGBTI people. The results show that Portuguese education professionals are not trained to recognize and intervene with LGBTI people and, in particular, with those who are victims of domestic violence, since they are unaware of the existence of protocols and/or guidelines for detecting and preventing risk situations among students. Furthermore, the curricular plan fails in the coverage of domestic violence and LGBTI-related topics, although the National Strategy for Citizenship Education has been implemented in Portugal since 2017. Findings suggest the need to invest in education professionals' training

Citizenship · Domestic violence · Environmental health · Lesbian · Poison control · Political science · Population · Portuguese · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Thematic analysis · Gender Studies · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Sex work and related issues