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This chapter will explore how staff at domestic violence shelters navigate the challenges of ensuring the safety of children and mothers within the shelter in the context of the pervasive use of digital technology. To reach a deeper understanding, several different kinds of data were analysed: statistics from a survey answered by child-focused practitioners working at 39 out of the 42 shelters in Norway, written comments regarding social media, interview data from staff, and one interview with a young girl. A large majority of child practitioners reported that digital technology can be a problem with regard to safety. The central themes were ‘Technology gives perpetrators easy access’, ‘Social media [is] important for children in shelters’, ‘The struggle for enough competence’, and ‘Voluntary house-rules, entrance talks, and awareness raising’. The results will be analysed in light of Bandura’s theoretical understanding of self-efficacy, as well as a child rights perspective.

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‘At Least It Is Safer Than Home’: Children and the Use of Technology in Domestic Violence Shelters

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    2025年

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  • Carolina Överlien,
  • Sabreen Selvik,
  • Nicole Ovesen

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This chapter will explore how staff at domestic violence shelters navigate the challenges of ensuring the safety of children and mothers within the shelter in the context of the pervasive use of digital technology. To reach a deeper understanding, several different kinds of data were analysed: statistics from a survey answered by child-focused practitioners working at 39 out of the 42 shelters in Norway, written comments regarding social media, interview data from staff, and one interview with a young girl. A large majority of child practitioners reported that digital technology can be a problem with regard to safety. The central themes were ‘Technology gives perpetrators easy access’, ‘Social media [is] important for children in shelters’, ‘The struggle for enough competence’, and ‘Voluntary house-rules, entrance talks, and awareness raising’. The results will be analysed in light of Bandura’s theoretical understanding of self-efficacy, as well as a child rights perspective.