To what extent does social integration affect the use of friends/informal sources of support versus the use of formal sources of support by young LGBT

家庭暴力和虐待（DVA）的流行是“普遍和毁灭性的”（Calton et al，2016：585）。对于LGB和/或T人群，DVA的患病率与异性恋人群相似（如果不是更高的话）（Rollè等人，2018），特别是在年轻人中（Barter埃塔尔，2000年）。虽然人们越来越关注经历DVA的LGBT人群的经历和需求，但对于年轻LGBT人群寻求帮助的知识存在差距，尽管第一次同性关系已被确定为增加经历DVA的可能性。现有的证据表明，LGBT人群更喜欢朋友/非正式来源的支持，而不是正式来源，但不知道他们得到了什么回应。这项研究是第一次探讨使用朋友/非正式来源的支持与使用正式来源的支持年轻的LGBT人谁经历了DVA和社会融合是否可以解释他们寻求帮助的决定。这对于更好地发展知识，以改善年轻LGBT人群的DVA可以获得的支持是很重要的。混合方法将使用使用社交媒体的调查和年轻LGBT人群的半结构化访谈来深入了解这些问题。调查结果将有助于了解年轻LGBT人群的DVA求助经历，它是否与社会融合有关，并为政策和实践提供建议。

The prevalence of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is 'pervasive anddevastating' (Calton et al, 2016:585). For LGB and/or T people theprevalence of DVA is similar, if not higher, than their heterosexualcounterparts (Rollè et al, 2018), particularly among young people (Barter etal., 2000). Whilst there is an increasing focus on the experiences andneeds of LGBT people who experience DVA, there is a gap in knowledgeabout the help-seeking of young LGBT people even though being in a firstsamesex relationship has been identified as increasing the likelihood ofexperiencing DVA. The existing evidence points to LGBT people favouringfriends/informal sources of support over formal sources however it is notknown what responses they receive. This study is the first of its kind toexplore the use of friends/informal sources of support versus the use offormal sources of support for young LGBT people who have experiencedDVA and whether social integration can explain their help-seekingdecision. This is important to better develop knowledge that can be usedto improve the support young LGBT people experiencing DVA can access.A mixed methods approach will use a survey using social media of youngLGBT people and semi-structured interviews of young LGBT people whohave experienced DVA to gain an in-depth understanding of these issues.The findings will contribute to knowledge about young LGBT people'sexperiences of help-seeking for DVA, its links or not to social integrationand provide recommendations for policy and practice.