The role of survivor-support services integrated within domestic abuse prevention programmes.

资金

National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research for Social Care (RfSC) Ref. NIHR204257.

研究问题是什么？

1. What types of survivor-support are provided within UK DAPPs?
2. How do different types of support meet survivors’ safety and other needs?
3. What do DAPP survivor-support workers need to cope with the challenges of their role?
4. How can the national standards and training for survivor-support within DAPPs be improved by our findings?

问题是什么？

Respect is the national organisation which helps ensure services follow best practices. Programmes accredited by Respect carry out behaviour-change work with the abusive person, while current/ex-partners are offered support.

As well as practical and emotional help, survivor-support work within accredited services manages risk, helps survivors have realistic expectations of their (ex-)partner’s behaviour change and informs case management.

This survivor support is known to vary between services. Existing standards give limited guidance on how support should be provided; however, survivor support has the potential to be a crucial element in the success of these programmes.

这项研究的目的是什么？

Domestic Abuse Prevention Programmes (DAPPs) aim to help abusive people change their behaviour and to increase survivors’ safety and freedom from abuse. We use ‘survivor’ to describe someone who has experienced domestic abuse as this is generally preferred to ‘victim’.

这将如何实现？

This study will:

1. Conduct a national survey of DAPP survivor-support services to establish the different models of support.

2. Conduct interviews with survivors who have had support, to better understand their needs and experiences of support.

3. Observe and interview survivor-support staff embedded within or working alongside programmes to understand how they meet different needs of survivors and to understand challenges of the role.

4. Collaborate with Respect, with programme provider/children’s charity Barnardo’s, and with PPI-survivors, to translate study findings into practical recommendations to improve national standards and training.

谁在领导这项研究？

Dr Karen Morgan, 布里斯托尔大学研究员 Dr Helen Cramer, Senior Research Fellow, Bristol Medical School.