Victim-survivors, family and domestic violence service providers and support people: identification of priority issues for research and translation into policy and practice
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2022
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O'Donnell, M.
Usher, R.
Burrow, S.
Nguyen, R.
McKenzie, A.
Fisher, C.
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Global Social Welfare, 2022; 10(2):129-138
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Purpose: The rates of family and domestic violence (FDV) remain significantly high in Australia, and to address this, we need to ensure that victim-survivors of FDV are at the centre of these efforts. The research objective was to determine priority issues for future research and policy in FDV as determined by victim-survivors of FDV, providers of FDV services and informal support people.
Methods: A survey was made available online and a recruitment email sent out to FDV service providers, victim-survivor support groups and professional networks for the survey recruitment of victim-survivors, informal support people and workers within FDV services. Survey questions asked for demographic information and an open-ended question to identify priority issues for research and translation in FDV. It was completed by 150 respondents in Western Australia with 70% identifying as victim-survivors and heavily biased towards women (94%). Qualitative content analysis was utilised to code participant responses into themed areas.
Results: A range of priority areas were identified for research and translation including non-physical abuse, justice system reforms, accommodation, mental health of victim-survivors, children’s health and wellbeing, education and prevention and perpetrator accountability.
Conclusions: Victim-survivors, FDV service providers and informal support people identified a number of priority issues for research and translation into policy and practice. It is essential that victim-survivors are given opportunities to provide their views, knowledge and recommendations to develop research agendas, policy, practice and strategies aimed at reducing FDV in the community.
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Copyright 2022 The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Access Condition Notes: Accepted manuscript available after 1 January 2024