Type:	Report
Title:	Kids club domestic violence early intervention project : evaluation
Authors:	Whelan, Jenni
Keywords:	Interagency work;Service provision;Peer education;Early intervention;Impact on children and young people
Year:	2005
Publisher:	Centre for Children & Young People, Southern Cross University, Lismore
Notes:	This reports on the evaluation of the Kids Club programme developed in 2000 in response to children who have experienced domestic violence in Lismore, NSW. The Kids Club programme consists of the delivery of a 6-week programme, 4 times a year, to children aged 8-12 who have lived but are no longer living in a situation of domestic violence, along with a parallel fortnightly (3 sessions) support group for the non-offending carers. Facilitation of each session is by 4 staff from a pool of 20 experienced local service providers. The evaluation looked at both outcome and process questions about the programme. Methodology included: questionnaires to all referring service providers about the impact and outcomes; interviews with a sample of non-offending parents (mothers); interviews with a sample of key stakeholders (project staff, facilitators and service providers); focus groups with a selected sample of children who have participated; and observation of a sample programme. Aims of the evaluation are to assess the effectiveness of the programme in terms of providing meaningful strategies or interventions for recovery for families and children who have experienced domestic violence, and promoting a multi-agency method of intervention. The evaluation supports the attainment of the Kids Club programme objectives. The programme provides meaningful strategies and interventions for the recovery of families and children who have experienced domestic violence. Reasons include: children feel less isolated, they learn to identify their feelings, they deal appropriately with conflict and anger, they understand that domestic violence is not their fault; and the level of expertise of the facilitators on the impact of domestic violence from the children’s perspectives. The programme is effective in achieving its goal of promoting a multi-agency method of intervention due to the content of the programme and the expertise of the facilitators. Programme delivery issues include: childcare and transport; need for follow-up of children and mothers; need for a similar age appropriate programme for children or young people outside the age range of Kids Club; need to broaden the frequency of programme delivery and the scope of programme delivery areas. Recommendations and suggested reading are provided.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/19762
Physical description:	63 p.
Appears in Collections:	Reports

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