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Record ID: 4041dcb4-022d-4dfa-a1bf-c7426226ea4c
Web resource: https://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/criva/FinalversionChildren_and_Young_Peoplebriefingnote.pdf
Type: Electronic publication
Title: Domestic violence perpetrator programmes and children and young peopleBriefing note
Authors: Alderson, Sue
Westmarland, Nicole
Kelly, Liz
Keywords: Interagency work;Impact on children and young people;Perpetrator programs;Parenting
Year: 2013
Publisher: Durham University and London Metropolitan University
Citation: No. 3
Notes:  In this UK study of children’s perceptions of domestic violence perpetrator programs (DVPPs), the researchers collected data from:
The children interviewed for this study, whose fathers were all attending a DVPP, reported feeling safer, happier and doing more with their father or male carer once they understood he was attending a DVPP, compared to before they became aware of his attendance.

Earlier research showed that around one-half of children were not told their father was attending a DVPP. Given the results of the current study, the authors suggest great openness with children about men’s attendance on DVPPs.

The authors also recommend funding of integrated services for children who have experienced domestic violence. They note that very few organisations provide a direct support service to the children of men on DVPPs, and recommend that child-focused services should run in parallel with services that support women who have experienced domestic violence and men who have perpetrated domestic violence.

This briefing note comes from the series produced by Project Mirabel.
URI: https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/21173
Physical description: 16 p.
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