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Women’s Refuges as Intervention Arenas for Children who Experience Domestic Violence
Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Norway.
2011 (English)In: Child Care in Practice, ISSN 1357-5279, E-ISSN 1476-489X, Vol. 17, no 4, p. 375-391Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Children often accompany their mothers to women's refuges, where they are at risk of developing behavioural and psychological difficulties. In these situations it is important for the children to be given the possibility to address their own experiences of violence. However, little is known about how children experience these interventions. This study examined children's perceptions about their everyday lives at refuges in Norway. In the first phase of the study, participants included 50 directors of women’s refuges in Norway, who were interviewed via telephone. The second phase included face-to-face interviews with 22 children from 7 refuges. The study asked what interventions do children in refuges receive and how do the children experience those interventions. Findings revealed that the children focused on two forms of interventions as particularly helpful: activities such as trips and outings; and individual counselling. The most important intervention for children who experienced domestic violence was to remove them from a violent environment. As such, the refuge in itself could be considered an intervention. In conclusion, the author describes why women’s refuges represent a unique opportunity for interventions with children.

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2011. Vol. 17, no 4, p. 375-391
Keywords [en]
intervention, refuges, user views, women, child protection, children, domestic violence
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Social Work
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-140840DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2011.596816OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-140840DiVA, id: diva2:1082941
Available from: 2017-03-20 Created: 2017-03-20 Last updated: 2022-02-28Bibliographically approved

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