Community Advocacy Project
Problems addressed
Violence against women
Effectiveness

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Promising

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Life periods served
Adults (18 to 59 years)
Where the program was applied
Residence / home
Community (streets or community centers)
Country of application
United States
Description

This is a community advocacy program for women who have suffered domestic violence from an intimate partner and who are leaving a shelter service for victim protection. Its objectives are to improve the skills, talents, and strengths that are innate to the victim, and to mobilize the community to respond adequately to the needs for resources, services, and opportunities for this population.

Impact evaluations

Impact evaluation studies have shown that participants had a statistically significant increase in access to community resources, engaging in activities to improve their quality of life and reducing revictimization due to domestic violence. However, there were no statistically significant impacts on maintaining attachment or ongoing contact with their perpetrators, nor on perceived social support [1] [2] [3].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Tan, C., Basta, J., Sullivan, C. & Davidson, W. S. (1995). The Role of Social Support in the Lives of Women Exiting Domestic Violence Shelters. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 10(4), 437–451. https://doi.org/10.1177/088626095010004004

[2] Bybee, D. I. & Sullivan, C. (2002). The process through which an advocacy intervention resulted in positive change for battered women over time. American Journal of Community Psychology, 30(1), 103–132. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014376202459

[3] Allen, N. E., Bybee, D. I. & Sullivan, C. (2004). Battered Women’s Multitude of Needs. Violence Against Women, 10(9), 1015–1035. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801204267658

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