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The Feasibility and Acceptability of an Experience-Based Co-Design Approach to Reducing Domestic Abuse

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  • Shoshana Gander-Zaucker

    (School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK)

  • Gemma L. Unwin

    (School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK)

  • Michael Larkin

    (Institute of Health and Neurodevelopment, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK)

Abstract

One means of reducing violence against people experiencing domestic abuse is to improve the pathway which they use to access help from the police and other services. In this paper we report and reflect on a project which contributes to violence reduction via a participatory approach to service improvement, focusing on this pathway. We describe the four phases of an innovative experience-based co-design (EBCD) project, which involved collaborating with domestic abuse survivors as well as members of the police and domestic abuse organizations. We report on indicators of the acceptability and feasibility of EBCD in this context. We also reflect upon the potential of the EBCD approach for involving communities in collaborating with services to reduce domestic abuse. We discuss the conceptual and methodological implications with regard to adopting participatory and inclusive approaches in contexts where power-sharing may be difficult. We argue that EBCD has considerable potential for use in this setting and we identify several areas where insights from this project could be used to improve the future viability of any such initiatives.

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  • Shoshana Gander-Zaucker & Gemma L. Unwin & Michael Larkin, 2022. "The Feasibility and Acceptability of an Experience-Based Co-Design Approach to Reducing Domestic Abuse," Societies, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-16, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsoctx:v:12:y:2022:i:3:p:93-:d:839015
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    1. Johnson, Ida M., 2007. "Victims' perceptions of police response to domestic violence incidents," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 35(5), pages 498-510.
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    1. Carmen Mañas & María A. Martínez & Francisca Burgueño, 2023. "Intimate Partner Violence in Vulnerable Contexts: A Case Study," Societies, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-17, February.

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