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A realist evaluation of a ‘whole health’ response to domestic violence and abuse in the UK
Bethan Pell 
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G.J. Melendez-Torres ,
Kelly Buckley ,
Rhiannon Evans ,
Amanda Robinson
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G.J. Melendez-Torres ,
Kelly Buckley ,
Rhiannon Evans ,
Amanda Robinson
Violence Against Women
Swansea University Author:
Kelly Buckley
Abstract
Health Pathfinder is a multilevel system change intervention initiated to transform the health response to domestic violence and abuse in eight sites in England. The current study drew upon interviews with health professionals (n=27) and victim-survivors (n=20) to provide a realist account of how th...
| Published in: | Violence Against Women |
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Sage
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66525 |
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Health Pathfinder is a multilevel system change intervention initiated to transform the health response to domestic violence and abuse in eight sites in England. The current study drew upon interviews with health professionals (n=27) and victim-survivors (n=20) to provide a realist account of how this intervention achieved its goals. Findings show that five change mechanisms explain why Health Pathfinder was effective as an ecological intervention: awareness, expertise, relationships, empowerment and evidence. Positive progress in respect of each mechanism had meaningful impacts on victim-survivor experiences of enquiry, disclosure and uptake of services, and had the potential to meaningfully impact health inequities.KeywordsDomestic abuse; victim-survivors; health professionals; UK healthcare; realist evaluation |
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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Safelives and AVA |