Safe from the start? An action research project on early intervention materials for children affected by domestic and family violence

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Title: Safe from the start? An action research project on early intervention materials for children affected by domestic and family violence
Author(s): Spinney, Angela
Abstract: This paper first considers the impacts on children who have experienced domestic and family violence and consequential homelessness. This is followed by an account of an Australian qualitative research project, Safe from the Start, which was designed to identify and form a register of intervention activities and therapeutic play for affected young children aged up to six. The key finding of this innovative applied research, substantiated by the participatory evaluation, is that effective early intervention with such children can be conducted by non-specialised workers and parents, given the right training and tools.
Publication type: Journal article
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences. Institute for Social Research
Source: Children and Society, (article in press)
Publication year: 2013 (in press)
FOR Code(s): 1605 Policy and Administration; 1607 Social Work; 1608 Sociology*
Keyword(s): Children; Domestic violence; Family violence; Homelessness; Intervention; Safe from the Start
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN: 0951-0605
Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-0860.2012.00454.x
Additional information: Supported by the Australian Commonwealth Government.
Peer reviewed