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Young People Leading Change in Domestic Violence Prevention: R4Respect

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2017

Karen Struthers ,
Clare Tilbury  and
Grace Williams
Karen Struthers*
Affiliation:
School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith University, Logan campus, Meadowbrook, 4131, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Clare Tilbury
Affiliation:
School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith University, Logan campus, Meadowbrook, 4131, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Grace Williams
Affiliation:
Youth and Family Service (YFS) Ltd., 376 Kingston Road, Slacks Creek, 4127, Logan City, Queensland, Australia
*
address for correspondence: Dr Karen Struthers, Research Fellow, School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith University, Logan campus, Meadowbrook, 4131, Australia. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Active youth participation models that tackle major social problems can promote positive youth development and wellbeing. Implementation and evaluation of youth participation models to curtail violence in families and other intimate relationships is limited. The present study reports on a process evaluation of a new youth participation model called R4Respect that features a peer-led approach to respectful relationships education, which is aimed at preventing domestic violence. The evaluation uses qualitative methods, based on interviews with youth participants and adult external stakeholders, drawing on the Tiffany–Eckenrode Program Participation Scale. The evaluation demonstrates that R4Respect is successfully engaging young people as decision-makers and peer-educators in strategies aimed at improving the understanding young people have of what constitutes respect in relationships. The R4Respect model shows that young people can fulfil an important role in the prevention of domestic violence.

Keywords

youth participationempowermentdomestic violenceprevention
Type
PART B: Issue 3 papers: Articles
Information
Children Australia , Volume 42 , Issue 3 , September 2017 , pp. 205 - 216
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s) 2017 

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