Advocacy services, for victims and survivors, are at the core of our response to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). The survivor contact element of IPV perpetrator programs is recognized as a necessary safety measure for their operation. Within the context of equivocal evaluations of these programs, and the impetus to find opportunities to enhance their effectiveness, this study report explores the service user perspective on survivor contact work. In-depth semi-structured interviews were completed with 18 perpetrators and 18 survivors involved in three Irish-based programs, and findings were analyzed using grounded theory principles. Almost without exception, survivors were positive about their engagement with an outreach service. There was evidence to suggest that perpetrator program outreach services do reach survivors who may not ordinarily make contact with an advocacy service. In general terms, survivors felt validated as survivors, they felt supported, they learned about abusive behaviors and some saw the service as a monitor of what their partner was saying during group work. However, some survivors described their fear that any reports of ongoing abuse, which they offered, would attract reprisals from their partner or the attentions of child protection services. More determined application of criminal justice measures, and enhanced resourcing of the survivor contact element of these programs, should be considered.

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参与者对IPV犯罪者程序中幸存者联系元素的看法：初步研究

针对受害者和幸存者的宣传服务是我们对亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的回应的核心。IPV犯罪者程序的幸存者接触要素被认为是其操作的必要安全措施。在对这些计划进行模棱两可的评估的背景下，并寻求动力来提高其有效性，本研究报告探讨了服务用户对幸存者联系工作的看法。对参与三个爱尔兰项目的18名犯罪者和18名幸存者进行了深入的半结构式访谈，并使用扎根的理论原理对调查结果进行了分析。幸存者几乎毫无例外地对他们与外展服务的接触表示乐观。有证据表明，犯罪者计划外展服务确实会覆盖通常未与倡导服务联系的幸存者。一般而言，幸存者被确认为幸存者，得到了支持，他们了解了虐待行为，有些人将服务视为伴侣在小组工作中所说的话的监控者。但是，一些幸存者表示担心，他们提供的任何关于持续虐待的报道都会引起伴侣的报复或儿童保护服务的注意。应该考虑更加坚定地采用刑事司法措施，并加强这些方案中幸存者接触要素的资源配置。他们了解了虐待行为，有些人将服务视为伴侣在小组工作中所说的内容的监控器。但是，一些幸存者表示担心，他们提供的任何关于持续虐待的报道都会引起伴侣的报复或儿童保护服务的注意。应该考虑更加坚定地采用刑事司法措施，并加强这些方案中幸存者接触要素的资源配置。他们了解了虐待行为，有些人将服务视为伴侣在小组工作中所说的内容的监控器。但是，一些幸存者表示担心，他们提供的任何关于持续虐待的报道都会引起伴侣的报复或儿童保护服务的注意。应考虑更加坚定地采用刑事司法措施，并加强这些方案中幸存者接触要素的资源配置。