While engaging survivors of sexual violence in participatory advocacy may not be new to adult services, it is less common among children and youth services that commonly prioritise “protection” over “participation”. This paper draws on monitoring and evaluation data collected from a youth advocacy project with fifteen survivors of sexual violence in Albania, Moldova and Serbia. Secondary analysis, adopting a trauma-informed lens, was undertaken on data generated through shared learning events with project partners, focus groups with project staff and workshops with the young women involved. We argue that the identified gains for participants resonate with key elements of trauma-informed responses to sexual violence, namely establishing safety and trust, empowerment, and critical reflection. Although based on work with young women, our findings are relevant to children and youth services interested in engaging survivors in advocacy. Despite the significant ethical and practical challenges, we argue that it is important to put risk into perspective and not lose sight of the potential protective benefits of participatory work for participants.

虽然对性暴力幸存者进行参与式倡导对成人服务而言可能并不陌生，但在儿童和青年服务中，将“保护”优先于“参与”的儿童和青年服务并不普遍。本文利用阿尔巴尼亚，摩尔多瓦和塞尔维亚的15名性暴力幸存者的青年倡导项目收集的监测和评估数据。通过与项目合作伙伴共享学习活动，与项目工作人员进行焦点小组讨论以及与年轻女性参与的研讨会，对第二次分析进行了分析，采用的是受过创伤的镜头。我们认为，为参与者确定的收益与创伤知情的性暴力反应的关键要素共鸣，即建立安全与信任，授权和批判性反思。尽管基于与年轻女性的合作，我们的发现与有兴趣让幸存者参与倡导活动的儿童和青少年服务有关。尽管存在重大的道德和实践挑战，但我们认为，重要的是要充分考虑风险，而不能忽视参与性工作对参与者的潜在保护利益。