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‘Keeping the informal safe’: Strategies for developing peer support initiatives for young people who have experienced sexual violence

Cody, Claire; Bovarnick, Silvie; Peace, Delphine; Warrington, Camille

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Authors

Claire Cody

Silvie Bovarnick

Camille Warrington



Abstract

There is increasing recognition of the value of trauma-informed approaches when working with young people affected by sexual violence. Peer support is a key principle of a trauma-informed approach; however, there are limited examples of peer support programmes for this group. This paper draws on interviews with 25 respondents with knowledge and experience of peer support initiatives with young people impacted by sexual violence. The article outlines their perspectives on how peer support initiatives – that may be viewed as more ‘risky’ than traditional casework – can be kept ‘safe’. Six strategies are identified together with implications for practice.

Citation

Cody, C., Bovarnick, S., Peace, D., & Warrington, C. (2022). ‘Keeping the informal safe’: Strategies for developing peer support initiatives for young people who have experienced sexual violence. Children & Society, 36(5), 1043-1063. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12555

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 7, 2022
Online Publication Date Feb 27, 2022
Publication Date 2022-09
Deposit Date May 27, 2022
Publicly Available Date Feb 1, 2023
Journal Children & Society
Print ISSN 0951-0605
Electronic ISSN 1099-0860
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 36
Issue 5
Pages 1043-1063
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12555

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Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits any use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited




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