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Workstream 2/D2.2 : Report on multi-agency approaches to working with perpetrators Francesca Elsey, MARVOW Multi-Agency Responses to Violence against Older Women

By: Elsey, Francesca.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: MARVOW Multi-Agency Responses to Violence against Older Women, 2020Description: electronic document (18 pages) ; PDF file.Subject(s): WWP European Network for the Work with Perpetrators of Domestic Violence | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | ELDER ABUSE | INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION | INTERVENTION | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | PERPETRATORS | INTERNATIONAL | EUROPEOnline resources: Click here to access online | Access the website Summary: Multi-Agency Responses to Violence Against of Older Women (MARVOW) is a 2-year project which began in 2019. MARVOW builds on a previous project, WHOSEFVA (Working with Healthcare Organisations to Support Elderly Female Victims of Abuse), which highlighted the fact that practitioners were unsure how to proceed when it came to elderly victims of abuse. Older victims fall into a gap between intimate partner violence (IPV) and elder abuse, which means that abuse against elderly women is one of the most underdeveloped aspects of support services against gender-based violence in Europe. This project therefore aims to break the cycle of violence and improve responses. Furthermore, a survey conducted by UK-based domestic violence service SafeLives1highlighted the fact that victims aged 61+ “are much more likely to experience abuse from an adult family member or current intimate partner than those 60 and under”. In addition to this, the study shows that older victims are less likely to attempt to leave their partners than those aged 60 and under. Finally, the study found that elderly victims are significantly more likely to have a disability than those aged 60 and under. All of these reasons highlight the need for a specialised approach to working with elderly victims of domestic violence. However, as previous projects/research, as well as research for this report, have shown, this area of support is underdeveloped, despite the fact that service providers are aware of issues which makes working with elderly perpetrators harder. The European Network for Work with Perpetrators (WWP EN)2unites over 50 organisations across Europe in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) and supports them in offering responsible, victim-focused perpetrator work. Its members include perpetrator programmes, researchers and victim support services. For this report, WWP EN conducted interviews with member organisations to learn about their responses and practices when working with perpetrators of violence against elderly women. Together with other project partners, WWP EN is working on the MARVOW project towards a new multi-agency approach to work with elderly perpetrators. Practical work for the MARVOW project will take place in three European countries: Greece, Estonia and Austria. The importance of multi-agency approaches was highlighted by the WHOSEFVA project3, with 95% of participants in Mutual Learning Workshops agreeing that multi-agency cooperation was one of the most important issues when working with elderly women. (From the report). Follow the link for more information about this Europe based project. Record #7149
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Multi-Agency Responses to Violence Against of Older Women (MARVOW) is a 2-year project which began in 2019. MARVOW builds on a previous project, WHOSEFVA (Working with Healthcare Organisations to Support Elderly Female Victims of Abuse), which highlighted the fact that practitioners were unsure how to proceed when it came to elderly victims of abuse. Older victims fall into a gap between intimate partner violence (IPV) and elder abuse, which means that abuse against elderly women is one of the most underdeveloped aspects of support services against gender-based violence in Europe. This project therefore aims to break the cycle of violence and improve responses. Furthermore, a survey conducted by UK-based domestic violence service SafeLives1highlighted the fact that victims aged 61+ “are much more likely to experience abuse from an adult family member or current intimate partner than those 60 and under”. In addition to this, the study shows that older victims are less likely to attempt to leave their partners than those aged 60 and under. Finally, the study found that elderly victims are significantly more likely to have a disability than those aged 60 and under. All of these reasons highlight the need for a specialised approach to working with elderly victims of domestic violence. However, as previous projects/research, as well as research for this report, have shown, this area of support is underdeveloped, despite the fact that service providers are aware of issues which makes working with elderly perpetrators harder. The European Network for Work with Perpetrators (WWP EN)2unites over 50 organisations across Europe in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) and supports them in offering responsible, victim-focused perpetrator work. Its members include perpetrator programmes, researchers and victim support services. For this report, WWP EN conducted interviews with member organisations to learn about their responses and practices when working with perpetrators of violence against elderly women. Together with other project partners, WWP EN is working on the MARVOW project towards a new multi-agency approach to work with elderly perpetrators. Practical work for the MARVOW project will take place in three European countries: Greece, Estonia and Austria. The importance of multi-agency approaches was highlighted by the WHOSEFVA project3, with 95% of participants in Mutual Learning Workshops agreeing that multi-agency cooperation was one of the most important issues when working with elderly women. (From the report). Follow the link for more information about this Europe based project. Record #7149

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