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Putting risk into perspective: Lessons for children and youth services from a participatory advocacy project with survivors of sexual violence in Albania, Moldova and Serbia

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  • Bovarnick, Silvie
  • Cody, Claire

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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.

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  • Bovarnick, Silvie & Cody, Claire, 2021. "Putting risk into perspective: Lessons for children and youth services from a participatory advocacy project with survivors of sexual violence in Albania, Moldova and Serbia," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 126(C).
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:126:y:2021:i:c:s0190740921000827
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106003
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    1. Aussems, Karijn & Muntinga, Maaike & Addink, Anne & Dedding, Christine, 2020. "“Call us by our name”: Quality of care and wellbeing from the perspective of girls in residential care facilities who are commercially and sexually exploited by “loverboys”," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 116(C).
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