Measuring the long-term support needs of adult service-users at Saint Mary’s Sexual Assault Referral Centre

Author:

Gadd David1,Watt Laura2,Pampaka Maria1,Varese Filippo1,White Cath3,Majeed-Ariss Rabiya4

Affiliation:

1. The University of Manchester, UK

2. Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

3. Institute for Addressing Strangulation, UK

4. Saint Mary’s Sexual Assault Referral Centre, UK

Abstract

This article outlines a feasibility study to investigate the potential of measuring the support needs of adult service users of a sexual assault referral centre (SARC). A self-completion questionnaire was designed with the aim of capturing these needs, as well as how they change over time and with support provided. The questionnaire underwent revisions following consultations with organisations representing survivors. Survivors of sexual assault who attended Saint Mary’s SARC were invited to complete a questionnaire at three-month intervals after their first visit to the SARC. The process of recruitment was necessarily complex, potentially compounding the issue of low response: only 18 participants completed the questionnaire at the first time point, and only nine of those completed a follow-up questionnaire three months later. The responses demonstrated the value of connecting information gathered by forensic physicians with a social survey. This study design reduced the potential of re-traumatisation by avoiding the need for participants to revisit any details of the alleged assault. More work is required to understand what methods will help establish an enduring commitment to completing follow-up questionnaires from a population dealing with the aftermath of trauma.

Publisher

Bristol University Press

Subject

Law,Gender Studies

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