“It Makes you Want to Go Out and Change the World”: Shifts in Victim Advocates’ Perspectives Following the Intimate Partner Homicide of a Client in the United States

ConclusionsIn order to support advocates after IPH, organizations should acknowledge the potentially transformative effect of IPH and create opportunities for meaning making to assist in advocate adjustment. It is imperative for advocacy organizations to support their employees to prevent advocate burnout and the loss of experienced staff, and to continue to provide effective services to vulnerable members of their communities after IPH.

Source: Journal of Family Violence - April 6, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research