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Community Services for People Affected by Violence

An Exploration and Categorization

Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, k.dillenburger{at}qub.ac.uk

Rym Akhonzada

Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland

Montserrat Fargas

Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland

• Summary: In this article we explore the extent of services offered by voluntary community groups in Northern Ireland 10 years after the ceasefires.

• Findings: People who have been exposed to community violence and related traumatic life-events often require help in coping with the effects of these experiences. While many people rely on family and friends for support and few require in-depth professional social work and therapeutic help, there is an increasing reliance on community services. Community services now offer a range of services from informal self-help groups, befriending, complementary therapies, respite, narrative work, to psychological therapy.

• Application: We explore how these services are organized, who is using them, how they can be categorized, and finally we suggest minimum standards for good practice.

Key Words: community services • people affected by violence • post-traumatic stress

Journal of Social Work, Vol. 8, No. 1, 7-27 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1468017307084733


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