Survivor Involvement Resources

And still, like dust, we rise: London Survivors of Domestic & Sexual Violence
This report documents the views and experiences of women in London who have
experienced some form of domestic or sexual violence. The material is drawn from a number of different focus groups.

A Bitter Pill To Swallow
The report from the Women's National Commission focus groups to inform the Department of Health Taskforce on the Health Aspects of  Violence Against Women and Girls.

Clinks Volunteering Guide - Service User Involvement
Clinks has published a series of guides designed to support organisations in their day-to-day work with offenders.

Commissioning for Personalisation: from the fringes to the mainstream
Report from Queen Mary, University of London on personalization: the tailoring of public services more closely to their users.

Guide to Focus Groups
Produced by Ontario Women's Health Network.

How to set up a feminst group
A guide for setting up or developing a feminist group, from UK Feminista.

Involving Young People in Commissioing
A practical guide to commissioning services for young people from the National Youth Agency.

'It's still not ok!' discussion paper

This paper outlines the barriers domestic violence survivors face and possible solutions, from New Zealand based group It's still not ok!

Land of the Free - an anti-consensus consensus statement
Marcus Roberts discusses recent debates about 'recovery' in mental health, and asks whether too much consensus could be at odds with the concept's transformative potential and radical roots.

'Listening to the voices of women experiencing problematic substance use and gender-based violence' briefing paper
Women affected by the overlapping issues of problematic substance use and gender-based violence highlights particular difficulties they face in accessing services that meet their needs, and this briefing draws together their voices from Still We Rise.

Making your voice heard
A women's toolkit for local lobbying from Women's Budget Group.

Peer research into the lives of sex workers..' by the Voices Heard Group
The Voices Heard Group are a group of peer led researchers whom all have exited problematic drug use and or work within the sex industry. This research presents the findings of a study into hidden sex markets within the Sunderland, Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside area.

The Pixel Project blog - Sharing Stories
Survivors can contribute their personal story to this blog to 'break the wall of silence around any and all types of gender-based violence'.

Reimbursements and payments for service user involvement
Guidance from the social care institute for excellence.

Safe article - Putting survivors back at the heart of the violence against women and girls movement (Issue 36 - Winter 2011)
The violence against women and girls movement was instigated and led by survivors, determined that others should not suffer as they did. With the increasing focus on professionalisation of the violence against women and girls sector, Sophie Taylor asks, have survivors become invisible in their own movement?

SEEDS (Survivors Empowering & Educating Domestic Abuse Services) Case Study
This is the story of how a one-off project obtaining the views of domestic abuse survivors, grew into five further studies within neighbouring authorites.

Say it Loud, Say it Proud
A practical guide to engaging and involving lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans survivors of domestic abuse in the development of services.

Silence
A ten minute documentary examining a personal experience of partner rape revealing the wider implications of rape myths.

Still We Rise
Report from Women's National Commission focus groups to inform the Cross-Government Consultation "Together We Can End Violence Against Women and Girls"

Strategising Online Activism: A Toolkit
Toolkit from the Violence is not our Culture (VNC) campaign, designed for their activists.

Taskforce on the Health Aspects of Sexual Violence Against Women and Children
An independant consultation with children experiencing gender-based violence.

University of Kentucky - The Science of Violence Against Women: The Stories of Women
Two centers at the University of Kentucky collaborated on a documentary using the stories of women to explain the science of studying violence against women.

Whole Person Recovery: A user-centred systems approach to problem drug use
Research from RSA on problem drug use as part of their 'Whole Person Recovery Project'.

You Respond
Promoting effective project participation by young people who have exerienced violence; a guide to good practice through training and development.