Denne, StephanieCoombes, LeighMorgan, Mandy2013-12-152013-12-1520122324-1330http://hdl.handle.net/10179/4955This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported LicenseAdvocacy services in collaboration with living without violence programmes have the potential to increase experiences of safety and well-being for the victims of domestic violence. However, advocacy services are not always offered within programmes and the influence of advocacy is often over-looked when evaluating the ‘effectiveness’ of programme provision. An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of semi-structured interviews with five (ex) partners of men who had completed a living without violence programme found that advocacy services meaningfully increased victims’ feelings of safety and well-being independent from changes, or lack of change, in the men’s violent behaviour. Therefore, victim advocacy may be a valuable addition to living without violence programmes and can potentially offer a broader, multidimensional understanding of ‘effectiveness’ in evaluations of programme success.enEvaluation researchVictim advocacyLiving without violence programmesDomestic violenceArticle