Program evalutation: Family Service Saskatoon’s Intimate Partner Violence program

Abstract

This research report discusses a program evaluation of the Family Service Saskatoon (FSS) Intimate Partner Violence Outreach program (IPV program). Intimate partner violence is a social issue that impacts lives all over the world, especially in Saskatchewan. IPV outreach programs are present in numerous jurisdictions and incorporate many different activities and outputs. Research and literature describing these programs and identifying their successes is limited and therefore, research must be conducted in a way that examines common practice versus best practice. This document will include a literature review of factors that impact outreach programming for persons who experience IPV. Using Appreciative Inquiry to guide the methodology, this document will review the details of the IPV program at FSS and include data from interviews with staff of the program. Similar agencies elsewhere in Saskatchewan, and in Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and New Zealand were contacted as part of this study. Finally, discussion topics and recommendations for the Agency will be identified.