To synthesize literature on barriers and facilitators to individuals’ engagement in family violence (FV) services.
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Key Findings:
Facilitators of engagement include priming sessions, provider-family rapport, group formats, empathy, trustworthiness, and family-centred approaches.
Barriers to engagement include socioeconomic challenges, competing demands, childcare responsibilities, inadequate provider-client rapport, limited accessibility, intense initial meetings, and long service duration.
Interpretation:
Strategies to improve family engagement in FV services focus on opportunities during service intake, initiation, and delivery, considering context and potential mechanisms.
Limitations:
The review may not encompass all relevant literature due to the selection criteria.
Findings are based on a limited number of studies, which may affect the generalizability of the results.
Conclusion:
Strategies rooted in family-centred approaches and interagency collaboration could be evaluated using implementation science methods.
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