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APPENDIX 3

Whittlesea CALD Communities Family Violence Project
Interview Format

Cohort 3: Community & Religious Leaders
1. Have you ever been approached by someone seeking
assistance/advice in relation to family violence?
a. If yes has this happened more than once?
b. If yes, how often are you approached for assistance/advice in
relation to family violence?
2. If you have been approached for assistance/advice who has
approached you?
a. Victim
b. Perpetrator
c. Friend/family member/concerned bystander of victim
d. Friend/family member/concerned bystander of perpetrator
3. Which group most often approaches you for assistance/advice?
4. Why do you think that people in your community choose to approach
you in relation to family violence?I
5. When you have been approached for advice/assistance what has that
person been seeking? (e.g. information about their rights, information
about where to get assistance, a sympathetic ear, direct intervention
etc)
6. What assistance/information or advice have you offered them?
7. Why did you offer that particular information/assistance/advice?
8. Have you ever referred the person to an agency/organistion(s)?
a. If yes, which one(s)?
b. Why did you choose to refer to that particular
agency/organisation(s)?
9. To your knowledge, when you make referrals to an
agency/organisation(s) does the person actually go on to seek
assistance from that agency/organisation(s)?