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"You're not alone": the use of peer support groups for fraud victims.
- Source :
- Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment; Jul2019, Vol. 29 Issue 5, p672-691, 20p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The impact of fraud on an individual victim can have devastating consequences. Not only do victims experience a financial loss, but in many cases the impacts extend to their physical health and emotional wellbeing as well potentially enduring relationship breakdown, unemployment, homelessness and in extreme cases, suicide or suicide ideation. Despite the prevalence of fraud victimisation globally, and its severe consequences, there are limited support services available to victims to assist with their recovery. This article explores a case study of an Australian jurisdiction and the establishment of a face-to-face peer support group targeted exclusively at fraud victims. Based on interviews with fraud victims prior to the commencement of the support group and then one year after the establishment of the support group, this article highlights both the benefits and challenges of this peer support model. Though exploratory in nature, the article concludes with the need to provide greater levels of support to fraud victims and considers the role of face-to-face peer support groups as a means to achieve this. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- FRAUD
FRIENDSHIP
HEALTH status indicators
HOMELESSNESS
INTERVIEWING
RESEARCH methodology
RESEARCH
SUICIDE
UNEMPLOYMENT
VICTIM psychology
QUALITATIVE research
NET losses
AFFINITY groups
PEERS
SOCIAL support
WELL-being
SUICIDAL ideation
DISEASE prevalence
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10911359
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 136822229
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2019.1590279