How you can help with our research

As you may know, Restitute is involved in a number of research projects which involve analysing data anonymously to evidence the impact of our work and influence policy decisions.

We are keen to develop this further and need to sign up at least 101 participants to provide anonymous responses to further evidence the vital work of supporting 3rd party victims of crime.

Below are details of 2 projects and we hope that you will be able to support us with by agreeing to take part. These studies are in the process of being finalised by the independent research teams and we are doing our bit now to get ahead so that they can begin immediately they are ready.

The projects

The financial cost of caring and supporting a victim of crime

To support this research, you can be a former or current client of Restitute. We know from the work we do with clients at Restitute that when a loved one survives a serious crime, the financial impact can be extremely challenging. Whether it is the time off work to help loved ones get to appointments, the sudden drop in family income, or the additional costs of childcare. It all adds up!

In addition, some people are unable to work due to the impact on their own health, or caring responsibilities. They may miss out of career opportunities, have gaps in their pensions or face costly court bills and fees. Financial commitments made when 2 people are contributing to the family finances suddenly seem in surmountable. Education outcomes such as a drop in a grade for siblings at GCSE or at university has a financial consequence. Medication, GP appointments, health challenges can all be measured to understand the impact of health costs to society.

No-one has EVER captured this data from 3rd party victims so it will be a ground-breaking study.

The study will involve anonymously responding to a specific survey. You may believe that you have not felt any financial impact or that as a family you were able to absorb these costs but there will undoubtedly have been a financial impact, either to you or to society, so please don’t assume this isn’t relevant to you!

We are working with the University of Bristol on this study with the intention of being able to accurately identify the true cost of crime which currently only captures the financial impact on primary victims / survivors.

If you choose, there will also be an opportunity to take part in a research interview with an experienced researcher from University of Bristol.

Long-term impact

To support this research, you need to be a former client of Restitute. We would like to compare the well-being, carer confidence and health assessments that you completed when you left Restitute to see how you are now and if there is anything that has been more difficult to maintain. We will be anonymously collecting this data and you will simply need to commit to completing the assessment forms when they arrive via email, every six months.

If you choose, there will also be an opportunity to take part in a research interview with an experienced researcher from University of Suffolk.

What we need you to do next please!

  1. Please complete the form below
  2. Make sure that the email address we currently have recorded for you is correct and let us know if it has changed or you would prefer to use a different one
  3. Add ceo@restitute.org and research@restitute.org to your safe senders on your email account. To do this:
    • Find the email: Go to your Junk/Spam folder
    • Mark as safe: Select the email and click “Not Junk” or “Not Spam” (sometimes under a “Junk” menu).
    • Add to contacts/safe list: This usually adds the sender to your Safe Senders list automatically, or you can manually add them in settings.

And that’s it! As soon as we’re ready to go, we will contact you again. THANK YOU for being part of this journey with us.