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Specialist mental health support is one of the community based services that victims urgently need
Unless you have lived experience of domestic abuse it can be hard to comprehend the extreme impact it has on…
Prevention is key to tackle domestic abuse
By Sophie Linden, London’s Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime The Mayor and I passionately believe that all agencies have…
Serious violence starts at home
By Caroline Henry, Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner It is a sad fact that domestic abuse represents a large proportion…
Early intervention would save lives
Throughout her childhood, Joanne watched as her father beat up her mother before he turned his fists and weapons on…
There is no ‘honour’ in killing or abuse
Every year in the UK it’s estimated that there are at least 12 so-called ‘honour killings.’ The victims of these…
The hour of change is now for the family courts
Tonight’s Dispatches documentary shows horrific footage of children being forcibly removed from their beds by police in the middle of…
From the frontline: a first hand account from an IDVA working in the family courts
“I have worked in the domestic abuse sector for over 20 years and I’ve been working in the family courts…
Violence Against Women and Girls must be considered as serious, violent crime
The new Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, currently working its way through Parliament, includes a new statutory duty that…
Domestic Abuse: Putting perpetrators into the picture
2021 is shaping up to be a momentous year for domestic abuse policy. It’s as if finally, after a national…