‘Do You See Me?’ Short film- Dewis Choice
This film was co- produced by Dewis Choice with older LGBTQ+ victim-survivors. It provides an insight into domestic abuse from the ‘lived experiences’ of four older people. For more information about the work of Dewis Choice please visit https://dewis… Read more »
Dewis Choice Podcast Series exploring the experiences of older victim-survivors of domestic abuse in their own words.
Working alongside Director/Producer Christian Gordine, the Dewis Choice research initiative at Aberystwyth University has produced a new podcast, Out of Sight, which explores the lived experiences of this often hidden and unheard group in society. Base… Read more »
Domestic Homicide Review’s (DHR)
What is a Domestic Homicide Review? A Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) is a review into the circumstances around a death of someone following domestic abuse. The purpose is to establish what can be learned from the death regarding the way in which local… Read more »
Resources for Private Rented Sector Landlords
Domestic Abuse is Everyone’s Business – We All Have a Role to Play. Domestic abuse can happen to anyone, regardless of age, social background, gender, religion, sexuality or ethnicity. The abuse can be physical, emotional, psychological, economic or se… Read more »
AAFDA and AVA – DHR Resources for professionals and children/young people
AAFDA and AVA received funding from MOPAC in 2020 to develop resources that could build confidence of chairs/authors/panel members to ask about children and hold children’s views in mind throughout the DHR process. As well as an e-Learning package curr… Read more »
Southend, Essex & Thurrock Domestic Abuse Board – Previous Newsletters (2021)
The Southend, Essex & Thurrock Domestic Abuse Board has weekly bulletins. This is where we update everyone with all the most up to date information and developments regarding Domestic Abuse across Southend, Essex & Thurrock. To view our histori… Read more »
SETDAB 16 Days of Action: White Ribbon & International Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Community leaders are uniting across Southend, Essex and Thurrock and promising to end male violence against women. White Ribbon Day on Thursday, November 25th also known as International Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women sees the start… Read more »
Domestic Abuse affects Everyone’s Business or Organisation
Video From Alpha Vesta Domestic Abuse means different things to different people but 1 in 5 adults and 1 in 5 children are affected across our communities with the national cost estimated to be around £66 billion per year (Home Office, 2019). Interest… Read more »
SETDAB Domestic Abuse Week (2020) – webinars: resource materials
Outcome 1: Children and young people can recognise and form healthy relationships – Monday, 23rd November 2020: Resources from 23rd Nov 2020 webinar Outcome 2: People experiencing and at risk of experiencing domestic abuse are supported to be and feel… Read more »
SETDAB Domestic Abuse Awareness Campaign 2020
Help & support for Victims Domestic abuse is an incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening, degrading and violent behaviour that can happen at any point in a relationship or after a relationship has ended. There are many… Read more »
Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) – Referral Form and Operating Protocol
Please use the updated referral form (below) for all future referrals into the appropriate Southend, Essex & Thurrock MARAC’s. Please ensure that it is updated on your systems. Remember it is your responsibility to complete all other safeguarding r… Read more »
Southend, Essex & Thurrock Domestic Abuse Partnership – Domestic Abuse Guidance video
A Domestic Abuse guidance video aimed at professionals providing useful resources across the sector and signposting into services. This video was created by the Southend, Essex & Thurrock Domestic Abuse Board in collaboration with Essex County Coun… Read more »
Home Office: #YouAreNotAlone
Home Secretary announces support for domestic abuse victims A new public awareness raising campaign will highlight that if anyone is at risk of, or experiencing domestic abuse, help is still available. The Home Secretary launched a new public awareness… Read more »
Stay Safe at Home – Campaign materials
Essex organisations work to help the public stay safe at home Organisations across Essex have come together to help keep residents safe while they spend more time at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The Stay Safe at Home campaign, which launches t… Read more »
DAWSA – A whole system approach
DAWSA (Domestic Abuse Whole System Approach) Information Resource. The Domestic Abuse Whole System Approach (DAWSA) programme was implemented regionally over 6 force areas and provided the opportunity to test the transferability of work streams and und… Read more »
Southend, Essex & Thurrock Domestic Abuse Board Training Charging Policy
A charging policy is in place for all SETDAB learning and development opportunities, this policy applies to all courses from September 2019. The cost to participants for each course is clearly stated in the learning and development information produced… Read more »
VAWG Evaluation Report
In Dec 2016 the Home Office offered £17 million, for local commissioners to help prevent and address violence against women and girls. Following a successful bid, SETDAB secured £450,000 to develop a suite of interventions for domestic abuse perpetrato… Read more »
Intimate Partner Femicide: using Foucauldian analysis to track an eight stage relationship progression to homicide.
Dr Jane Monckton Smith, University of Gloucester The killing of women by their intimate, or former intimate, partners is a serious social, criminal justice and public health issue. There are significant pressures on public services in the UK to reduce… Read more »
Southend, Essex & Thurrock Domestic Homicide Review Sharing Specific for Purpose and Overarching Safeguarding ISP
The SET DHR SSP serves as the SET DHR Information Sharing Agreement under the Overarching ISP. This page relates to the Southend, Essex & Thurrock Domestic Homicide Review Sharing Specific for Purpose (SET DHR SSP). The SET DHR SSP is to be read in… Read more »
Safe at Home – SafeLives research
Research by SafeLives and Gentoo looks at the vital role housing providers can play in the response to domestic abuse. Every year, nearly two million people in the UK experience domestic abuse. Seven women a month are killed by a current or former part… Read more »
SETDAB Stalking campaign
What is stalking? Stalking is a pattern of unwanted, fixated and obsessive behaviour which is intrusive and causes fear of violence or serious alarm or distress. Stalking is a criminal offence and anyone can be a victim. On average 1 in 5 women and 1 i… Read more »
Media guidelines to help journalists report on domestic violence deaths
Every week in the UK, two women are murdered by a partner or ex-partner. Some of these deaths attract media attention, but due to a lack of guidance, domestic homicides are too often reported in a way that compromises the dignity of the deceased woman… Read more »
Domestic abuse consultation response and draft bill
In March 2018, The Home Office consulted on proposals for this landmark draft bill, alongside a package of practical action. They sought views from victims, support organisations and frontline professionals, to harness their knowledge and expertise. Th… Read more »
Home Office: The economic and social cost of domestic abuse report
This report estimates the social and economic cost for victims of domestic abuse in year ending March 2017 in England and Wales to be approximately £66 billion. The analysis follows the same approach as in other Home Office ‘cost of crime’ estimates to… Read more »
Money Matters
Research into the extent and nature of financial abuse within intimate relationships in the UK. My Money, My life – economic abuse Refuge, in partnership with The Co-operative Bank, launched the powerful ‘My money, my life’ campaign to shine a spotligh… Read more »
The Femicide Census: 2017 Findings
What is the Femicide Census? The Femicide Census is a database containing information on over one thousand women killed by men in England and Wales since 2009. It is a ground-breaking project which aims to provide a clearer picture of men’s fatal viole… Read more »
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Campaign Resources and Information
The Home Office launched a Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) campaign on 5 October 2018 to tackle this crime and protect vulnerable women and girls. The campaign will support our ongoing work to tackle FGM, which includes an ongoing programme of outreach… Read more »
Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC)
The MARAC is a regular meeting to discuss how to help victims at high risk of murder or serious harm. A domestic abuse specialist (IDVA), police, children’s social services, health and other relevant agencies all share information about the victim, th… Read more »
Domestic Violence Resource Centre – What’s Ok At Home
The Domestic Violence Resource Centre have created the ‘What’s Ok At Home’ website to help people understand what family violence is, why it happens, how to recognise it and how to help others who are experiencing it. The website allows individuals to;… Read more »
NHS Adult Safeguarding Best Practice Guidance
The Best Practice Guidance was developed to support practitioners recognise incidents of abuse that must be taken through the safeguarding processes, and differentiate those from incidents that should be case or risk managed, or taken through other rou… Read more »
55+ Safety Net Campaign
Domestic abuse is never acceptable, whatever your age. In the last few years there has been a sharp increase in the number of reported incidents of domestic abuse by people over 55. In response to this increase we have launched a countywide campaign to… Read more »
NHS England: Learning and Development Opportunities
The NHS England website provides details of learning courses; some of the training is provided by NHS England, or their partners, and some training is provided by other organisations. There are a range of online options but they also offer face-to-face… Read more »
NHS Employers Domestic Abuse Policy
A draft domestic abuse policy for NHS Trusts to adapt, which ties in with existing violence and aggression policies, is available on the Health and Wellbeing section of the NHS Employers website (www.nhsemployers.org). This policy has been produced in… Read more »
Promoting Recovery in Mental Health
AVA was awarded funding from the Department of Health Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development (IESD) fund to deliver PRIMH (PromotingRecovery in Mental Health). PRIMH provide intensive support to two mental health trusts to implement a change… Read more »
Report: A Cry for Health
The findings of SafeLives’ research, which provides evidence from over 4,000 victims supported in hospital and community settings, show that we are missing opportunities to identify victims of domestic abuse – particularly the most vulnerable – and tha… Read more »
Disability and Domestic Abuse
This document improves understanding of the complexities of disabled people’s experiences of domestic abuse and promotes consideration of these complexities within the public health system. It also supports local and national action, and provides guida… Read more »
DoH: Health Professionals Policy and Resource Guidance
To help all NHS staff and allied healthcare partners in their response to victims of domestic violence and abuse. This resource looks at how health professionals can support adults and young people over 16 who are experiencing domestic abuse, and depen… Read more »
Online Training Resources for NHS Staff
E-learning for healthcare (E-LfH) is a Health Education England programme operating in partnership with the NHS and other professional bodies, and provides a range of e-learning resources for NHS staff across a variety of topics. NHS Improvement Websit… Read more »
Female Genital Mutilation Standards for Training Healthcare Professionals
NHS organisations have statutory guidance and responsibilities to make sure that staff are appropriately training in relation to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). These training standards set out on NHS England’s website address this: Female Genital Mut… Read more »
SET DA Training Competency Framework
The SET Domestic Violence and Abuse Competency Framework sets out the expectations the SET DA Board has of organisations in relation to achieving the domestic abuse competencies needed depending on the role, training and resources available within agen… Read more »