2nd November 2018
Louisa Steele has worked across women’s specialist services and the homelessness sector for the past ten years, in both frontline and strategic roles. Louisa is currently the Housing First and Homelessness coordinator at Standing Together Against Domestic Violence and is working on developing the Housing First model for women experiencing multiple disadvantage and domestic abuse.
31st October 2018
Kathy is a Registered Nurse and Head of Safeguarding for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust where she has led the Safeguarding agenda for ten years. She works with a dedicated specialist team of safeguarding leads and practitioners, implementing a safeguarding strategy that addresses all aspects of safeguarding including domestic abuse.
29th October 2018
Dr Katherine Pitt is a GP Registrar with a special interest in women’s health. Katherine is also a researcher in domestic violence and abuse at University of Bristol (Academic Clinical Fellow). She writes here about her professional experiences of how domestic abuse impacts upon mental health.
26th October 2018
Shirley McNicholas is the Women's Lead for Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. In this blog she talks about the work being carried out within the Trust to respond to the mental health needs of women affected by violence and abuse. In her capacity as Women's Lead, Shirley is also the key lead for the Maracs across both boroughs and has written a Marac protocol for Trust staff.
25th October 2018
Susie Hay is the Head of Research, Evaluation and Analysis at SafeLives. She is also a practising child and adolescent psychotherapist.
Where to start when talking about young people, mental health and domestic abuse…