Shadow Pandemic
This report looks at the impact of Covid-19 on survivors of domestic abuse and on the frontline organisations that support them.
Research library
All our research, publications, evaluations, consultation responses and policy analyses in one place.
Latest research
Transgender victims’ and survivors’ experiences of domestic abuse
Briefing about the types of abuse transgender victims and survivors experience, the additional needs they have and the support they receive.
Bisexual victims and survivors’ experiences
Briefing paper on the comparison of bisexual and heterosexual women’s experiences of domestic abuse.
Violence reduction units (VRUs) approach to childhood trauma and domestic abuse
Briefing paper looking at how Violence reduction units' (VRUs) bring together multi-agencies to respond to the local drivers of serious violence.
Understanding court support for victims of domestic abuse
Mapping the provision of court-related domestic abuse support and advocacy across England and Wales.
Wellbeing and group support sessions: evaluation of feedback
Report on the support provided to frontline domestic abuse practitioners during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Practitioner survey data
Research with Idvas, outreach workers, Ypvas and frontline services in England and Wales
Marac quarterly datasets 2021
National key findings from multi-agency risk assessment conferences across the UK in 2021, including key findings on health, ethnicity, disability and quarterly case changes
We only do bones here
Report on why London needs a whole-health approach to domestic abuse.
Capacity and demand: the impact of Covid-19 on services
Briefing about the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on domestic abuse services.
Beacons: Engage programme briefing paper
Insight from our pilot programme providing specialist support when couples want to stay together.
Beacons: Step Down and Recovery briefing paper
Insight from our pilot programme supporting survivors to recover from harm, heal and build resilience.