Beacons: Children and Young People briefing paper
Insight from our pilot programme supporting children and young people who have witnessed, or been exposed to, domestic abuse within their families.
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Beacons: medium-risk abuse briefing paper
Insight from our pilot programme supporting survivors experiencing 'medium risk' domestic abuse
Beacons: multiple and complex needs briefing paper
Evidence and insight from our pilot programme, supporting victims and survivors domestic abuse who have complex and multiple needs.
Whole Lives Scotland report
Findings from our project to improve the responses for domestic abuse victims and survivors who often remain 'hidden' from identification and the support that they need.
Whole Lives Scotland survivor survey
Results of our survey to identify barriers to accessing domestic abuse services in Scotland. Part of the Whole Lives Scotland project.
A Safe Fund: cost of domestic abuse provision
Briefing paper outlining the cost of a fully comprehensive funding package to respond to domestic abuse across the country.
Covid-19: Marac and frontline services surveys
Learn about the impact of the pandemic and first lockdown on Maracs and Idva services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Marac cases: Five year trend analysis to Sep 2020
Research report that analyses the five year trend of increasing Marac cases to September 2020.
Whole Picture Children’s Social Care: cultural change evaluation
Results of our cultural change training programme for children’s social care professionals, from June 2019 to March 2020.
Marac quarterly datasets 2020
National key findings from multi-agency risk assessment conferences across the UK in 2020, including key findings on lockdown quarterly cases, five year trend, and cases per 10,000.
Vodafone Lifeline report
Review of the partnership pilot programme between SafeLives and Vodafone providing smartphones and SIMs to domestic abuse services to help support victims and survivors.
Marac quarterly datasets 2019
National key findings from multi-agency risk assessment conferences in 2019, including key findings on repeat rates, children in the household, ethnicity, and meeting frequency.