Helping women with learning disabilities express their views
Lois Cameron, Director at Talking Mats, writes about their successful communication tool which helps identify people with learning disabilities experiencing domestic abuse.
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Making the MARAC process work for disabled people
Exploring Marac data: Are disabled people getting the support they need? ‘Hidden impairments’ and recommendations for inclusion.
Not just witnesses: Children, domestic abuse and mental health
A SafeLives Pioneer’s experience of domestic abuse in childhood, and the mental health impacts. World Mental Health Day 2019.
The Problem with Forced Marriage Legislation
Maz Idriss discusses some of the points arising from that article about whether the forced marriage legislation has had the desired effect of combating this major...
Reaching victims in the home: training Wheatley Housing Group
Fiona McMullen, ASSIST, talks about training Wheatley Housing Group in Scotland, and the unique position housing associations have in reaching victims of domestic abuse.
Survivors Supporting Survivors – International Women’s Day 2021
International Women's Day 2021: Stories of resilience and advocacy from survivors of domestic abuse. Read the voices at the heart of everything we do.
Thinking intersectionality: forced marriage and ‘honour’-based violence as forms of violence against women and girls in a context of structural inequality
Understanding forced marriage and 'honour'-based violence as violence against women and girls in a context of structural inequality. Analysis and advice from Imkaan.
Duchess of Cornwall holds reception to celebrate 15 years of SafeLives
Read remarks from HRH The Duchess of Cornwall as she recognises SafeLives' 15th anniversary and powerful survivor voices in the #ImASurvivor campaign.
Response to announcement to invest in prisons
Read SafeLives response to £2.5 billion investment and why the solution to breaking the cycle of domestic abuse is not just about prison.
Response to the HMIC report – police engagement with women and girls
SafeLives welcomes the publication of the HMIC report on policing violence against women and girls and the overarching finding that a whole system approach and...