Children’s social workers, domestic abuse and collaborative working
Consultant and social worker Vashti Wickers on training and curiosity in child protection. Read why all social workers should be equipped to respond effectively to...
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How can we learn the lessons from Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs)?
James Rowlands, Sussex University, discusses how we can best use DHRs to prevent repeated mistakes around information sharing and risk identification.
Working with survivors of domestic abuse: Cafcass
In this blog, a Cafcass Family Court Adviser shares her experience and thoughts on domestic abuse as it affects proceedings concerning children in the family...
Call on Government to extend Serious Violence Prevention duty to include domestic abuse, domestic homicide and sexual violence
Read why domestic abuse, homicide, and sexual violence must be incorporated in Serious Violence Prevention duty to protect victims and improve justice outcomes.
SafeLives respond to Government’s launch of Victims’ Bill consultation
SafeLives welcome the consultation on the upcoming Victims' Bill.
SafeLives responds to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care report
Children’s Social Care Review welcomed, but report misses opportunity to incorporate domestic abuse and address structural racism in child protection
Is this a turning point for the family courts?
This week’s announcements mark meaningful progress: the repeal of the presumption of parental contact in the family courts, alongside amendments to the Victims and Courts...
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Data exploring who the victims of domestic abuse are, and what characteristics and factors make a person more likely to be abused.