Our 'Dynamics of domestic abuse training in Scotland' is designed to provide introductory knowledge and understanding of domestic abuse.

Our 'Closed Doors' - how to safety plan for South Asian women in Scotland gives frontline professionals the skills to provide safety plans for South Asian victims

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Domestic Abuse (DA) Matters is a bespoke cultural change programme for police officers and staff in England and Wales, designed to transform the response to domestic abuse.

Domestic abuse training for family lawyers empowers family lawyers to take a trauma-informed approach to representing survivors of domestic abuse, understand the dynamics of abuse, recognise the effect of trauma on clients’ presentation, explain the impact of domestic abuse on children and young people, and enable clients to achieve best evidence. Moreover, the course keeps learners up to date with recent statute and case law.

Employers are well placed to spot the signs in colleagues: anxiety, decreased motivation, seeming distracted, being late, being on the phone to a partner or family member very often – and yet so often no one knows what to say or do. This must change.

Domestic abuse training for family lawyers empowers family lawyers to take a trauma-informed approach to representing survivors of domestic abuse, understand the dynamics of abuse, recognise the effect of trauma on clients’ presentation, explain the impact of domestic abuse on children and young people, and enable clients to achieve best evidence. Moreover, the course keeps learners up to date with recent statute and case law.

How Covid-19 impacted victims and survivors of domestic abuse in Scotland

This report puts a spotlight on the experiences of LGBT+ victims and survivors of domestic abuse and how professionals can better support them.