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The Domestic Abuse Court Advocacy (DACA) standards outline the minimum requirements for services seeking accreditation and give victims and survivors an understanding of what they can expect from services.

This toolkit was created to improve the support received by victim-survivors of domestic abuse across the UK who are Blind or partially sighted.

Preventing gender-based violence, language matters more than it should, the gravity of violence against women and girls is trivialised by references to cat-calling, slut-shaming and pussy-grabbing.

How independent domestic violence advisors (Idvas) work with hospitals to support women experiencing domestic abuse during pregnancy.

Provides an overview of the best practice guidance for responding to cases involving so-called 'honour'-based violence or abuse, including threat of forced marriage.

We want you to feel proud and confident in your role as a highly qualified professional, which is why all our courses continue to be accredited by OCN London. Each foundation course is based on what we consider essential domestic abuse training, with an additional unit in a specialist field.

Practice guidance providing a risk-based decision making framework to support commissioners and frontline services.

Both parties alleging abuse is a common challenge for professionals encountering domestic abuse. Find out more about counter allegations and our guidance for practitioners.