Dr Justin Varney talks about domestic abuse in the lives of people living with impairments, and the barriers to support and justice.

A reflection on Marianne Hester’s Three Planet model, its relevance to frontline work, and agencies coming together holistically around survivors and families.

The UK definition of domestic abuse is “any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are, or have been, intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality.

In the last six months my dad has died and my mum has had a stroke. I don’t write about it here for sympathy or to expose family grief, but instead to explore what I’ve needed from my employer during what is still one of the most difficult periods of my life to date.

Natalie Blagrove updates on the innovative joint pilot with Shared Lives Plus. Progress and challenges in giving survivors of domestic abuse more housing options.

Tiana Kooner shares some findings and recommendations from research around services available to LGBT+ victims of domestic abuse to make services more inclusive.

Richard Powley, Head of Safeguarding at Age UK, takes a look at what can be done to improve the help and support for older people experiencing domestic abuse.

Vickie Crompton on the case for collaboration between Idvas and community psychiatric nurses. Read the learning from innovative practice in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Becky Meakin, Shaping Our Lives, shines a light on those left unprotected from coercion and control when abused by a family member. Read about the gaps in UK criminal law.