Uniting for Change: National Strategies and Innovations in Domestic Abuse Prevention and Support
Watch The Domestic Abuse Conference 2025: Improving Protection and Providing Support for the
latest insights and guidance. Hear from senior experts and leading practitioners on national updates, support provision, and
best practices. Gain insights from case studies, build multi-agency partnerships, and network with partners to
enhance victim care and tackle domestic abuse effectively.
Overview
Empowering Survivors: Enhancing Multi-Agency Collaboration to Combat Domestic Abuse
In early 2024, the Government, in partnership with Women’s Aid, announced a £2 million fund to help domestic abuse victims escape their abusers. Effective use of this funding requires multi-agency cooperation across public and voluntary sectors.
The Domestic Abuse Conference 2025: Enhancing Protection and Support aims to enhance collaboration and advance efforts in supporting survivors and preventing domestic abuse. Watch now to hear insights from senior experts on tackling domestic abuse. Keynotes will provide national updates and support guidance, complemented by diverse case studies. Engage with best practice case studies and discover effective tips and tools across a range of key topics including:
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Testimonials
An excellent conference, well organised, very well chaired with great speakers on some thought-provoking subjects.
Senior Policy Manager for VAWDASV
The Welsh Government
Very informative sessions and great to see how other organisations deal with similar situations.
Strategic Crime Analyst
Greater London Authority
Todays even has been extremely informative and moving hearing from survivors and them sharing their story they were incredible!
Housing Officer
Almond Housing Association
Well thought out and informative conference. Useful information which will be utilised within the domestic abuse department at Citizen.
Housing Support Manager & Domestic Abuse Lead
Citizen Housing
Excellent and informative conference. Lots to take away and think about.
Team Manager
Jersey Domestic and Sexual Abuse Support
Excellent conference with excellent, engaging speakers
Domestic Abuse Support Co-Ordinator
Blackpool Council
Agenda
Empowering Change: National Strategies and Inclusive Solutions
Dr Stephen Burell, Assistant Professor Department of Sociology, Durham University (CONFIRMED)
- Outlining the latest policies and guidance on providing safe accommodation for survivors of domestic abuse
- Sharing evidence, data and best practice on the best response from housing providers and local authorities
- Advice for providing appropriate and tailored local support for all victims and their children
- Insights into effective multiagency working.
Nicki Clarke, Head of Housing at Standing Together, Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse (CONFIRMED)
Join Dr Elizabeth Dalgarno for a keynote highlighting the following aspects from her latest research:
- The previously overlooked subject of health experiences within the UK justice system, in particular the family courts in domestic abuse cases
- Understanding the co-victimisation and health consequences for mothers and children with particular focus upon court induced trauma
- Call to action: greater awareness and action to understand the link between health, violence against women and children, and court proceedings.
Dr Elizabeth Dalgarno Lecturer and researcher, Director and Founder, University of Manchester, Manchester University SHERA Research Group (CONFIRMED)
- Hear about a specific lived experience where Reach Out eliminated £60,000 worth of coerced debt
- Understand the strategies which ultimately freed this survivor from her perpetrator
- Learn about Reach Out’s best practice approach of being survivor-centred, child-focused, and perpetrator-aware
Emma Pattison, Head of Service for Domestic Abuse/ Strategic Lead for VAWG, Reach Out (London Borough of Redbridge) (CONFIRMED)
- Insight from experts in trauma counselling on the phenomenon of ‘returning’ to abusive partners, sometimes repeatedly
- Identifying and dispelling myths about survivors who stay with or go back to abusers for any period of time
- Identifying how these myths can be a barrier to seeking refuge
- Suggesting possible solutions for providing options for refuge without minimising complex feelings survivors may have or compromising the security of refuge facilities
Tio Duffield, Authorised Lay Minister, Lancaster Priory (CONFIRMED)
The Lancet published 2022 research found that among people who had attempted suicide in the past year, 49·7% had experienced Intimate partner violence (IPV). This session will address the following objectives:
- Understand the intersection between domestic abuse and suicide risk.
- Identify key warning signs of suicidality in victims/survivors of domestic abuse.
- Provide trauma-informed practical strategies for supporting individuals at risk.
Agnes Munday, Head of Training, GrassRoots Suicide Prevention (CONFIRMED)
- Learn how taking a combined online and in-person approach can lead to best outcomes for customers
- Understand how taking an educational approach can best equip survivors to understand the dynamics of abusive relationships
- Appreciate the unique guidance that lived experience can provide to other currently undergoing recovery from domestic abuse
Becky Fedoroff, Recovery Hub Team Lead, Glow (Confirmed)
Lived Experience Volunteer (Confirmed)
- Strategies to form collaborative working partnerships with local providers to deliver accessible support for victims of domestic abuse
- Tactics for delivering intersectional support that caters to all victims’ needs
- Initiatives to foster trust with victims and encourage them to seek support services – Op Belearic
Kristina Windsor, Lead for Domestic Abuse, Avon and Somerset Police (CONFIRMED)
This breakout networking session provides the opportunity to discuss your experiences of multi-agency working to support survivors and tackle domestic violence. Explore your common challenges and solutions whilst networking with colleagues from a range of organisations.
- Behavioural insights and inclusive language tools for maximising engagement with perpetrator programmes
- Creating working de-escalation agreements and risk self-assessments with perpetrators to create effective accountability
- Strategies for tailoring services for minority groups to ensure successful completion of early intervention pathways
- Utilising multi-agency partnerships to share information and deliver a holistic safeguarding plan around both victim and perpetrator
- Taking a whole-family approach to reconciliation by sensitively managing the needs of both partners in a relationship.
Saskia Lightburn, Chief Executive, My CWA (Cheshire Without Abuse) (CONFIRMED)
- Guidance for delivering culturally and religiously sensitive staff training to improve support to survivors from minority groups
- Building trust and engagement between support services and minority communities by working with community leaders
- Including partners with local knowledge to deliver education workshops that challenge harmful attitudes that perpetuate abuse
- Supporting women with English as a second language through tailoring referral pathways to meet their linguistic needs.
Jaweria Abdal, Southall Black Sisters
Dr Stephen Burell, Assistant Professor Department of Sociology, Durham University (CONFIRMED)
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