Uniting for Change: National Strategies and Innovations in Domestic Abuse Prevention and Support
Join us at 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. Join us in January to receive 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:
What’s Included
Value for money
Keynotes
Gain insights and guidance from senior stakeholders on the national strategies for preventing domestic abuse and protecting victims.
Case Studies
Explore best practice, including working with perpetrators, building multi-agency partnerships, and creating bespoke victim care.
Network
Connect online with your peers throughout the day, share experiences, discuss ideas, and celebrate successes.
CPD
Gain 8 hours of CPD points towards your target and continue your own professional development in just one day.
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Why You Should Attend
Agenda
Empowering Change: National Strategies and Inclusive Solutions
Dr Stephen Burell, Assistant Professor Department of Sociology, Durham University (CONFIRMED)
- Latest national figures and sharing examples of best practice in collecting domestic abuse data
- Updates on new funding and other support measures available to victims of domestic abuse
- Improving coordination across the whole system of service provision through innovative information-sharing techniques
- Advice on delivering new funding and how to make victims aware of the help available to them
- Offering support to male survivors, addressing the difficulties males face in reporting domestic abuse
Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive, Women’s Aid (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)
2024 Speakers and Supporters
What previous delegates say
Testimonials
A really informative event with speakers from a variety of services across the UK. Helpful to hear how we all experience similar challenges in providing support to survivors of DA.
Team Manager- Targeted Domestic Abuse Team
London Borough of Enfield
Wonderful session today – really useful and insightful conversations centred around engaging in useful prevention and intervention methods to support those who are in domestic abuse environments.
Student Wellbeing Adviser
University of Sunderland in London
Great event and really informative from all speakers. Although there is a still long way to go to help and support survivors now knowing what other organisations do and the police in Kent have produced the RVR is going to make a huge difference for victims and survivors.
Recovery Worker
Richmondfellowship
Very informative sessions and great to see how other organisations deal with similar situations.
Neighbourhood Lead – Housing
Slough Borough Council
Excellent and informative conference. Lots to take away and think about.
PH Portfoilo Lead
Darlington Borough Council
Excellent day.
Specialist Crime Trainer
Kent Police
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PRIVATE SECTOR
£499
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