Reducing the harm and impact of Domestic Abuse
happens across different types of relationships, and is not limited to people who are or have been in an intimate personal relationship, or who live together;
occurs across household and family relationships, those with parental relationships, and between relatives and includes ex-partners;
disproportionately affects women more than men, given their experience of repeat victimisation, violence and non-physical abuse, while acknowledging that there is not one type of victim and that needs are individual; or
male domestic abuse is underreported by male victims for many reasons including shame, denial, fear, to protect children, religious beliefs and lack of resources.
This priority will be driven by the Domestic Abuse Local Partnership shaped by Domestic Abuse Strategy which sets out a clear framework for action, against the following four themes, presented with examples of the actions that will be delivered:
Theme | Examples areas of planned intervention and action |
Partnership - intelligence-led, outcomes focussed change | Ensuring that survivors are listed to routinely with their expertise have a wide influence and so lived experience is an embedded authentic voice. |
Prevention - education, intervening early changing attitudes | That all education provision further develop, expanding their provision further develop, expanding their reach and impact, and that all settings identify a Domestic Abuse Champion and sign up to complete the Purple Pledge |
Provision - services, support and safer accommodation | That effective, responsive, integrated domestic abuse service and support offer is commissioned to improve outcomes for victims, survivors and families, which strongly connects with existing services, e.g. children, young people and family services, adult social care, substance misuse services (STaRS), housing support, and mental health services. |
Pursuing and protection - justice, recovery and ongoing protection | Joined up processes are enabled to support individuals and families through referrals, interventions and criminal justice pathways - ensuring that victim's voices are clearly heard throughout. |