Police force works on better recognition of child-to-parent DA
Northumbria Police has started to record cases of children abusing their parents and hopes systems it has set up will be rolled out nationally. The constabulary responded to more than 500 such incidents in the nine months after first registering them in March 2019. The change of practice follows a study the force commissioned from […]
Shops become haven from domestic abuse
A scheme to make pharmacy consultation rooms a safe space for domestic abuse victims during the coronavirus lockdown has been launched by survivors’ support organisation Hestia. Boots and Morrisons have joined the project, part of Hestia’s UK SAYS NO MORE campaign, and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and General Pharmaceutical Council are urging other chemists to […]
Lockdown will have ‘devastating consequences for generation’ unless DA tackled
The House of Commons’ home affairs committee says the coronavirus lockdown will have long-lasting impact unless the government urgently deals with rising domestic abuse. “Without strong action to tackle domestic abuse and support victims during the Covid-19 pandemic, society will be dealing with the devastating consequences for a generation,” the committee said in a report. […]
Cash help for child victims of DA from government
The home office is giving £3.1m to organisations working with children who have been directly or indirectly affected by domestic abuse. Recipients include Barnardo’s, Cambridgeshire County Council and Northumbria’s police and crime commissioner. The government funding will pay for things such as early intervention schemes, and one-to-one and group counselling sessions to improve the youngsters’ […]
Government cash to help DA victims
The British government is providing an extra £28m to provide more safe spaces, accommodation and access to support services for survivors of domestic abuse and their children during the coronavirus lockdown. The cash is the first funding from a £750m package for charities announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak last month to ensure they can continue […]
DA commissioner calls for post-lockdown preparations
Services helping domestic abuse survivors must prepare now for the “inevitable surge” in victims seeking their support when the counter-coronavirus lockdown is ended, says domestic abuse commissioner for England and Wales Nicole Jacobs. Some of the millions of pounds of government funding earmarked for the charity sector may struggle to reach small, local charities which […]
Increased use of domestic abuse helpline
Calls to Refuge’s national domestic abuse helpline have risen during the UK’s counter-coronavirus lockdown. Before the Covid-19 crisis, calls and contacts averaged 270 a day. They went up to around 335 in the week beginning 30 March, the support organisation said. After that increase of about a quarter was widely reported, calls to the 0808 […]
Police force introduces online reporting for domestic abuse
Police force introduces online reporting for domestic abuse South Yorkshire Police has set up a portal for victims of domestic abuse to report incidents. The new service – is in response to concerns it is more difficult for victims to use the phone to report abuse during the coronavirus-related lockdown. Addressing victims, superintendent Shelley Hemsley, […]
Government boosts support to DA charities during coronavirus crisis
Government boosts support to DA charities during coronavirus crisis The home office says it is providing an additional £2m to immediately bolster domestic abuse helplines and online support. With survivors’ support charities reporting a surge in calls for help and advice since Britain went into Covid-19 lockdown, the funding will help ensure all victims can […]
DA victims ‘can escape during lockdown’
DA victims ‘can escape during lockdown’ The government’s stay-at-home legislation allows people subjected to domestic abuse to leave their home, according to the House of Commons library information service. Regulations include making it an offence, punishable by a fine, for a person to be away from their home without a good excuse during the coronavirus […]
