Job Title: Project Worker – Outreach AdultsSalary/ Rate: £11.22 per hourLocation: BoltonClosing Date: Friday 5th November 2021Hours: 20 hours Background Information Fortalice was established in 1977 to provide emergency accommodation and support for women and children experiencing domestic abuse within their own homes. The organisation has expanded over the past years and now provides a … Continue reading “Job Vacancy – Fortalice – Project Worker – Outreach Adults”

Job Title: AdministratorSalary/ Rate: £11.27 per hour Location: BoltonClosing Date: Friday 5th November 2021Hours: 28 hours, with the possibility of 35 hours Background Information Fortalice was established in 1977 to provide emergency accommodation and support for women and children experiencing domestic abuse within their own homes. The organisation has expanded over the past years and … Continue reading “Job Vacancy – Fortalice – Administrator”

Date and time 4th November 2021, 9:30am – 3:30pm Cost Public Sector – £295.00+VAT Private Sector – £449.00+VAT Voluntary Sector – £249.00+VAT Overview Domestic abuse since the initial lockdown in March 2020 has risen sharply, with campaigners describing the crisis an ‘epidemic within a pandemic’. The charity Refuge recorded an average of 13,162 calls and … Continue reading “Online Event – Institute of Government & Public Policy (IGPP) – Tackling Domestic Violence and Abuse 2021”

Domestic abusers are using victims’ immigration status as a tool of coercion and control, a new report warns. The Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales has called for the government to “put victims’ safety ahead of their immigration status” and spend over £280 million on preventing such abuse. Nicole Jacobs said some migrant victims … Continue reading “Report – The Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales – Government must ‘put domestic abuse victims’ safety ahead of immigration status’”

University of Sheffield researchers will partner with the International Center for Journalists’ (ICFJ), on a major UK-government funded research project to work towards an early warning system to help detect, predict, and ultimately prevent violence against women journalists. ICFJ’s research division will lead the project with computer scientists from the University of Sheffield, who are also affiliated … Continue reading “Research Project – Sheffield University – Towards an Early Warning System for Violence Against Women Journalists”

John Davis was walking through his local area in north London at 10am one Friday when he saw a man screaming profanities at a woman. The woman, says Davis, was ignoring the abuse as best she could. “I asked her if she was alright, and she told me: ‘I’m fine, but thank you’,” Davis tells The Independent. “The … Continue reading “News – More men joining the fight to end violence against women”

The University of Birmingham is leading a new study to identify the impact COVID-19 has had on domestic violence and abuse survivors and the best support packages that can be remotely accessed by survivors or those at risk. Funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the research is being carried out in collaboration with … Continue reading “Study – University of Birmingham – Study aims to identify best remote support services for domestic violence and abuse survivors in COVID-19 pandemic”

Reflecting on the Covid-19 domestic abuse crisis: Findings from research with police partners Wednesday, 3rd November 12:00-13:30 GMT The webinar aims to raise awareness of project findings, identify shared learning, and establish next steps for tackling domestic abuse. Presentations will include:1) Hohl and Johnson’s analysis of the impact of Covid-19 and lockdowns on the domestic … Continue reading “Webinar – Policing Domestic Abuse Support Network – Reflecting on the Covid-19 domestic abuse crisis: Findings from research with police partners”

– RING Doorbells, Smart TVs and Amazon Alexas are among the ten most common devices used by perpetrators of domestic abuse – New investigative research with 2,000¹ UK women highlights the growing problem of tech abuse – Refuge and Avast launch new interactive tool to empower women to secure the connected devices within their homes LONDON, Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ … Continue reading “Report – Hidden Home Dangers: Avast and Refuge List the Ten Connected Devices Most Commonly Reported by Women Who Experience Domestic Abuse”

A charity that supports domestic abuse victims of African and Caribbean heritage says 97% of its service users complain about the treatment they receive from police and government agencies. Sistah Space released a video showing how black women are at an increased risk of being left at home with their abusers if responders lack the … Continue reading “Valerie’s Law campaign – Sistah Space – Domestic abuse: ‘We get left at home with our attackers’”