Click here to read more Carol was a deputy head of science at a secondary school when she met her abuser. They were married within seven months and her life quickly went dramatically downhill. What had been recreational drug use accelerated until she was too ill to work as a teacher, so her partner convinced … Continue reading “News Story – From science to sex work to solicitor supporting survivors – DAC”

Click here to find out more In this blog Rhianon Bragg shares her experiences of domestic abuse in a rural setting, and being let down by the criminal justice system. Day 3635 – nearly 10 years since my children and I were targeted. I can’t concentrate, I can’t think straight, I can’t focus, I am … Continue reading “DAC Blog post – Diary of a victim – Rhianon Bragg”

Click here to access full research document The research looked into themes across four agencies: criminal justice, physical and mental health, children’s services, and adult social care. One of the key findings was that the vast majority of victims and perpetrators were known to services before a domestic homicide. A total of 87,000 women were … Continue reading “Research – Domestic Homicide – HALT – Manchester Metropolitan University”

Job Title: Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) Contract Type: 12-month temporary contract with the possibility of extension subject to successful funding Job Type: Full time – 37 hours Pay rate: £14.30 per hour Do you have a resilient and empathic personality and a genuine passion for supporting people? We have an exciting opportunity to recruit … Continue reading “Job Vacancy – Independent Domestic Violence Advisor – Fortalice”

Click here for more details Job Title: Refuge Worker (DVA – Domestic Violence and Abuse) 2XPlace of Work: SalfordHours of Work: 36.25 hours per week Salary/Scale: £30,296 – £31,364 (NJC Local Authority Pay Scale point 20 -22) Benefits: A generous package including 30 days holiday per year plus bank holidays, extra holidays for long service. … Continue reading “Job Vacancy – Refuge Worker (DVA) – Women’s Aid”

Have you applied for or received a Clare’s Law (DVDS) disclosure? If so, please consider completing this short, anonymous survey and helping us to gather evidence on how the scheme is working and how it can be improved. You can enter a prize draw for two £50 shopping vouchers. Kindly use the link here to … Continue reading “Quality Assurance Survey for Clare’s Law (DVDS) – Dr Kat Hadjimatheou – British Academy”

Get in touch via ISVA@traffordrapecrisis.com OR 01619682820 for more details TRC Sexual Abuse and Rape Support Greater Manchester are pleased to announce a new service for 2024. The new ISVA service for Black and Ethnically Minoritised women. This service is intended to be a safe space for women who have experienced any form of sexual … Continue reading “New ISVA Service – Trafford Rape Crisis”

Click here to view films Content warning: these films and resources contain descriptions of domestic abuse, sexual assault and other forms of violence which some viewers may find disturbing. According to government data, at least 57% of women in prison and under probation supervision are victims/survivors of domestic abuse. For many of these women, their … Continue reading “Films and Resources – Stop Criminalising Survivors – Centre foe Women’s Justice”

Click here to read more A review of 302 domestic homicides recorded in a seven-year period has found that the majority of those killed had been “hiding in plain sight”, having made contact with the police, health services and other public agencies before their death. Nicole Jacobs, the government’s independent domestic abuse commissioner for England … Continue reading “News – Most victims of domestic homicide have contacted police or NHS, review shows”

Click here to access full report A woman is killed by a man every three days in the UK1. 62%2 of these women are killed by partners or ex-partners and 70% are killed in the sanctuary of their home3. These murders are brutal and cruel; in over half of them there is evidence of ‘overkill’ … Continue reading “Report – You Were Told – A Voice For Killed Women”