Tackling Domestic Abuse and Violence Forum

Throughout the Conference you will be able to make use of:

• Match making networking and live delegate meet ups
• Replay functions so you never miss a session
• Live chat, questioning and polling tools
• Real time resources and presentations
• A next generation conference engagement platform

Our team will run through how to make virtual connections, creating networking meet ups, accessing content on demand and how to use our new Q&A, chat functions and virtual polling tools.

• Sharing the latest updates on the passing of the Domestic Abuse Bill, and outlining the critical short and long-term actions required from key sectors as well as society as a whole
• Outlining changes to funding allocation as a result of COVID-19 and new opportunities for the voluntary, housing and health sectors to access grants for dedicated projects and programmes
• Exploring the urgent changing needs of service provision, and policy, as a result of COVID-19’s impact on domestic abuse, and how the Bill recognises this
• Understanding the role of the Commissioner in holding the government and practitioners to account in successfully implementing the Bill and subsequent new policies, including more closely monitoring social landlords in their protection of those who experience domestic abuse

Use our Conference platform to pose your live questions to speakers and share your challenges and solutions with fellow delegates via our chat function.

• Outlining how critical it is for local councils to effectively engage with the crime and voluntary sectors to tackle domestic abuse, and create a strategy to deal with perpetrators
• Examining the impact COVID-19 has had on housing providers effectiveness in monitoring and intervening in cases where there is a risk of domestic abuse, and providing an update on funding to support this work
• Assessing the requirements of the new local government strategies for supporting domestic abuse survivors, now a statutory duty, and the implications of this on refuge services
• Ensuring local services meet the requirement to be inclusive of survivors from all ethnic backgrounds, GRT communities and LGBTQIA+ people

Use our Conference platform to pose your live questions to speakers and share your challenges and solutions with fellow delegates via our chat function.

• Outlining the funding opportunities available to charities through the Foundation so they are able to provide additional wrap around services and more holistic support to survivors
• Highlighting how small local charities that deliver vital services at community level can bid for and access funding from non-government agencies and ensuring this funding reaches the most marginalised in society
• Collaborating with organisations such as SafeLives to improve domestic abuse support for staff working for the company, and recognising the increasing role of the private sector in acknowledging this issue
• Advising other organisations on how to develop and deliver domestic abuse and violence strategies that both supports the workforce, and service providers and users more widely
• Showcasing the success of the foundation in tackling domestic abuse with 45 more charities supported, 126 national domestic abuse partnerships created and £2.9m in new grants awarded in 2019

Use our Conference platform to pose your live questions to speakers and share your challenges and solutions with fellow delegates via our chat function.

Your opportunity to make the most of the virtual Conference, meet up with fellow delegates, make connections, tour our real-time resources and content and take part on discussions via the tailored channels.

Don’t forget if you’ve missed a session, you can use our replay functions, so you can watch all the content on demand at a time that suits you.

• Understanding what the Domestic Abuse Bill means for the NHS and health sector partners, and how this will help contribute to a national effort to tackle domestic abuse, particularly in light of COVID-19
• Outlining the NHS treatment and recovery plans for victims and survivors from all backgrounds, and sharing success stories around these
• Exploring the support offered for perpetrators and offenders by the NHS, and advising on how to approach these groups in efforts to tackle domestic abuse

Use our Conference platform to pose your live questions to speakers and share your challenges and solutions with fellow delegates via our chat function.

• Examining updates around the VAWG strategy, due to be in place in March 2021, and how this aligns with wider plans in the Domestic Abuse Bill, including by recognising new forms of abuse
• Exploring the funding that is supporting the VAWG Strategy, and how the £100 million of government support is providing vital services through national and local organisations
• Understanding the role of the voluntary sector in working with crime, housing, health and local authority colleagues to ensure that multi-agency working is understood to be the most effective way of tackling VAWG

Use our Conference platform to pose your live questions to speakers and share your challenges and solutions with fellow delegates via our chat function.

• Understanding the negative impact the COVID-19 lockdown period had on male victims, and showcasing the critical importance of providing effective support services during this time
• Sharing the latest findings from the Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse in relation to male victims, and how this can be translated into practice
• Highlighting the new emergency accommodation scheme for male victims in Greater London, and how the Respect Men’s Advice Line is the main referral pathway into the service
• Exploring Respect’s social media campaigns for male victims, and the impact these have in raising awareness, increasing access to support and improving service delivery

Use our Conference platform to pose your live questions to speakers and share your challenges and solutions with fellow delegates via our chat function.

Your opportunity to make the most of the virtual Conference, meet up with fellow delegates, make connections, tour our real-time resources and content and take part on discussions via the tailored channels.

Don’t forget if you’ve missed a session, you can use our replay functions, so you can watch all the content on demand at a time that suits you.

This panel will look to provide solutions to common challenges faced in tackling domestic abuse around this particular issue. 

Attendees will be encouraged to share their challenges with the panel via the online platform and the panel will consequently look to provide key solutions as they cover key topics including:

• Exploring the role of the new statutory sex and relationships curriculum in schools and understanding what is required by law to improve the prevention of domestic abuse and violence from a young age
• Discussing how critical it is to reach younger victims, particularly ages 16-24, who typically fall outside the target range of those who support services are designed for and directed towards, and can be left to suffer without support
• Understanding how different LGBTQIA+ communities are affected by domestic abuse and violence and the vital need to reach victims, survivors and perpetrators across different sexualities with tailored services
• Highlighting the crucial need to widen access to domestic abuse support services for refugees and asylum seekers who may struggle to receive life-saving support in a timely manner

Your opportunity to make the most of the virtual Conference, meet up with fellow delegates, make connections, tour our real-time resources and content and take part on discussions via the tailored channels.

Don’t forget if you’ve missed a session, you can use our replay functions, so you can watch all the content on demand at a time that suits you.

• Emphasising the importance of the accreditation standards in raising the quality of prevention methods, and support for survivors and perpetrators
• How should the housing sector be aiding local authorities to meet their statutory duties around tackling domestic abuse, including ensuring adequate refuge services
• Making effective changes in response to COVID-19, and highlighting the positive impact this will have on efforts to tackle abuse and improve early intervention
• Providing an update on the new regional DAHA groups and the role of these in bringing together local groups to share best practice and overcome challenges together

Use our Conference platform to pose your live questions to speakers and share your challenges and solutions with fellow delegates via our chat function.

In this insightful session, Pragna will highlight some of the various struggles faced by women who experience gender-based violence alongside other issues including around immigration status, no recourse to public funds problems, forced marriage and honour-based violence.

With over 40 years of experience, Southhall Black Sisters has grown into an organisation with national reach, while maintaining a local approach to tackling domestic violence, working in several community languages and providing tailored advocacy and case work.

Key takeaways will include:

• How to form successful partnerships with experts and organisations who can provide additional help for women, for example local legal firms
• How to better tailor your support services to the needs of Black and Minority women locally, and how to understand the nuances in these struggles
• How to effectively support women with no recourse to public funds, and exploring the role of the housing sector within this

Use our Conference platform to pose your live questions to speakers and share your challenges and solutions with fellow delegates via our chat function.

Following the final session, delegates will still have access to the event platform for 30 days, to continue conversations with peers and accessing resources.  

*Programme subject to change