In the UK it is estimated that 2.3 million people aged 16 and over were victims of domestic violence in the year ending March 2024.

 Designed for frontline staff and managers, this session provides a comprehensive overview of domestic abuse. It explores the complexities of abuse, its impact on victims, families and communities and will equip delegates with the knowledge needed to identify risk, respond effectively, and support those affected, build trust with communities, and ensure services are inclusive and accessible.

Session overview:

• Explore the different types of domestic abuse and the cycle of abuse

• Understand relevant legislation, including the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, and associated criminal offences

• Examine the impact of domestic abuse on victims, with attention to intersectionality and protected characteristic groups

• Consider the effects of domestic abuse on younger and older victims

• Understand domestic abuse in the context of the whole family, including risks and impacts on children

• Gain a brief overview of perpetrator behaviours

• Explore the role of complex needs in domestic abuse and how to support victims with multiple, overlapping needs

• Understand the impact of trauma on victim responses and how to adopt a trauma-informed approach

• Recognise the link between domestic abuse, mental health, and suicide risk

• Learn about referral pathways and the professional’s role in identifying and responding to domestic abuse

Tea and coffee will be provided.

This event is fully funded for VCSE groups & organisations in Gloucestershire.

Booking information

To enable as many groups & organisations to access this course, we limit bookings to two per organisation. If you would like to book more than two spaces, please email bookings@glosvcsalliance.org.uk and we will aim to accomodate individual needs where possible.

Our courses are often oversubscribed and we therefore have a waiting list system in place for each course. If this course is fully booked, you can add yourself to the waiting list and we will let you know as soon as a place becomes available.

If you book a place and cannot attend for any reason, please email bookings@glosvcsalliance.org.uk asap so that we can allocate your place to someone else.

If you have any enquiries about this course, please email bookings@glosvcsalliance.org.uk and a member of our team will get back to you.

We look forward to welcoming you on 5 November.