DVCN - Domestic Violence Co-ordinators Network

Keep up-to-date with the latest news and information here.

20th January 2016

Hidden Hurt - violence, abuse and disadvantage in the lives of women

This report provides evidence that women who experience the most extensive abuse and violence (both as children and adults) are more likely to face other adverse circumstances in their lives such as poor mental and physical health, disability, and substance misuse, poverty, debt, poor housing, and homelessness. It presents a picture of the scale of violence and abuse these women face, the nature of their experiences, and how their
life chances differ from the rest of the population.


http://weareagenda.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Hidden-Hurt-executive-summary.pdf


Agenda is a new alliance of organisations and invididuals who have come together to campaign for change for women and girls at risk.  They believe society is failing to adequately protect and support women and girls who face the most extensive violence, abuse, trauma and extreme inequlity.


24th January 2017

National FGM Centre: Evaluation

Government has published evaluations of the National Female Genital Mutilation Centre

20th January 2017

Judges change court rules on child contact for violent fathers

Reforms aim to end presumption that a father must have contact with the child when there is evidence of domestic abuse.

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