DVCN - Domestic Violence Co-ordinators Network

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

17th March 2017

New resource for Health Professionals

The Department of Health (DoH) has published a resource looking at how health professionals in England can support adults and young people aged over 16 who are experiencing domestic abuse, and dependent children in their households.

The resource covers: the legal and policy contexts of domestic abuse; information for commissioners and service providers; and what health practitioners need to know. Annexes include: examples of domestic abuse behaviours; and risk identification tools for adults and dependent children and young people.

Please click here for more information. 

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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