DVCN - Domestic Violence Co-ordinators Network

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13th April 2011

New guidance for teachers to tackle violence against women and domestic abuse

The Welsh Assembly Government has launched new online guidance, "Teaching about Violence Against Women and Domestic Abuse", which is available on their Personal and Social Education guidance website.

The guidance is designed to support teachers in order to deliver the Assembly Government's key priority under "The Right to be Safe" VAW strategy, of preventing and raising awareness of violence against women and domestic abuse.

The guidance supplements a previous WAG publication, "Information and Guidance on Domestic Abuse: Safeguarding Children and Young People in Wales" (March 2010).

2nd January 2013

Domestic abuse £35m-a-year cost to Coventry

The problem of domestic violence and abuse in Coventry is costing more than £35m a year to deal with, the city council has revealed.

2nd January 2013

Children face risk to mental health or life as spending cuts eat into council budgets

Budget cuts could leave up to 200,000 child victims of domestic violence at risk of long-term mental health problems

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