Domestic abuse hurts everyone
Housekeeping
Louisa Havers
Head of Performance, Engagement and
Safer Communities
East Sussex County Council
Agenda
• 9.00 - Registration
• 9.30 - Welcome and introduction
• Mockingbird High - Theatre performance highlighting
the impact of domestic abuse, with discussion
• Mid-morning break - Refreshments and stalls
• Impact on employees and children and what you can
do to take action
• Peter James talks about his research with Sussex Police
• Sammie Thurlow Baker will talk about her personal
experience
• 12.40 - Close
Introduction & Welcome
Neil Honnor
Chief Superintendent
Sussex Police
Based on national figures, it
is estimated that 6,500
children are exposed to
domestic abuse each year in
East Sussex
In the 12 months to the end
of September 2014, a total of
7,152 domestic abuse
incidents and crimes were
reported in East Sussex
Domestic abuse happens in all communities,
regardless of deprivation, education, age, sexuality,
ethnicity or ability
Whilst men can and do experience domestic abuse, the
majority of domestic abuse is experienced by women
Between October 2013 to
September 2014, a total of 527
cases were discussed at MultiAgency Risk Assessment
Conferences (MARACs)
514 (98%) cases were female
13 (2%) cases were male
MARAC – Representatives from different agencies working together to
reduce the risks for domestic abuse victims at high risk of serious harm
Of the cases discussed at East Sussex
MARACs in the 12 months to
September 2014 there were:
35 (6.6%)
clients with a
registered
disability
65 (12.3%)
clients from
black and
minority ethnic
communities
15 (2.8%)
Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual,
Trans (LGBT)
clients
Mockingbird High Performance
Break
Domestic Abuse Hurts Everyone
Every year 1 million women in the UK
experience at least one incident of domestic
abuse
Women experience an average of 35
incidents of domestic abuse before
reporting an incident to the police
East Sussex Safer Communities
Partnership
“Why doesn’t
she leave him?”
“You shouldn’t
have got
pregnant”
“She shouldn’t
put up with it”
“They have quite
a volatile
relationship”
“Maybe it’s something I
did that made him do it”
“I’m not a victim of
domestic abuse”
“It’s just the way
he is”
“He’s always
like that”
“It’s my fault”
“Well, he’s
better than the
last one”
Vicky Finnemore
Head of Specialist Services,
Children Services
East Sussex County Council
The Continuum of Need
Targeted Early Help
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The Children’s Centres Key work and Health Visiting
services are for families in which most of the children
are aged 0-5
The Family Support Key work services are for families
in which most of the children are aged 5-13
The Targeted Youth Support service is for young
people aged 11-19 and their families where
appropriate
For Targeted Early Help telephone numbers go to:
https://czone.eastsussex.gov.uk/earlyhelpcontacts
The role of education settings
Identifying children and young people experiencing or
witnessing domestic abuse
Promoting understanding of what constitutes a
healthy relationship
Understanding of what constitutes domestic abuse and
where to go for help
Helping young people recognising the link between
domestic abuse and sexual violence
Supporting education settings
Promotional
materials
Model
policies
Referral
routes
Training for staff
& Governors
Level 4 responses
Integrated
Screening
Hub
Building
Better
Relationships
SWIFT –
specialist
domestic
abuse team
MultiAgency Risk
Assessment
Conference
(MARAC)
SWIFT –
Family Drug
& Alcohol
Court (FDAC)
Specialist Intervention
CRI – Child & Young
Person’s Therapeutic
Service
Youth Offending Team –
STEP UP
Workforce Development
Children’s Independent
Domestic Violence
Advisor (CIDVA)
Operation Encompass
Building Better Relationships
Michaela Furlong
Treatment Manager
Kent, Surrey & Sussex Community
Rehabilitation Company
Respect Phoneline
0808 802 4040
Confidential helpline offering advice, information and support
to help stop being violent and abusive
Katy Bourne
Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner
Becky Shaw
Chief Executive
East Sussex County Council
“It’s the people that make the
business… if a member of staff is
affected by domestic abuse… It’s your
business”
Corporate Alliance Against Domestic
Violence (CAADV)
A person’s experience of domestic
abuse at work
What you can do as an employer
White Ribbon Campaign Pledge
Please spend 15 minutes
on your table to think
about what action you
will take
Peter James
Want you dead
Sammie Thurlow-Baker
www.nspdv.co.uk
Thank you for coming!
#DAhurtseveryone