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Kafka and Domestic Abuse February 2010 Jan Pickles Welsh Assembly Government
The Right to be safe.
6 year VAW integrated strategy building on the 2005 Tackling Domestic Abuse :a partnership approach
Prevention and awareness raising
Support for victims and their children
Improving the response of CJS, Health and other agencies
Prevalence
Chronic embedded social problem Frontline staff ill equipped to assess
risk and manage risk in the community – use refuge
Multi –diagnosis presentations child at risk, alcohol and mental health – the Laming factors
20-25%violent crime
Wales 2010
UK wide 1.5 million current victims Of those 75k live in Wales main age range
20-40 years how many children? NSPCC research due Jan 2011 from a
random survey of over 6,000UK Households suggests 14.2% of children live with DA
Infrastructure for victims
Women’s Aid groups and other newer providers -1133 families in refuge in Wales plus single women places
Welsh Domestic Abuse Helpline –expanding Funded the start of 15 one stop shops Multi agency risk assessment conferences -MARACs 22
in Wales -249 across the UK Independent Domestic Violence Advisors-IDVAs 20 in
Wales SDVC’s 12-10 now covering Wales Dyn –Helpline and on line for male victims Care pathways in Health KAFKA keeps the reality of the victim at the centre
Kafka
The KAFKA approach RCT Merthyr Newport Outcomes Torfaen – complex families
Infrastructure for perpetrators
MAPPA- low numbers protocol with MARAC
Integrated Domestic Abuse programme IDAP –available across Wales group and individual programmes
Integrated with Women’s workers supporting partners
NSPCC Caring Dads –awaiting evaluation
Relate programme in North Wales
Infrastructure for children
Women’s Aid/Children in Need regional workers Locally funded voluntary sector services –
patchy NSPCC direct work through Caring Dads Mainstream services CAMHS and CAFCASS IFSTs second tranche to focus on Domestic
Abuse Some Educational input through Schools
Programme,Crucial Crew and local PSE inputs
Domestic Abuse Stalking Domestic Abuse Stalking and Harassment. - DASHand Harassment. - DASH
Designed and agreed by expert panelDesigned and agreed by expert panel 24 questions for all non Police 24 questions for all non Police
agenciesagencies 27 questions for Police extra 3 are 27 questions for Police extra 3 are
Child Protection Child Protection Not a child abuse checklist but a multi Not a child abuse checklist but a multi
agency checklist which can identify agency checklist which can identify Child Protection Child Protection
Multi agency risk assessment conferences - MARAC
Meet fortnightly/monthly coordinated by the Police ,chaired by a DI
List the High risk cases based on 14 ticks to DASH and/or professional judgement-with approx 75% cases from Police
15- 20 agencies research cases on their systems
Share relevant information and action plan 80% of actions completed by IDVA
In Wales
22 MARACS submit data 4,467victims cases heard They had over 5,000 children living in
these households Some performance issues –need
more consistency
Do IDVA’s work ?Do IDVA’s work ?
Safety in Numbers commissioned by Hestia Safety in Numbers commissioned by Hestia funded by Henry Smith funded by Henry Smith
Sample size 2,500 high risk cases from 7 Sample size 2,500 high risk cases from 7 sites, Cardiff contributed 20% of datasites, Cardiff contributed 20% of data
These women had 3,500 childrenThese women had 3,500 children First research to prove IDVA’ s keep women First research to prove IDVA’ s keep women
safe and saves moneysafe and saves money Convergence of 9 safety measures over 7 Convergence of 9 safety measures over 7
sites so very robustsites so very robust
IDVA’ s work with women who are at high risk IDVA’ s work with women who are at high risk
and suffer complex domestic abuseand suffer complex domestic abuse
86% suffered multiple factors physical ,sexual, stalking 86% suffered multiple factors physical ,sexual, stalking and harassment and jealous and controlling behaviourand harassment and jealous and controlling behaviour
76% one form of severe rape , threats to children, 76% one form of severe rape , threats to children, strangulationstrangulation
69% had children majority under 11 years of age 69% had children majority under 11 years of age 23% BME23% BME 11% Disability11% Disability 50% employed50% employed Average relationship length 5.5. yearsAverage relationship length 5.5. years
Making saferMaking safer
Severe abuse reduced from 80% to 20%Severe abuse reduced from 80% to 20% Multiple abuse reduced 81% to 21%Multiple abuse reduced 81% to 21% Particularly successful on physical and Particularly successful on physical and
sexual violence sexual violence Less effective on stalking and harassmentLess effective on stalking and harassment Most difficult abuse to manage is face book Most difficult abuse to manage is face book
and conflict over child contact and conflict over child contact
Victims confidence increasesVictims confidence increases
Fear of further injury reduces from Fear of further injury reduces from 85% to 22%85% to 22%
Fear of being killed reduces from Fear of being killed reduces from 47% to 7%47% to 7%
Feeling frightened reduces from 83% Feeling frightened reduces from 83% to 17%to 17%
At 6 months post contact 82% of At 6 months post contact 82% of victims felt safe and believed this was victims felt safe and believed this was due to the work of the IDVA due to the work of the IDVA
More multiple services = More multiple services = safetysafety
Take up of multiple services doubles Take up of multiple services doubles cessation of abusecessation of abuse
Good links IDVA and MARAC are keyGood links IDVA and MARAC are key 2-5 interventions –gives the biggest 2-5 interventions –gives the biggest
impactimpact 6 interventions or more preferable 6 interventions or more preferable
Rape and Sexual AssaultRape and Sexual Assault
6 SARCs in Wales delivering better 6 SARCs in Wales delivering better joined up victim care joined up victim care
CPS /Police protocolsCPS /Police protocols Specialist CPS Rape team up to trialSpecialist CPS Rape team up to trial Accredited training external Barristers Accredited training external Barristers Stern –Judicial DirectionsStern –Judicial Directions Review of Interview practice ACPOReview of Interview practice ACPO
What will make victims safer
Need consistency across Wales both in use of DASH and at MARAC
Need to mainstream these evaluated processes and IDVA roles
More co-location of agencies = more flexible responses
Shared understanding of what success looks like
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