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