Supporting Women and Children Experiencing Domestic Violence

How can I help her? Domestic Violence, Immigration and Women with no recourse to public funds

This guide is aimed at voluntary and community organisations and others who work or come into contact with women experiencing domestic violence who have insecure immigration status.  (Southall Black Sisters & Women's Resource Centre, 2006)

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Islands in the Stream: an evaluation of four London independent domestic violence advocacy (IDVA) schemes

This report, by Dr Maddy Coy and Professor Liz Kelly of the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit, evaluates the work of four Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy schemes (IDVAs) working in different settings in London.  (London Metropolitan University, January 2011)

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Refuges for Women Children and Young People in Scotland: a research report

Final Report to the Working Group to review recommendations on refuge provision in Scotland.  (University of Glasgow, Scottish Executive; October 2003)

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Tackling Domestic Violence: effective interventions and approaches

This report pulls together the findings from the evaluation of 27 domestic violence projects; the report presents findings and recommendations on which interventions and approaches work to support victims and tackle domestic violence.  (Home Office, 2005)

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Tackling Domestic Violence: providing advocacy and support to BMER survivors

This report provides concise guidance to those practitioners who directly work with female victims of domestic violence who are from Black and other minority ethnic communities.  (Home Office, 2005)

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Tackling Domestic Violence: providing advocacy and support to survivors of domestic violence

This report provides concise guidance to those practitioners who directly work with female survivors of domestic violence.  (Home Office, 2005)

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Tackling the Health and Mental effects of domestic and sexual violence and abuse

This document sets out a programme of work to equip services and professionals to identify and respond to the health and mental health needs of individuals affected by domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, rape, oblique sexual assault and sexual exploitation.  (Home Office, Department of Health, University of Lincoln; March 2006)

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Young Women and Financial Abuse

Financial Abuse Factsheet; contains information on what financial abuse is, some statistics and details of the YWCA campaign against financial abuse.  (YWCA, 2009)

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05/04/2006 Nottinghamshire Domestic Violence Forum