Public Health Approach to Domestic Abuse – DA in Health Settings | Tues, 20th Sept 2022

PMA PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS’ WEBINAR

Public Health Approach to Domestic Abuse  – DA in Health Settings

This 1-hour webinar, brought to you by SafeLives, will look at the whole picture – data, practice expertise and survivor voice in a public health approach, based on the four steps endorsed by the World Health Organisation. Taking a multi-agency approach to undertake a systemic review through the lens of the whole family, identifying opportunities for improving the response to high-risk abuse, as well as early intervention and prevention. Seeing and responding to the whole person, understanding linked adverse experiences and individual characteristics and situations, wrapping around all family members involved, so the responses provided are coordinated and sustainable. Ensuring appropriate roles are taken on by the community, and society as a whole acting at each opportunity for change and intervention, from before harm happens to after the most imminently dangerous moments have passed and people are trying to rebuild. The vital role that health plays and opportunity with the creation of ICB’s and place-based provision as part of a whole-system approach to support which include community-based specialist domestic abuse services, mental health and health services way of supporting and reaching the 4 out of 5 victims who never contact the police.