Jo Choi appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer of Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse
Announcement: Cherryl Henry-Leach’s Departure from STADA
We would like to share an important update regarding our leadership team. Cherryl will be leaving STADA and stepping down from her role as CEO. Her last day will be 24th December 2025, after which she will be focusing on new opportunities. During her time with STADA, Cherryl has shown dedication to ending violence for […]
STADA Statement: Freedom from Violence and Abuse Strategy
STADA welcomes the launch of the Government’s Freedom from Violence and Abuse strategy, which rightly recognises violence against women and girls as a national emergency and affirms that ending VAWG is everyone’s business. The ambition to halve violence against women and girls within a decade is significant, and the commitment to a whole-of-government, whole-of-society response […]
NHS announcements on domestic abuse are “half the required dose”
Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse (STADA) welcomes the government’s signal that the NHS must be part of the domestic abuse response but is concerned that the specific measures proposed – which focus primarily on GP surgeries – are just half of the required dose, when every bit of the NHS is needed to identify and […]
STADA response: ‘Mahmood: Rapists and sex offenders will have “nowhere to hide”
Following the release of the below from the Home Office, STADA have the following to say:Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse welcomes the Government’s commitment to strengthening the national response to violence against women and girls. The scale of this ambition reflects the urgency of the challenge and we stand ready to support Government in its […]
Statement on The Sanctuary Scheme Survey 2025
New research by Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse (STADA) and partners released today shows that while many councils are implementing schemes to help survivors of domestic abuse stay safe in their own homes – known as sanctuary schemes – only 60% of those responding to the survey said they had sufficient resources to deliver the […]
STADA Statement Response: A National Plan to End Homelessness
Today, the Government published it’s ‘National Plan to End Homelessness’. Domestic abuse is one of the leading causes of homelessness and we are pleased to see the Plan make specific recognition of this, as well as acknowledging the specific and compounding barriers experiencing by women and victim-survivors experiencing homelessness. To effectively address and respond to […]
On International Human Rights Day, Gloucester City Homes Awarded DAHA Gold Accreditation for Excellence in Protecting Survivors’ Rights
On a day dedicated to defending human rights around the world, Gloucester City Homes (GCH) has achieved the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA) Gold Accreditation – one of the highest award in the UK for excellence in domestic abuse practice within housing. This recognition places GCH among a small number of housing providers nationally who […]
Digital Systems, Housing Insecurity and Domestic Abuse
Over 80 organisations from across the UK – housing associations, local authorities, homelessness services, welfare teams, specialist domestic abuse organisations and policy leads – joined our webinar organised by the Housing team at Standing Together, Housing Insecurity, Digital Systems and Domestic Abuse, exploring how digitalisation of the benefits system is impacting survivors. The scale of […]
More than a thousand victims protected through game-changing pilot to tackle domestic abuse
Standing Together welcomes the continued rollout of Domestic Abuse Protection Orders and the protection they can offer. However, these orders cannot operate in isolation. Their impact depends on a coordinated community response in which police, courts, housing, health and specialist domestic abuse services work together with communities to assess risk, share information and provide ongoing […]