‘A unifying framework that makes sense of it all’ : Why Coordinated Community Response Is No Longer Optional – A Local Authority Perspective from Nottinghamshire

By Tracy Lyon, Public Health and Commissioning Manager (Domestic Abuse), Nottinghamshire County Council When you have worked in local government for more than two decades, you start to notice patterns. The thread that runs through antisocial behaviour, substance misuse, gangs, prolific offending, and so-called “troubled families” is not just poverty or inequality – it’s domestic […]

Risk Pathways and the Use of DASH – STADA Statement

At Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse, we believe that one life lost to domestic abuse is one too many. Risk pathways can save lives, but only when they are resourced, survivor-centred, and part of a wider Coordinated Community Response. We support the call to the government to:  Lead a government-led, survivor co-created review and update […]

FiLiA Hague Mothers and Hague Explained: A CCR Network Workshop on Survival, Solidarity and Urgency

CCR Network Workshop: Domestic Abuse and the Hague Abduction ConventionDate: Wednesday, 25 June 2025Time: 15:00–16:30 BSTLocation: Online via the Coordinated Community Response (CCR) Network CCR Network Webinar – Hague Mothers Tickets, Wed 25 Jun 2025 at 15:00 | EventbriteReach out to ccr@standingtogether.org.uk for any questions. An Urgent Call for a Whole-System Response The CCR Network […]

“We must build a life with dignity and safety”: Halaleh Taheri on activism, resilience, and the vital role of CCR in transforming responses to domestic abuse 

Halaleh Taheri is a name synonymous with courage, activism, and transformation. As the founder and executive director of MEWSo (Middle Eastern Women and Society organisation), she has been a passionate, relentless force for migrant and refugee women’s rights in the UK. Her life journey spans revolutions, exile, and rebirth across multiple continents—each experience deepening her […]