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 […]
Child and Young Survivors of Domestic Abuse: Trauma-Informed Guidance for Health Professionals
Almost one third of children who die by suicide and half of CAMHS referrals involve children known to be living with domestic abuse. Rising Sun was commissioned by Standing Together (STADA) to develop practical, trauma-informed guidance to help health and allied professionals recognise, enquire and respond safely.
Standing Together publishes ‘10 Ways the NHS 10 Year Plan can help halve VAWG’
Standing Together is publishing their latest report on the role of the Government’s recently published NHS 10 Year Plan and the role it can play in the Government’s goal of halving Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in a decade.
Standing Together Statement on the launch of ‘Never again. Again’
Standing Together calls for improved NHS response to domestic abuse following new analysis of Domestic Homicide Reviews Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse is calling for the NHS 10 Year Health Plan to include improved responses for victim/survivors of domestic abuse following the launch of its new report “Never again. Again”. The report reveals the potential […]