Winston Churchill Fellowship – Domestic Abuse and Housing: international practice and perspectives (2017)

DAHA co-founder Gudrun Burnet was awarded the prestigious Winston Churchill fellowship in 2016 and travelled to USA, Canada and Australia to learn about international practices around domestic abuse.

The role of housing in a coordinated community response to domestic abuse (2018)

For her PhD at Durham University, Kelly Henderson researched and wrote her thesis on the role of housing in a coordinated community response with particular reference to perpetrators.

Justice, housing and domestic abuse, the experiences of homeowners and private renters (2019)

DAHA and Surviving Economic Abuse commissioned this report from the University of Bristol to draw on data collected as part of the ESRC-funded project, Justice, Inequality and Gender-Based Violence. The final briefing reveals the extent of domestic abuse for homeowners and private renters and their experiences with the criminal justice system.

Housing Providers & Refuges: Tackling move-on together during COVID-19 Initiative

This is an initiative led by The Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA), Women’s Aid Federation of England, National Housing Federation and the Chartered Institute of Housing to bring the housing sector and refuges together to get survivors who are ready for move on right now into a safe home.

Women’s Homelessness Action Forum (WHAF) Key Asks to support women experiencing homelessness during COVID-19

The following key asks emerged from discussion had at the virtual Women’s Homelessness Action Forum (WHAF) held on April 7th 2020 and attended by 27 practitioners to discuss support for women experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in London during the Covid-19 pandemic. With reports of violence against women increasing in the current lockdown, […]

Further Resources and Guidance: Property Management and Domestic Abuse during COVID-19

Guidance for property managers on how to support residents experiencing domestic abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19: DAHA Provides Guidance for Housing Providers

The Government’s stay at home advice in response to the Covid-19 Pandemic can create new challenges for people experiencing domestic abuse.  DAHA have produced guidance for housing providers on how you can offer safe responses to your tenants/service users where it’s known they are living with domestic abuse or where new concerns arise.