STANDING TOGETHER AGAINST DOMESTIC ABUSE 

Towards project costs to support the development of the Faith & VAWG charity

Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift

Evidence suggests that 80% of women experiencing domestic abuse seek help from health services and these are often their first, or only, point of contact, with general practice often being an access ....more

Evidence suggests that 80% of women experiencing domestic abuse seek help from health services and these are often their first, or only, point of contact, with general practice often being an access point for many survivors. This is why we aim to invest £2.5m per annum for spending period FY22/23 FY24/25 on domestic abuse interventions within healthcare settings. This will aim to: (1) upskill healthcare professionals, so they have greater capability to identify and support victims and survivors of domestic abuse; (2) create further avenues for victims to disclose their experience of abuse and seek for help and (3) improve partnership working between healthcare and specialist support services. This will support the Violence Against Women and Girls' Strategy and will also form a key commitment in the forthcoming Domestic Abuse Plan.

Evidence suggests that 80% of women experiencing domestic abuse seek help from health services and these are often their first, or only, point of contact, with general practice often being an access ....more

Evidence suggests that 80% of women experiencing domestic abuse seek help from health services and these are often their first, or only, point of contact, with general practice often being an access point for many survivors. This is why we aim to invest £2.5m per annum for spending period FY22/23 FY24/25 on domestic abuse interventions within healthcare settings. This will aim to: (1) upskill healthcare professionals, so they have greater capability to identify and support victims and survivors of domestic abuse; (2) create further avenues for victims to disclose their experience of abuse and seek for help and (3) improve partnership working between healthcare and specialist support services. This will support the Violence Against Women and Girls' Strategy and will also form a key commitment in the forthcoming Domestic Abuse Plan.

To support the delivery of the Domestic Abuse Best Practice Framework (endorsed by the NPCC, CPS and the HM Courts & Tribunal Service), two SDAC Mentor Courts will be established (in London and ....more

To support the delivery of the Domestic Abuse Best Practice Framework (endorsed by the NPCC, CPS and the HM Courts & Tribunal Service), two SDAC Mentor Courts will be established (in London and outside London) to accelerate progress in partnerships and to understand and implement the SDAC resource manual. This project will fund both IDVAs and Coordination in the Mentor Court areas to support the CJS response and embed the SDAC model. This will also support a national mapping and capacity building exercise to enable the SDAC model to roll out across the country.

Towards project costs for partnership work which change systemic responses to Harmful Practices and Survivors from Black & Minoritised Backgrounds

Domestic abuse is an endemic social issue that is disproportionately perpetrated by men against women. Survivors frequently have both physical and mental health problems as a result of the abuse ....more

Domestic abuse is an endemic social issue that is disproportionately perpetrated by men against women. Survivors frequently have both physical and mental health problems as a result of the abuse which means the NHS spending more time and money responding to the issue than any other service. Research suggests that despite this, health services frequently respond poorly to the issue. Standing Together is a domestic abuse organisation that specialises in implementing the Coordinated Community Response (CCR) across a range of services. We have been working with local healthcare services for 20 years and as a result, we have an in-depth knowledge of the political, strategic and operational issues that NHS services need to overcome in order to implement best practice. We recently finished a national project where, along with 4 partners, we created a toolkit synthesising the 'gold standard' healthcare response to domestic abuse and piloted its implementation across 8 sites in England. We want to build on this progress by creating an accreditation scheme that NHS Trusts can sign up to to plug the 'implementation gap'. One key part of the accreditation process will be access to an interactive version of our toolkit. It currently exists in a PDF document that is over 200 pages long and, although it contains all the resources a health Trust might need, health staff rarely have time to work through it. Through accreditation, we can offer ongoing support in addition to an interactive portal that breaks the toolkit down into manageable steps. The other key part of the accreditation process will be access to an online forum, monitored by us, where health professionals can connect, problem solve and exchange advice and resources. This we have decided to develop in response to many health contacts who told us throughout the project that they would value a space where they can connect directly to others doing this work. A recent survey completed by health professionals nationwide has confirmed a unanimous desire for this platform, which we hope to also make available as an app.

To support the delivery of the Domestic Abuse Best Practice Framework (endorsed by the NPCC, CPS and the HM Courts & Tribunal Service), two SDAC Mentor Courts will be established (in London and ....more

To support the delivery of the Domestic Abuse Best Practice Framework (endorsed by the NPCC, CPS and the HM Courts & Tribunal Service), two SDAC Mentor Courts will be established (in London and outside London) to accelerate progress in partnerships and to understand and implement the SDAC resource manual. This project will fund both IDVAs and Coordination in the Mentor Court areas to support the CJS response and embed the SDAC model. This will also support a national mapping and capacity building exercise to enable the SDAC model to roll out across the country.

£24,150 to support 1,211 victims of crime, violence and abuse across London. The funding will support five MARAC staff costs, supervision, a laptop and some overheads.

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

towards the costs outlined in your application of dissemination of the Pathfinder Toolkit to enhance the health system’s response to domestic abuse in acute, mental health and community health ....more

towards the costs outlined in your application of dissemination of the Pathfinder Toolkit to enhance the health system’s response to domestic abuse in acute, mental health and community health settings

Additional costs due to COVID-19 lockdown until end of October 2020 as outlined in your application budget. Please note that your application has been part funded as confirmed with you by MOPAC.

£180,000 over 3 years (3 x £60,000) towards the project manager salary, overheads, management contribution and project costs.

Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis

COVID19 Recovery funding

Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis

Towards COVID-19 extra support grant

This grant is intended to provide funding to organisations whose primary purpose is to improve the response to DA, either through providing support to victims who have experienced DA, or through ....more

This grant is intended to provide funding to organisations whose primary purpose is to improve the response to DA, either through providing support to victims who have experienced DA, or through providing support to front-line services, including other charitable organisations or the statutory sector, to better respond to victims.

The purpose of this funding is to provide additional funds for DA charities to help them cope with the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic/lockdown; to enable them to continue to meet their usual ....more

The purpose of this funding is to provide additional funds for DA charities to help them cope with the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic/lockdown; to enable them to continue to meet their usual levels of demand, to keep pace with rising levels of demand during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and to remain solvent such that they can continue to provide support both during and after the pandemic. This will all help to safeguard victims of DA and provide essential emergency support to those affected by COVID-19.

To support the delivery of the Domestic Abuse Best Practice Framework (endorsed by the NPCC, CPS and the HM Courts & Tribunal Service), two SDAC Mentor Courts will be established (in London and ....more

To support the delivery of the Domestic Abuse Best Practice Framework (endorsed by the NPCC, CPS and the HM Courts & Tribunal Service), two SDAC Mentor Courts will be established (in London and outside London) to accelerate progress in partnerships and to understand and implement the SDAC resource manual. This project will fund both IDVAs and Coordination in the Mentor Court areas to support the CJS response and embed the SDAC model. This will also support a national mapping and capacity building exercise to enable the SDAC model to roll out across the country.

To partner with St Mungos in London, collaborating with survivors of VAWG and homelessness to develop a new approach. To pilot STADVs model in St Mungos frontline outreach and accommodation services. ....more

To partner with St Mungos in London, collaborating with survivors of VAWG and homelessness to develop a new approach. To pilot STADVs model in St Mungos frontline outreach and accommodation services. To deliver a programme of six involvement sessions for women with lived experience of VAWG and homelessness, sleeping rough, and living in mixed and women only homelessness services

To partner with St Mungos in London, collaborating with survivors of VAWG and homelessness to develop a new approach. To pilot STADVs model in St Mungos frontline outreach and accommodation services. ....more

To partner with St Mungos in London, collaborating with survivors of VAWG and homelessness to develop a new approach. To pilot STADVs model in St Mungos frontline outreach and accommodation services. To deliver a programme of six involvement sessions for women with lived experience of VAWG and homelessness, sleeping rough, and living in mixed and women only homelessness services

Home Office- STADVA

The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls

Domestic abuse and housing are intersecting issues; domestic abuse brings violence into the home/ causes women to leave their homes, and a high rate of homeless women have experienced domestic abuse ....more

Domestic abuse and housing are intersecting issues; domestic abuse brings violence into the home/ causes women to leave their homes, and a high rate of homeless women have experienced domestic abuse (St Mungo's, 2014). Standing Together Against Domestic Violence (STADV) seeks to improve the response of UK Registered Social Landlords to domestic abuse. It will do this by building on the last two-years of running the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA); this is an alliance of STADV and two UK housing associations (Peabody & Gentoo). Through the DAHA accreditation scheme, the project is seeking Social Landlords to take fast and robust action to support tenants experiencing domestic abuse.

Ensuring that the VAT received from sanitary products is used to support vulnerable and underrepresented women and girls.

The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls

The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls

Ensuring that the VAT received from sanitary products is used to support vulnerable and underrepresented women and girls.

Ensuring that the VAT received from sanitary products is used to support vulnerable and underrepresented women and girls.

to create a Health Alliance for Domestic Abuse and develop innovative work identifying risks within the mental health setting

Towards the salary of the SAFE Communities project coordinator to improve community and faith-based organisations response to domestic violence and abuse.

The Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA) is a partnership between three agencies who are leaders in innovation to address domestic abuse within housing; Standing Together Against Domestic Violence ....more

The Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA) is a partnership between three agencies who are leaders in innovation to address domestic abuse within housing; Standing Together Against Domestic Violence (STADV), Peabody and Gentoo. DAHA's mission is to transform the housing sector's response to domestic abuse (DA) through the introduction and adoption of an established set of standards and an accreditation process. STADV is submitting this bid on behalf of this partnership and will be solely responsible for the deliver of this grant. The key aim is to accelerate DAHA's ability to reach local authority housing and registered housing providers in London to support their standards of practice in relation to domestic abuse. This grant will enable DAHA to offer free workshops which reflect the DAHA accreditation standards, to provide training and to influence housing providers to undertake the DAHA accreditation. This ultimately will achieve early intervention for domestic abuse and better service and support to survivors of abuse and their children.

The Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance’s (DAHA) mission is to transform the housing sector’s response to domestic abuse through the introduction and adoption of an established set of standards and a ....more

The Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance’s (DAHA) mission is to transform the housing sector’s response to domestic abuse through the introduction and adoption of an established set of standards and a robust accreditation process for housing providers. DAHA is a partnership between three agencies who are leaders in innovation to address domestic abuse within housing; Standing Together Against Domestic Violence (STADV), Peabody Housing Association and Gentoo Housing Association.DAHA’s work takes a preventative approach, providing access to quality support and advice, enabling early identification of violence and abuse in social housing and giving women who have experienced domestic violence a route to a healthy and positive future, as well as a voice and platform to share their experiences through training housing providers.Funding will contribute to an evaluation of the model to further strengthen the case for early intervention and a Business Development Manager to respond to the demand for support from providers.

Seven women a month are killed by a current or former partner in England and Wales. Since 2012, it has been a statutory requirement to conduct a Domestic Homicide Review into each death.Standing ....more

Seven women a month are killed by a current or former partner in England and Wales. Since 2012, it has been a statutory requirement to conduct a Domestic Homicide Review into each death.Standing Together Against Domestic Violence will gather and identify common trends from these reviews to develop practice guidance for professionals and voluntary sector workers. By disseminating their recommendations to services that support vulnerable women, they will help ensure that domestic abuse is identified earlier, advice and support are provided, and more victims of domestic abuse are supported to leave violent, abusive and exploitative situations.

The aim of the project is to improve the health (especially maternal), safety and wellbeing of female survivors of domestic abuse and their babies, and to improve the confidence of women ....more

The aim of the project is to improve the health (especially maternal), safety and wellbeing of female survivors of domestic abuse and their babies, and to improve the confidence of women (particularly from diverse minority ethnic backgrounds) to come forward and seek help. The project will also train hospital staff, predominantly receptionists and midwives, but later doctors, in recognising the symptoms of violent abuse.