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Appendix 2 - Domestic violence resources and directory of services

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2018

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Against Violence and Abuse (www.avaproject.org.uk):

  • • The Coordinated Community Response to Domestic Violence Toolkit: www. ccrm.org.uk

  • • Sane Responses: Good Practice Guidelines for Domestic Violence and Mental Health Services (2008), available on the AVA website

  • Barron, J. (2005) Health and Domestic Volence – Good Practice Guidelines. Principles of Good Practice for Working with Women Experiencing Domestic Violence (Guidance for Mental Health Professionals) available at www. womensaid.org.uk

    British Medical Association (http://bma.org.uk):

  • • Victims of Forced Marriage: Guidance for Health Professionals (2008) available on the BMA website

  • • Domestic Abuse: A Report from the BMA Board of Science (eds S. How & N. Jayesinghe, 2007), can be requested from the British Library

  • Co-ordinated Action Against Domestic Abuse (CAADA):

  • • Resources for Practitioners who Refer to Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARACs): www.caada.org.uk/marac/Resources_for_ people_who_refer_to_MARAC.html

  • Department of Health (www.dh.gov.uk):

  • • No Secrets: Guidance on Developing and Implementing Multi-Agency Policies and Procedures to Protect Vulnerable Adults from Abuse (2000)

  • • Responding to Domestic Abuse: A Handbook for Health Professionals (2005)

  • • Improving Safety, Reducing Harm: Children, Young People and Domestic Violence (2009)

  • • Responding to Violence against Women and Children – The Role of the NHS (2010)

  • Ethnic Alcohol Counselling in Hounslow (EACH):

  • • Asian Women, Domestic Violence and Mental Health: A Toolkit for Health Professionals (2009): http://ndvf.org.uk/files/document/817/original.pdf

  • Home Office (www.homeoffice.gov.uk):

  • • Tackling Domestic Violence: The Role of Health Professionals (2nd edn) (2004). This report can be found in the research and statistics section of the Home Office website (www.homeoffice.gov.uk/scienceresearch/ research-statistics)

  • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE):

  • • Preventing and Reducing Domestic Violence. This guidance is still in development, but useful information can be accessed at http:// guidance.nice.org.uk/PHG/44

  • PreVAil: Preventing Violence Across the Lifespan Research Network (www. prevailresearch.ca)

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    Publisher: Royal College of Psychiatrists
    Print publication year: 2013

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