The PSA published their report into the DVACT-PAI Experts Register as a step towards accreditation for the only register of domestic abuse experts in the UK

The PSA published their report into the DVACT-PAI Experts Register as a step towards accreditation for the only register of domestic abuse experts in the UK

DVACT-PAI are an established team of experts that have worked together for many years, helping to keep children safe from domestic abuse. Read more to find out about our aims, where we came from and who we are.

August 2023 sees the merge of DV-ACT with PAI to become a leading provider of domestic abuse assessments and interventions in the UK.

Research indicates that only 1% of perpetrators receive an intervention in the UK to address their abusive behaviour. In this post we look a

2022 sees the launch of DV-ACTs new programme for mothers. Ground-breaking in the domestic abuse sector this programme uses bespoke treatmen

2022 sees the launch of a new division of DV-ACT to deliver bespoke specialist treatment programmes for parents in child protection measures. Launching DV-ACTION Programmes DV-ACT experts have used their decades of experience to develop the UK's first bespoke domestic abuse programmes delivered remotely for parents in child protection measures. Our programmes are designed to support effective change in parents particularly where there are complex needs, this is how: A child-c

Digital delivery has proved to remove some barriers to participation with DV-ACT's vulnerability programme showing record completion rates.

Find out more about the remote one to one treatment programme DV-ACT experts deliver for perpetrators who are unable to attend a group work programme. Completing a perpetrator programme remotely Domestic abuse perpetrator programmes (DAPP's) are structured programmes of work that give perpetrators the opportunity to change their behaviours towards their past/present intimate partner. In the past DAPPs in the UK generally took place in a groupwork face to face setting, however

The practical barriers women face when leaving an abusive partner are widely recognised, but the emotional attachment a woman may have to her abuser is often misunderstood or overlooked. This post will explain how vulnerable Mothers can be supported to break a distorted attachment to an abuser. Supporting vulnerable mother's Early attachment theory proposed that attachment behaviors in infants, such as crying and searching, were responses to separation from a primary attachme

DV-ACT experts deliver a bespoke 1:1 treatment programme for perpetrators whose denial and minimisation of their behaviours makes them unsuitable for normal groupwork programmes. This post will explain how DV-ACT delivers this intensive programme remotely, what it covers, the costs, and what reporting options are available. Working with denial and minimisation Most domestic abuse perpetrator programmes (DAPP) do not allow perpetrators to attend if they do not admit to their a

Have you been referred for a risk assessment and don't know what it is, what you will need to do and how it will affect your case? This post

Have you been referred for a vulnerability assessment and don't know what it is, what you will need to do and how it will affect your case?

We know that care proceedings cases are increasing in the UK with an ever increasing pressure to reduce timescales and costs without loosing the focus on the safety of the child/ren. This post will explain how DV-ACT assessments provide vital expert opinion to the courts in order to safeguard children from domestic and sexual abuse. The need for Domestic Abuse Expert Assessments The impact of the Coronavirus crisis on families is as yet unknown, but there is an expectation th