This article examines the strong rationale for expert services that can help to avoid the emotional and financial costs of care proceedings and child removals due to domestic abuse

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

The rise of domestic violence associated with the world cup

Gaslighting is a type of emotional abuse that has become increasingly recognised in abusive relationships.

Using our experience of working with male and female, victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse to answer questions raised by the trial.

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

What factors could have led to the tragic death of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and what are the risks facing children since the pandmeic.

Each year there is a reported spike in domestic violence with fears that this year will be further impacted by the pandemic

Many victims of violence fight back and abused women are no exception. In this post, we discuss the use of violent resistance by victims of domestic violence, how to distinguish between violent resistance and violence from a primary abuser and how this can raise the risk to the victim and her children. Many victims of domestic abuse do fight back The narrative most often associated with victim/survivors of domestic abuse is one of passivity. However, many women show great str

With an increase in domestic abuse homicides being reported across the globe, a light is being shed on a crime that in 'normal' times causes the death of 2 women a week in the UK. This post explains the 8 step timeline that typically precedes domestic abuse homicides and how this relates to risk assessment and safety planning. Recent reporting has fed into the public perception that the recent spike in the number of domestic homicides is due to a rise in one-off incidents bro