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Domestic Violence Effects of/surviving violence Evaluation Support Projects
Big Lottery Fund – Women and Girls Initiative
CWASU continued their Big Lottery funded work on Women and Girls Initiative (WGI), in partnership with The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations and DMSS Research, to deliver evaluation and learning support to the 63 projects funded by the Big Lottery Fund to support and empower women and girls facing violence, abuse, exploitation and mental health issues
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Evaluation Support Projects
Learning and Evaluation Scoping Support for Women and Girls Initiative (WGI)
Women and girls initiative - Empowering women and girls to take control of their lives
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Child Sexual Abuse/Exploitation Domestic Violence Effects of/surviving violence Rape Support Projects Violence Against Women Young People
Realising Rights: Case studies on state responses to violence against women and children in Europe
CWASU led this partnership between the University of Osnabrück, the German Institute for Human Youth Services and Family Law (DIJuF) and Tilburg University (INTERVICT – International Victimology Institute). Realising Rights (RRS) was funded by the EU DAPHNE III programme and explores both fields of violence. Its aims were: – to
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Domestic Violence Effects of/surviving violence Policy Rape Research Support Projects Violence Against Women
Map of Gaps: The Postcode Lottery of Violence Against Women Support Services
Map of Gaps shows graphically for the first time the real postcode lottery in violence against women support services such as Rape Crisis Centres and domestic violence refuges. A third of local authorities across the UK do not have specialised services, leaving many women without the support they deserve. Completed
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Policy Support Projects Violence Against Women
Evaluation of Portsmouth Sexual Assault Referral Centre
The Portsmouth Sexual Assault Centre (SARC) is a new service for victims of recent rape and sexual assault and uniquely in the UK, is housed alongside a project responding to the needs of victims of domestic violence. This evaluation will assess service user profile, case profile, criminal justice outcomes and
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Domestic Violence Evaluation Health Policy Prostitution Support Projects
Evaluation of the WORTH Project
The WORTH Project is a multi-agency funded pilot project at a hospital, that is currently training all relevant staff in the Accident and Emergency and Maternity Departments to undertake screening for domestic violence. The Project will also provide specially-trained staff based within the hospital, who will offer a wide range
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Definitions Domestic Violence Research Support Projects
Effective awareness raising in cases of domestic violence
This report is the result of a small research project commissioned by The Women and Equality Unit, Department of Trade and Industry. Using focus groups, the study was designed to explore what information and messages are of most use to women wishing to escape domestic abuse. Seven focus groups were
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Domestic Violence Health Policy Research Support Projects
The Links Between Domestic Violence and Substance Misuse
This project, jointly funded by the Home Office and the Greater London Authority (GLA) aimed to; identify strategies for progression practice and policy through building upon the developing practice in both sectors; explore the overlap between domestic violence and substance use by men and women who are accessing services in
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Domestic Violence Evaluation Health Policy Support Projects
Evaluation of the Portsmouth Domestic Violence Early Intervention Project (EIP)
EIP is a pilot project based in Portsmouth that aims to reduce repeat victimisation by providing support and information about the options available to anyone experiencing domestic violence at the point of crisis. It seeks to do this by training hospital staff in Accident and Emergency and Maternity Departments to
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Health Policy Rape Support Projects
Review of Health Service Models for the Provision of Care to Persons Who Experienced Sexual Violence
This review of models of health service delivery for those who have experienced sexual violence will feed into and inform a broader World Health Organisation initiative to strengthen health sector responses to sexual violence. In addition to a review of the relevant literature, innovative models and examples of good practice