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Spotlight: the podcast for the domestic abuse sector

Welcome to Spotlight, the podcast that shines a light on the issues around domestic abuse

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Staying safe at home: Family courts during COVID-19

Staying safe at home: Family courts during COVID-19

Rachel Ozanne talks to Olive from Rights of Women and Ursula, a SafeLives Pioneer and co-founder of Voices, about how th... Read more

1 May 2020

58mins

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Young people, mental health and 'honour'-based violence - what's the connection?

Young people, mental health and 'honour'-based violence - what's the connection?

Ariana works for an black and minority ethnic women's organisation called Saheliya. In this podcast she looks at the con... Read more

9 Jun 2017

31mins

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Experiences of domestic abuse and mental ill health

Experiences of domestic abuse and mental ill health

Collette, Kathryn and Shakti, who all work in the domestic abuse sector, share their experiences of mental health proble... Read more

23 Oct 2018

38mins

Ranked #4

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A place of safety: Basis’ Housing First programme for women who street sex work.

A place of safety: Basis’ Housing First programme for women who street sex work.

In this episode Deidre speaks to Joan Coulton from Basis, a Yorkshire based charity working with adult women who are sex... Read more

28 Sep 2017

32mins

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Adapting the way we work with victims who have multiple and complex needs

Adapting the way we work with victims who have multiple and complex needs

As part of our Spotlight on domestic abuse and homelessness, Deidre talk to Lucy Watson from Fulfilling Lives about thei... Read more

14 Sep 2017

29mins

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Making the Marac process work for disabled people

Making the Marac process work for disabled people

In this reading of her blog, Jennifer Daw, one of the SafeLives Research Analysts, looks at the reasons disabled victims... Read more

18 Oct 2016

7mins

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What research can tell us about mental health and domestic abuse

What research can tell us about mental health and domestic abuse

Collette speaks to Kylee Trevellion from the Women's Mental Health department at King's College LondonDownload a transcr... Read more

13 Nov 2018

44mins

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A week in the life of the UK's only specialist Idva service: Friday

A week in the life of the UK's only specialist Idva service: Friday

It's the end of the week, and the service manager at DeafHope is covering the office. There are a couple of crisis calls... Read more

4 Nov 2016

1min

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Disability and domestic violence

Disability and domestic violence

Dr Justin Varney is the National Lead for Adult Health and Wellbeing at Public Health England. In this blog, he talks ab... Read more

25 Nov 2016

5mins

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Filling the gaps: trauma informed and gender responsive services for homeless women

Filling the gaps: trauma informed and gender responsive services for homeless women

This week Deidre has met with Dr. Lucy Allwright from Against Violence and Abuse (AVA). Lucy shares the insights she’s g... Read more

16 Aug 2017

29mins

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Interview with Jasvinder Sanghera and Priya Manora, Karma Nirvana

Interview with Jasvinder Sanghera and Priya Manora, Karma Nirvana

Deidre interviews Jasvinder Sanghera and Priya Manora from Karma Nirvana, the national charity supporting those experien... Read more

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A trauma informed response for working with young people affected by domestic abuse

A trauma informed response for working with young people affected by domestic abuse

Jo Sharpen is the Policy Manager at Against Violence and Abuse (AVA). In this blog she explains how the effects of traum... Read more

15 Mar 2017

4mins

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Safe at home: how professionals can carry out multi-agency meetings remotely

Safe at home: how professionals can carry out multi-agency meetings remotely

Brandy Hubbard, Practice Advisor at SafeLives, speaks to Bob Williams, Safeguarding Manager at North Yorkshire Police, a... Read more

12 May 2020

22mins

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Action planning for disabled people experiencing domestic abuse

Action planning for disabled people experiencing domestic abuse

Our second Spotlight series looks focuses on disabled people experiencing domestic abuse and the services available to t... Read more

27 Oct 2016

13mins

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Risk and safety planning: Galop

Risk and safety planning: Galop

Collette speaks to Millie and Iain from Galop, about the needs of their clients, and how they manage safety planning and... Read more

12 Mar 2018

29mins

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The missing piece of the puzzle: the vital role of housing providers in tackling domestic abuse

The missing piece of the puzzle: the vital role of housing providers in tackling domestic abuse

As a part of our Spotlight on homelessness and domestic abuse, Deidre has met with Aisha Sharif from Standing Together A... Read more

23 Aug 2017

22mins

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Making services inclusive for gender diverse people: Tara Stone

Making services inclusive for gender diverse people: Tara Stone

Penny met with Tara Stone, the founder and director of Be – a trans community support, development and campaigning organ... Read more

16 Apr 2018

41mins

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Interview with Dr Sundari Anitha: Intersectionality, coercion and forced marriage

Interview with Dr Sundari Anitha: Intersectionality, coercion and forced marriage

As part of SafeLives Spotlight on ‘honour'– based violence and forced marriage, this week Deidre went to London to meet ... Read more

15 May 2017

24mins

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Bisexual women and domestic abuse - Ruth and Collette from SafeLives

Bisexual women and domestic abuse - Ruth and Collette from SafeLives

SafeLives Insights data indicates that bisexual women are particularly vulnerable when experiencing domestic abuse, espe... Read more

16 Mar 2018

24mins

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Interview with a parent: Kyla's story

Interview with a parent: Kyla's story

Deidre has met with Kyla, the parent of young survivor of domestic abuse. Kyla talks about her daughter’s experience of ... Read more

16 Mar 2017

21mins

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