Spotlight: The Podcast For The Domestic Abuse Sector

Jo Sharpen is the Policy Manager at Against Violence and Abuse (AVA). In this blog she explains how the effects of trauma can manifest in young people affected by domestic abuse, and how practitioners and services can understand and prevent re-traumatisation of young people.

Jamila Hassan is a Young Person’s Violence Officer (Ypvo) for South Tyneside Young Person’s Domestic Violence Advocacy Services. In this blog Jamila shares her daily experiences of working with young people experiencing domestic abuse in the form of a diary entry.

In this podcast Deidre meets Hollie, a Ypva working with 13-17 year olds in South Tyneside. Hollie talks about the role of the Ypva, the work they do and offers some insight into how to engage young people. Visit this link to download a transcript: http://tinyurl.com/jxjdlep Visit our Spotlight homepage for more resources, tools and insight into working with young people experiencing domestic abuse: http://tinyurl.com/j2lr8td

Janice Stevenson is a Development office for LGBT Youth Scotland. In this blog, she writes about the work done by the Voice Unheard project to better understand LGBT young people’s understanding, knowledge and experience of domestic violence.

Development manager, Di Hunter and Senior Evaluation Officer, Nicola McConnell implement and evaluate services delivered by the NSPCC. In this blog they discuss what they have learnt from this work and also what can be done to prevent further harm to children experiencing domestic abuse, including helping parents to recognise the impact of abuse and providing support to children and the non-abusing parent.

In this podcast Dr. Caroline Miles, a Lecturer in Criminology and Joint Programme Director for the Criminology degree at the School of Law, talks about her joint research with Dr Rachel Condry that looks at adolescent to parent violence from the perspective of the young person. Visit this link to download a transcript: http://tinyurl.com/goawurc Visit our Spotlight homepage for more content and resources, and to join the conversation: http://tinyurl.com/j2lr8td

In this podcast, survivor and young parent Natasha* talks about her experience of an abusive relationship, and how a young people's service helped her to move on with her life. *all names have been changed to protect identities Visit this link to download a transcript: http://tinyurl.com/gsmv23h Visit our Spotlight homepage for more resources, guidance and tools for helping young people experiencing domestic abuse: http://tinyurl.com/j2lr8td

New technology creates another avenue for young people to display coercive and controlling behaviours, says Tink Palmer, CEO of the Marie Collins Foundation and one of the Young People's Programme partners. She explains how practitioners can best support young victims of online abuse.

In this podcast we speak to professor David Gadd. Through his research project Boys to Men, David explores why some boys become abusive in their relationships and what professionals can do to support young men to recognise and stop abusive behaviour. Visit this link to download the transcript: http://tinyurl.com/j3x35xp Visit our Spotlight homepage for more resources, and to join the conversation: http://tinyurl.com/j2lr8td

The effects of abuse can be long lasting and far reaching. In this podcast, Sarah* talks about how domestic abuse has affected her relationship with her teenage daughter. *All names have been changed Visit this link to download the transcript: http://tinyurl.com/hze57ec Visit our Spotlight homepage for more content and resources:http://tinyurl.com/j2lr8td

Dr Christine Barter examines two Serious Case Reviews, and looks at the dynamics of domestic abuse in young people's relationships.

Helen Bonnick talks to us about the dynamics of Child to Parent Violence (CPV) when the child is disabled. Visit this link to download a transcript: http://tinyurl.com/hpewa7e For more expert content and resources, and to join the conversation, visit our Spotlight homepage: http://tinyurl.com/j2lr8td

Our third Spotlight series looks at young people experiencing domestic abuse, both in their own intimate relationships and as young people who harm. In this first podcast, Helen Bonnick talks to Deidre Cartwright about Child to Parent Violence (CPV). Follow this link to download a transcript:http://tinyurl.com/glucchb Visit our Spotlight page for more expert content, and to add your voice to the conversation: http://tinyurl.com/j2lr8td

130,000 children live with high-risk domestic abuse in England and Wales – and nearly two-thirds of these children are also directly harmed. Fleur Buechler is the service manager at Stop Abuse for Everyone (Safe) in Exeter, and explains how SafeLives’ Insights data helped Safe get better at helping the whole family. Visit our Spotlights page over the coming weeks to find more expert content and join the conversation: http://safelives.org.uk/knowledge-hub/spotlight-3-young-people-and-domestic-abuse

Dr Kat Ford is a researcher at Public Health Wales. In this blog, she talks about the importance of considering adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) when responding to domestic violence. Visit our Spotlights page for more insight and practical guidance for professionals working with young people. http://www.safelives.org.uk/knowledge-hub/spotlight-3-young-people-and-domestic-abuse

Dr Justin Varney is the National Lead for Adult Health and Wellbeing at Public Health England. In this blog, he talks about the ways that people living with impairments are affected by domestic abuse, and the ways in which barriers to accessibility further disable individuals seeking help. Visit our Spotlights page for more insight and practical guidance for professionals working with disabled victims http://safelives.org.uk/knowledge-hub/spotlight-2-disabled-people-and-domestic-abuse

Our second Spotlight series looks focuses on disabled people experiencing domestic abuse and the services available to them. In this week's podcast Natalie Blagrove talks to Dr Michelle McCarthy, Reader in Learning Disabilities at the University of Kent. Dr McCarthy talks about her research with survivors who have learning diablities and what it revealed about their perpetrators and the barriers to their support. To read the transcript of this episode in a text file, please click this link http://tinyurl.com/j5ezd6g To read the transcript of this episode in a pdf file please click this link http://tinyurl.com/hzc83bm Image description: A woman and child smiling at the camera IMPORTANT: The thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast do not necessarily state or reflect those of SafeLives. For more podcasts, blogs, webinars and guidance on disabled people, see our Spotlights page http://tinyurl.com/jt38ern

Collette Eaton-Harris is a Knowledge Hub Advisor for SafeLives. In this blog she talks to specialist practitioners about how domestic abuse workers can make their services more accessible to people with learning disabilities. She shares 10 tips that focus on making sure the client's needs are being met, and that all applicable risks are being considered. You can read the blog here: http://tinyurl.com/zkvdl3h Through October and November, we'll be focusing on the ways disabled people experience domestic abuse and the ways they can seek help. We'll be looking closely at how the system currently works and where it fails.

Lois Cameron is a director at Talking Mats®. She developed the organisation along with fellow director Joan Murphy and this is a reading of her blog about Talking Mats' successful communication tool which can help identify people with learning disabilities who are also experiencing domestic abuse. You can read the blog here: http://tinyurl.com/nt3o8r9 Through October and November, we'll be focusing on the ways disabled people experience domestic abuse and the ways they can seek help. We'll be looking closely at how the system currently works and where it fails.

It's the end of the week, and the service manager at DeafHope is covering the office. There are a couple of crisis calls, and some difficulties with communication and funding. Catch up on blogs from DeafHope, the UK's only specialst domestic abuse service for Deaf women: tinyurl.com/hsxmhw7 For more podcasts, blogs, webinars and guidance on disabled people, see our Spotlights page tinyurl.com/jt38ern IMPORTANT: The thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast do not necessarily state or reflect those of SafeLives. Image description: A hearing impaired woman working at a desk