The 16 Days of Activism is an international campaign to raise awareness about violence against women and girls as a human rights issue, and to advocate for change.
Domestic Abuse – Information for Professionals
Domestic abuse includes physical, psychological, sexual, economic and emotional abuse, and stalking, involving partners, ex-partners, other relatives or household members.
Resources for professionals about domestic violence and abuse can be found on Calderdale Council’s webpage. We also have information and videos that may be useful on our Safeguarding Adults page.
Other support and advice can also be found at Calderdale Staying Safe Domestic Abuse Support.
Domestic Homicide Reviews
Domestic abuse is frequently repeated by the perpetrator and can escalate over time.
A domestic abuse incident that results in the death of the victim is often not the first, and is likely to have been preceded by psychological and emotional abuse. Many people and agencies may have known of previous incidents – neighbours may have heard violence, a GP may have examined injuries, the police may have been called, there may have been previous prosecutions or injunctions.
This can sometimes make serious injury and homicide in domestic violence cases preventable with early intervention. Calderdale has policies and procedures in place to instruct staff on how to intervene in domestic abuse cases. There is support for victims and their children as well as services for families, friends and others who may be affected by the homicide through the victim support website.
There are information leaflets explaining the domestic homicide review process to family, friends and support networks of the victim.
- Domestic homicide review: leaflet for family
- Domestic homicide review: leaflet for friends
- Domestic homicide review: leaflet for employers and colleagues
Calderdale follows the Home Office Guidance in undertaking Domestic Homicide Reviews and any publicly available reviews and learning will be published here.