Protecting Victims
A core value of the Partnership has always been to offer support and inclusion for victims, in a variety of ways. Much of this work focuses on abuse which happens primarily within the home or is committed by a close friend or relative – domestic abuse. We seek to promote and develop greater understanding and healthy debate around this subject as well as encouraging improved inter-agency support around the protection of victims and the prevention of further abuse.
Even if they are not directly involved, children in particular can suffer indirectly from the debilitating effects of both abuse and crime long into their own adulthood.
Our current programmes of work specfically around support for victims are shown below (and you can also view our previous projects related to this topic)
TVDA
The Thames Valley Domestic Abuse Strategy Group was set up to develop a more strategic approach to Domestic Abuse across all the key agencies in the area and to create stronger and more co-ordinated responses and services.
TecSOS
The Partnership is pleased to be facilitating the roll out of a brand new project which will dramatically improve the outcomes for known domestic violence victims.
Moving Forward
The Partnership is currently involved in a new piece of work, supported by The LankellyChase Foundation, around young people who have experience in some way of domestic abuse and may [...]
Escaping Victimhood – Workshops
In 2001 the Partnership started to support the work of an organisation which looked at ways of meeting the needs of victims of serious crime and trauma. Subsequently this was then formed into a new independent [...]
Links for Protecting Victims
Useful external links for victims (and those working to support victims) …
- SWAAY
- Stop It Now!
- Sherwood Associates
- Respect
- Reducing the Risk of Domestic Abuse
- Women’s Aid
- Victim Support
- Safer Milton Keynes
- Berkshire East DA Practitioners Guide 2010
- Counselling Directory
- Commision for Victims & Witnesses
- Thames Valley Police – Prevent
- Comic Relief
- Domestic Abuse Oxfordshire – Reducing the Risk
- Childine
- Think U Know
- The Hideout
- Theatre ADAD - theatre-in-education programmes
- Creation Theatre
- Karma Nirvana - honour based crimes
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office Forced Marriage Unit
Domestic Abuse Forums
- Buckinghamshire: Aylesbury, Bucks County
- Berkshire: Slough, Bracknell, Reading; Wokingham, Windsor & Maidenhead, Newbury
- Oxon: Oxford City, Oxford County, South & Vale, North Oxon,
Hate Crime
- Homophobia Awareness Liaison Team
- GALOP
- Stonewall
- Human Rights Commission
- Thames Valley Police
- Safer Milton Keynes – Hate Crime
