- Development of a City wide MARAC process resulting in a drop of repeat victimisation from 35% to under 10% making 40% of MARAC cases safe at the years point
- Specialist domestic Violence Court 15% increase in prosecutions (06-07)
- Advocacy Service for male and female victims/survivors of Domestic abuse CWSU (1560 service users) and DYN (120 service users)
- Domestic Abuse Care pathway for all Health Visitors and Midwives rolled out
- Specialist Domestic Abuse Liaison Nurse post at UHW Emergency Unit
- Integration of IDVA and ISVA SERVICE
- Housing - refuge provision (women & children supported by CWA/BAWSO during 2006-07 approx 131 women & 128 children)
- Integration of Child Protection and Domestic Abuse Training
- Prevention work with children and young people including training to youth workers
- Caring Dads programme NSPCC
- Women and children supported through crisis intervention services (CWA 2006-07 approx 289 women)
- The implementation of homeless prevention services relating specifically to domestic violence/abuse (CWA)
- Homesafe received £400,000 from Oak Foundation for delivery of homelessness domestic violence target hardening
- Homesafe employed a female apprentice from BME community who is also multi-lingual
Domestic & Sexual Violence
Task Group & APG
Mission Statement
Cardiff Domestic & Sexual Violence Forum is a multi-agency group which works together to tackle domestic and sexual violence and reduce its impact on victims. It works to achieve a robust, collaborative, city wide response to domestic and sexual violence.
The aim of the forum is to facilitate the development and implementation of a co-ordinated joint-agency response to domestic abuse and sexual violence.
The Forum informs and addresses the Safer Capital's strategic objectives regarding domestic and sexual action plans, producing an annual action plan in relation to Community Safety Strategy. It is responsible for overseeing and implementing the interventions specified within action plans. The Forum plans to achieve, through working in partnership, an improvement in services and a reduction in domestic and sexual violence within Cardiff.
Key Achievements 2005-2008:
Priorities and Key Strategic Aims 2008-2011:
- To develop a range of preventative services and initiatives for children and young people across the city
- To create a robust, multi agency response to crisis intervention for vulnerable children and young people
- To develop and implement a SARC providing specialist services to adult and child victims of sexual violence
- To increase the range of temporary, emergency housing options (including Refuge) for Women victims (and their children) of domestic abuse
- To develop a range of target hardening services enabling victims of domestic abuse to remain safely within their own homes and communities
- To both maintain and further develop a range of effective levels of advocacy services across the City
- To monitor, review and develop as appropriate existing levels of support services to Women (and Men where necessary) and child victims of domestic abuse
- To create strong links to existing mental health services and to identify gaps which inform future development of new, needs led, innovative services
- To create robust links to existing substance misuse services and strategies
- To develop and deliver a range of appropriate services to BME women and children at risk of domestic violence, with particular reference to forced marriage and so called honour based violence
- To develop appropriate responses to children and women at risk of exploitation and violence (e.g. sexual exploitation and trafficking)
Partners on the Cardiff Domestic & Sexual Violence Forum:
Statutory Representation
- - Children's Services
- - Housing & Neighbourhood Renewal
- - Education
- - Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA)
- Crown Prosecution Service
- Cardiff & Vale NHS Trust
- HM Prison Service
- South Wales Police
- South Wales Probation Service
Voluntary Sector Representation
- Black Association of Women Step Out (BAWSO)
- Cardiff Women's Aid
- Cardiff Women's Safety Unit
- Hafan Cymru
- Dyn Project
- NSPCC
- Safer Cardiff
- Victim Support
Key Documents
- Domestic Abuse Guidance: Supporting People and Multi-Agency Working (doc)
- Domestic Sexual Violence and Abuse Implementation Plan (Updated) (pdf)
- Domestic Violence: A Resource Manual for Health Care Professionals in Wales (pdf)
- Forced Marriage and Honour-based Violence Three-year Action Plan 2008-2011 (pdf)
- Good Practice on Domestic Abuse: Safeguarding Children in South Wales (pdf)
- HSCWB 2006-2008 Strategy Domestic Abuse Chapter (pdf)
- Tackling Domestic Abuse: The All Wales Domestic Abuse Strategy (pdf)
- Terms of Reference (pdf)
Other Web Links
- Cardiff Council Domestic Abuse page
- South Wales Police Domestic Abuse Page
- South Wales Police Domestic Abuse Units in your area
- Wales Domestic Abuse Helpline
- Welsh Assembly Government Domestic Abuse Page
- Welsh Women's Aid
Contact
Gwendolyn Sterk,
Domestic & Sexual Violence/Abuse Co-ordinator,
Cardiff Women's Aid,
16 Moira Terrace,
Adamsdown,
Cardiff,
CF24 0EJ.
Gwendolyn Sterk
Cardiff Health Alliance