Domestic abuse consultation for practitioners/community groups/managers

Your voice matters

This questionnaire is aimed of frontline workers, managers, teachers and staff working in the education setting, volunteers, community leaders and activists that work, or have worked with, people affected by domestic abuse.

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* 1. Do you think there should be more awareness of domestic abuse?

Yes

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* 2. If you answered Yes, what messages do you think are the most important (please tick your top 5 most important messages):

That domestic abuse also includes emotional abuse

That domestic abuse also includes financial abuse

That domestic abuse also includes economic abuse

That domestic abuse also includes sexual abuse

That domestic abuse includes physical abuse

That domestic abuse can lead to mental ill health and suicide

That you are not alone

What services are available and how to access them

What support services provide for victims, their families and perpetrators of domestic abuse

That domestic abuse can happen to family members as well as people in a relationship

That abuse that continues after the relationship has ended is still domestic abuse

How to spot domestic abuse in a friend, family member or colleague

How to support someone who is in a domestic abuse relationship

How to report your concerns about someone else

Where to get more information

What to do if you think you are being abusive to someone

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What do you think the priorities should be in Doncaster.

Domestic abuse/healthy relationship education in schools

Community champions

Work with people are abusive

Support for victims (people who are actively experience abuse from their abuser)

Survivor support/groups (people who have separated from an abuser but may also include support for ongoing post separation abuse)

Out of hours telephone support (i.e. evenings and weekends)

Online chat service via a website

Text support

Specialist support at Court

Survivor consultation i.e. speaking to people with experience of domestic abuse

Domestic abuse awareness campaigns

Specialist support for minority groups

Refuge accommodation

Other safe accommodation

Sanctuary/target hardening (this is support to help a victim remain in their own home by providing additional security to keep the perpetrator out)

SmartWater (forensic marking to prevent perpetrators from ongoing abuse following separation)

Emergency/flexible funding e.g. for transport, to set up a new home, a replacement mobile phone etc.

Training for practitioners

Confidence and self-esteem building for young people

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* 4. Are there other priorities not listed above?

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* 5. In your opinion are there any minority groups that require more specialist domestic abuse support?

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* 6. From this list which do you think are currently adequately resourced (i.e. they have enough money and staff to deliver the service to a good standard) and which require additional resourcing (please tick):

	Adequately resourced	Requires further resourcing	Not sure
Domestic abuse/healthy relationship education in schools	Domestic abuse/healthy relationship education in schools Adequately resourced	Domestic abuse/healthy relationship education in schools Requires further resourcing	Domestic abuse/healthy relationship education in schools Not sure
Community champions	Community champions Adequately resourced	Community champions Requires further resourcing	Community champions Not sure
Work with perpetrators	Work with perpetrators Adequately resourced	Work with perpetrators Requires further resourcing	Work with perpetrators Not sure
Support for victims (people who are actively experience abuse from their abuser)	Support for victims (people who are actively experience abuse from their abuser) Adequately resourced	Support for victims (people who are actively experience abuse from their abuser) Requires further resourcing	Support for victims (people who are actively experience abuse from their abuser) Not sure
Survivor support/groups (people who have separated from an abuser but may also include support for ongoing post separation abuse)	Survivor support/groups (people who have separated from an abuser but may also include support for ongoing post separation abuse) Adequately resourced	Survivor support/groups (people who have separated from an abuser but may also include support for ongoing post separation abuse) Requires further resourcing	Survivor support/groups (people who have separated from an abuser but may also include support for ongoing post separation abuse) Not sure
Specialist support for children that have witnessed/experienced domestic abuse	Specialist support for children that have witnessed/experienced domestic abuse Adequately resourced	Specialist support for children that have witnessed/experienced domestic abuse Requires further resourcing	Specialist support for children that have witnessed/experienced domestic abuse Not sure
Out of hours telephone support (i.e. evenings and weekends)	Out of hours telephone support (i.e. evenings and weekends) Adequately resourced	Out of hours telephone support (i.e. evenings and weekends) Requires further resourcing	Out of hours telephone support (i.e. evenings and weekends) Not sure
Online chat service	Online chat service Adequately resourced	Online chat service Requires further resourcing	Online chat service Not sure
Text support	Text support Adequately resourced	Text support Requires further resourcing	Text support Not sure
Specialist support at Court	Specialist support at Court Adequately resourced	Specialist support at Court Requires further resourcing	Specialist support at Court Not sure
Survivor consultation	Survivor consultation Adequately resourced	Survivor consultation Requires further resourcing	Survivor consultation Not sure
Domestic abuse campaigns	Domestic abuse campaigns Adequately resourced	Domestic abuse campaigns Requires further resourcing	Domestic abuse campaigns Not sure
Specialist support for minority groups (please state which minority groups)	Specialist support for minority groups (please state which minority groups) Adequately resourced	Specialist support for minority groups (please state which minority groups) Requires further resourcing	Specialist support for minority groups (please state which minority groups) Not sure
Refuge accommodation	Refuge accommodation Adequately resourced	Refuge accommodation Requires further resourcing	Refuge accommodation Not sure
Other safe accommodation	Other safe accommodation Adequately resourced	Other safe accommodation Requires further resourcing	Other safe accommodation Not sure
Sanctuary/target hardening (this is support to help a victim remain in their own home by providing additional security to keep the perpetrator out)	Sanctuary/target hardening (this is support to help a victim remain in their own home by providing additional security to keep the perpetrator out) Adequately resourced	Sanctuary/target hardening (this is support to help a victim remain in their own home by providing additional security to keep the perpetrator out) Requires further resourcing	Sanctuary/target hardening (this is support to help a victim remain in their own home by providing additional security to keep the perpetrator out) Not sure
Emergency/flexible funding e.g. for transport, to set up a new home, a replacement mobile phone etc.	Emergency/flexible funding e.g. for transport, to set up a new home, a replacement mobile phone etc. Adequately resourced	Emergency/flexible funding e.g. for transport, to set up a new home, a replacement mobile phone etc. Requires further resourcing	Emergency/flexible funding e.g. for transport, to set up a new home, a replacement mobile phone etc. Not sure
Training for practitioners	Training for practitioners Adequately resourced	Training for practitioners Requires further resourcing	Training for practitioners Not sure
Confidence and self-esteem building for young people	Confidence and self-esteem building for young people Adequately resourced	Confidence and self-esteem building for young people Requires further resourcing	Confidence and self-esteem building for young people Not sure

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* 7. Do you think there is adequate safe and suitable accommodation for people fleeing domestic abuse? Please provide further information

Yes

Please comment

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* 8. Do you think that survivor voices are heard and lessons learned from their experiences within Doncaster?

Yes

Additional comments

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* 9. Are we addressing the needs of minority groups in Doncaster?

Yes

Please provide feedback about areas of best practice and where we need to do more

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* 10. Do you have any examples of domestic abuse good practice in Doncaster (either with victims/survivors, people who are being abusive or whole families)?

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* 11. Have you seen any ways of working that should be improved (this is not about blaming anyone or any particular agency; it is about learning lessons and making improvements)?

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* 12. Do you have any suggestions for improvement?

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* 13. Are there any services that do not provide value or value for money that could be ceased and resources re-allocated to something different/better?

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* 14. In your opinion what else should we (everyone working together) do to prevent domestic abuse?

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* 15. In your opinion how should we manage/support people who have been abusive?

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* 16. As a practitioner or community member in Doncaster, what training or information have you received to date about domestic abuse?

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* 17. As a practitioner or community member in Doncaster, what support, training or information do you need that you aren’t currently getting?

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* 18. Which of the following are you aware of

The Doncaster Domestic Abuse Protocol

Domestic Abuse Disclosure Scheme (Clare's Law)

The Doncaster domestic abuse hub

The Doncaster domestic abuse website

The Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC)

SmartWater for victims of domestic abuse

Domestic violence protection orders and notices

Forced marriage protection orders

The Domestic Abuse Navigator service

Domestic abuse training in Doncaster

Where to get Doncaster domestic abuse posters/leaflets

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* 19. Would you like to be more involved in tackling domestic abuse?

Yes

Please state how you would like to be involved:

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* 20. If you would like to be kept up to date about domestic abuse in Doncaster please provide your name and email address. You will then be added to the distribution list to receive the monthly Doncaster domestic and sexual abuse newsletter.

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* 21. What is your gender?

Female

Male

Non binary

Prefer not to say

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* 22. Do you consider yourself to be transgender?

Yes

Prefer not to say

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* 23. Which race/ethnicity best describes you? (Please choose only one.)

White/White British

Black/Black British

Asian/Asian British

Mixed race

Rather not say

Another race or ethnicity (please specify)

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* 24. Which of these best describes the organisation you work or volunteer for

Community group

Local Council

Children's social care

Local Government

School

Police

Probation

Faith group/organisation

Health

Housing

Private business

Charity

Housing Agency

Military

Other (please specify)