MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE

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MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE
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INVISIBILITY

• Of something that is
• Damaging
• Dangerous
• Often subtle
• Takes many forms
• Domestic Violence and abuse

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INVISIBILITY

• In particular places with a particular economic
  and social character
• AFFLUENT AREAS
• In such areas there are special issues about the
• Extent
• Nature
• Practical aspects of
• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

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INVISIBILITY

• Previous work suggest for example that in
  AFFLUENT AREAS, DV is
• Under-estimated and reported
• Takes subtle forms
• Is difficult to report
• Is often not reported because victims do not wish
  to do so

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KEY STARTING POINTS

• Domestic violence in prosperous regions is
  invisible
• There are growing concerns over accurately
  identifying and understanding domestic violence
  in prosperous regions
• Little research undertaken on the subject
• Existing research shows evidence of worrying
  levels of under-reported violence
• We need to explore causes and remedies

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INVISIBILITY

• At the next level there are particular,
  under-researched issues around invisibility of DV
  in AFFLUENT AREAS
• for example
• How it impacts upon children and young people
• How it occurs in more rural areas
• How it is affected by a relative lack of service
  provision

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INVISIBILITY

• It follows that the project focus is therefore
  upon
• Establishing the prevalence rate
• Establishing effective interventions
• Making recommendations for future actions
• Capturing all the above in one place

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INVISIBILITY

• Resulting in .
• An EVIDENCE BASE for the first time
• That can be used by particular target groups
  ..

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THE EVIDENCE BASE

• Public service providers (health, social
  services, police, judiciary, education
  professionals, housing services)
• Third Sector service providers who offer
  protection, advice, counselling, entry to other
  services

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THE EVIDENCE BASE

• Policy makers and politicians at the European,
  national, regional and local levels
• Representation, pressure and interest groups
  wishing to affect policy and practice
• THESE ARE THE PROJECT TARGET GROUPS THEREFORE

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USING THE EVIDENCE BASE

• EVIDENCE POLICY AND PRACTICE
  
• POLICY AND EVIDENCE PRACTICE

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Project Contact Details

• Vincent OConnell
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail vincent.oconnell_at_surreycc.gov.uk
• www. To be confirmed