Like the tobacco, alcohol, and fossil fuel industries, the arms industry should be seen as a commercial determinant of health, where corporate practices matter as much as products when considering how industries can harm health. vision.city.ac.uk/news/arms-in...

The Terminally Ill Adults Bill requires careful consideration of the risks posed by domestic abuse (DA) & coercion. It currently does not fully tackle specific safeguarding concerns for those experiencing DA. VISION proposes 4 principles for consideration. vision.city.ac.uk/news/assiste...

A brilliant, well-articulated and thoughtful blog from someone who has experienced violence and abuse and attended our June annual conference. . . it is vital to bring Lived Experience voices into violence-related research for depth, context, and insight. vision.city.ac.uk/news/a-lived...

Join us at hybrid seminar at City St George’s, 10 Sept, exploring two VISION systematic reviews: 1. Experiences of violence among people in insecure migration status and 2. The effectiveness of UK domestic & sexual violence and abuse support services & interventions vision.city.ac.uk/news/upcomin...

I will be BlueSkying from the @respectuk.bsky.social account today at the @vision-research.bsky.social annual conference - let's catch up if you are there 😊

Dame Nicole Jacobs gives the keynote at @vision-research.bsky.social setting out how the DAC team works, how far the #domesticabuse #VAWG sector has come (with still some way to go)

The new animation from @citystgeorges.bsky.social on lived experience launched yesterday set out the importance of including it as a vital ingredient in research www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6Lb... - thank you to the team at @vision-research.bsky.social for an informative and energising day!

Proud to have partnered with @vision-research.bsky.social & @rapecrisis.bsky.social on this important new research. Sexual violence costs England & Wales a jaw-dropping £400bn. The govt must put money where their mouth is at the upcoming spending review and invest in specialist support services.

This important research from @vision-research.bsky.social in collaboration with @rapecrisis.bsky.social and WBG marks a shift in how we understand the impact of sexual violence- allowing us to look at the full, lifelong economic burden of one year’s worth of offences. The findings are shocking.

This year marked the 4th annual UKPRP conference, themed ‘Mobilising a Cross-Government Response to Violence Prevention.’ The event brought together voices from academia, central and local government, health, justice, welfare services, and the voluntary sector. @vision-research.bsky.social

Together, they highlighted the collaborative work taking place across our partner organisations and the Drive Partnership - emphasising key milestones such as our 2020 Call to Action and the 2024 Call for Further Action.

It was especially insightful to hear from Dame Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales. In her keynote, Dame Nicole reflected on the progress made by the domestic abuse and violence against women and girls sector, while recognising the work still to be done.

Thank you to the UKPRP for having us. It was fantastic to have the opportunity to share more about our work and to learn from others across the sector as we continue in our collective efforts to stop domestic abuse. @respectuk.bsky.social @safelives.bsky.social

8.3% of employees experienced threats, insults or attacks at work in the past 12 months. More violence in the workplace research findings from VISION researchers @vanessagash.bsky.social and Niels Blom below ⬇️ vision.city.ac.uk/news/workpla...

⚖️ Earlier this year, Revolving Doors hosted two policy workshops for our Lived Experience of the Law research project. The theme of our second policy workshop was women’s experiences of domestic abuse and the family courts. Read our blog to find out more ➡️ revolving-doors.org.uk/lived-experi...

Work in violence-prevention? Check out our free 4th annual conference: Mobilising a cross-government response to violence prevention. Tuesday 3 June, 10:00 – 16:00 The Light Auditorium, Friends House, London Registration required: vision.city.ac.uk/vision-annua...

Many congratulations to Dr Anastasia Fadeeva who was recently awarded a UK Data Service Impact Fellowship and will research violence and mental impacts in older age. vision.city.ac.uk/news/vision-...

Lifetime costs for childhood exposure to child maltreatment &/or parental domestic violence & abuse were £71,309 per child (non-fatal exposure), & £1,292,377 per CM fatality, with £27.8 billion projected costs. Total costs for exposure to pDVA alone = £1 billion. vision.city.ac.uk/news/the-eco...

Adverse childhood experiences (ACES) can influence development & result in poor adult health outcomes. The aim of this systematic review is to better understand the nature & extent of evidence to infer a causal relationship between ACEs & adult health outcomes. vision.city.ac.uk/news/multipl...

Delighted to have given the Göran Gustafsson Lecture with Gene Feder this week at the University of Uppsala in Sweden on teenage relationship abuse and our @vision-research.bsky.social research. A brilliant day and great to hear about other really important research in this area.

Brilliant afternoon yesterday celebrating the amazing work of @safelives.bsky.social at their 21st birthday tea party with the Queen at Clarence House. Great to go with @vision-research.bsky.social Kim Cullen and @ktbg1.bsky.social and to see familiar faces and meet new people working in this area.

New VISION Policy Briefing: A cross-government approach to preventing violence needs to include health services, alongside justice, welfare, education & other sectors. An effective & safe NHS response to survivors of domestic violence needs to be implemented. vision.city.ac.uk/news/vision-...

Our March newsletter is now live 🌻 mailchi.mp/respect/resp... We covered: 🌸International Women's Day 🌸Lessons learnt from the Restart Programme 🌸Sam Smethers appointed CEO at @seacharity.bsky.social 🌸The Victim Commissioners' research on the impact of court backlogs on victims And more...

A new book by Dr James Rowlands, Assistant Professor of Sociology at @durham-university.bsky.social ''The Potential and Peril of Reviewing Domestic Abuse-Related Deaths'', explores how we make sense of these tragedies. Learn more here: www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/... @jhrowlands.bsky.social

Dr James Rowlands’ new book, out 28 March, explores domestic abuse-related deaths and how reviews can drive change. It’s the first full-length study of Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews in England and Wales. An urgent and vital contribution. ➡️ www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

In 2023, our report 'Underexamined and Underreported' found that woman who had experienced intimate partner violence were 3x more likely to have attemped suicide within the previous year. It's good to see increasing recognition of these links from the police. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

This is a tough read. academic.oup.com/bjc/article/...

Weaving Stories is a youth co-created pilot animation project developed by County-Durham arts education company, Changing Relations & funded via VISION. If you are a UK policymaker or practitioner sign up for the 1-hour May webinar to watch the video & learn more vision.city.ac.uk/news/upcomin...

🚨Women seeking asylum in UK allege sexual abuse in hotel accommodation, an investigation by The Observer. We have long warned of the dangers of asylum accommodation, including hotels, for women seeking safety. 1/🧵 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Economic abuse is a legally recognised form of domestic abuse. New research builds the knowledge base and contributes to burgeoning scholarship. Join us for an in person seminar, 6 May, exploring the picture of EA in the UK and the systems that enable it. vision.city.ac.uk/news/upcomin...

Frontiers in Sociology welcomes submissions of original research for: Enhancing Data Collection and Integration to Reduce Health Harms and Inequalities Linked to Violence. VISION researchers Estela Capelas Barbosa & Annie Bunce guest-edit. For further info: vision.city.ac.uk/news/call-fo...

Really interesting new report from @cassiarowland.bsky.social and @tompope.bsky.social on England's prisons crisis, looking at the changing performance of individual prisons. Lots of worrying findings but also some indications of what could be done to help.

VAWG is a pressing issue in Iran. We funded animations in Farsi & English to inform public discourse & empower victims to seek support. They are grounded in evidence from Iranian women & resonate with audiences in Iran & the global diaspora community vision.city.ac.uk/news/united-...

Great to have been interviewed with @ktbg1.bsky.social by @policinginsight.bsky.social on the research we are doing into adolescent domestic abuse/teenage relationship abuse.

A very useful review on children's experiences of domestic abuse. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The VISION research consortium responds to government & Parliament calls for evidence & inquires related to our work on violence prevention: homelessness, community cohesion, use of AI in govt, Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill etc. Check out our submissions: vision.city.ac.uk/news/vision-...

Really pleased to share that our rapid systematic review on adolescent domestic abuse has now been published link.springer.com/article/10.1... . The article focuses on risk & protective factors. Brilliant to work with such a good team on this. @drsophiecarlisle.bsky.social @ktbg1.bsky.social

New systematic review by VISION's @ruthweir.bsky.social & others seeks to improve our understanding of intimate partner abuse between adolescents, focusing in particular on younger adolescents below the age of 16 and the impacts and risk and protective factors. vision.city.ac.uk/news/the-imp...

Coercive control, the foundation of domestic abuse, often escalates to fatal violence and domestic abuse-related suicide. From today, offenders sentenced to 12+ months will be automatically managed under Mappa, with police and probation services legally required to share risk info.

The first-of-its-kind study found that mothers whose firstborns had experienced adverse childhood experiences had a 71% increased risk of having children (aged five -18) with mental health problems, compared to mothers whose firstborn did not experience adversity. vision.city.ac.uk/news/adverse...

Niels Blom & Polina Obolenskaya investigate with colleagues whether different types of intimate partners commit different types of violence/abuse & whether the injury & wellbeing impact on victim-survivors varies by intimate partner relationship type. vision.city.ac.uk/news/intimat...

VISION researchers use the Delphi technique to reach a consensus on technology-facilitated abuse (TFA) conceptualisation, definition, terminology, & measurement among subject experts. Find out more: vision.city.ac.uk/news/reachin...

Cybercrime victimisation, repeat victimisation & financial impact are associated with age & other sociodemographic & health-related characteristics. Blog & article describes recent study by Ben Havers & colleagues, including Sally McManus from VISION vision.city.ac.uk/news/cybercr...

📢We're looking for a Co-Chair for our Board of Trustees. If you're a strategically minded woman with a strong commitment to women's rights and refugee rights, we'd love to hear from you! Find out more: www.refugeewomen.co.uk/co-chair-boa...

Our Practitioner in Residence @ktbg1.bsky.social and I have written a policy brief highlighting the findings and recommendations from ongoing research and stakeholder engagement into abuse in teenage relationships carried out by the @vision-research.bsky.social vision.city.ac.uk/news/address...

Our final #16DaysofActivism2024 post: VAWG research is vital to providing evidence that ensures the right solution / action is made to tackle this complex issue. Fantastic research is happening & ours is just 1 small part of the huge effort to move towards VAWG eradication.

📢 We still have a few spaces available for our event tonight in Parliament, where we'll discuss the gender pension gap with Dr Daniella Jenkins and the co-chairs of the APPG on Pension Inequality. If you'd like to attend, please RSVP at [email protected] for more details.

#16DaysofActivism2024 - VISION funds 5 small projects & several research VAWG prevention such as increasing awareness & understanding of stalking in Wales & investigating impact of female ethnic minority leadership on DA service provision in East England. For info: vision.city.ac.uk/funded-small...

#16DaysofActivism2024 Incorporating the voices of those who have experienced & those who have caused violence is a key aspect of VISION. We actively engage with individuals who have lived experiences of domestic & sexual violence, as well as other forms of violence vision.city.ac.uk/lived-experi...

#16DaysofActivism2024 To protect women in insecure migration status from experiencing violence associated with their migration status, it’s important the reporting of violence does not lead to immigration enforcement consequences for victims globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....