Abstract
Dealing with domestic violence and abuse (DVA) requires a coordinated effort from various professionals and diverse organisations as DVA exerts a significant and detrimental impact on the lives and health of those who experience abuse, and on wider family members and especially children if any. Healthcare professional have to refer DVA victim-survivors (as well as DVA perpetrators) to other organisations and therefore, need to be aware of the importance, need and complexities of working with other professionals and organisations. This chapter aims to explore role of professionals and organisations in supporting victims of DVA.
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A MARAC is a regular local meeting to discuss how to help victims at high risk of murder or serious harm. In this meeting various professionals involved in provision of services to victim-survivor, including a domestic abuse specialist (IDVA), police, children’s social services, health and other relevant agencies come together to discuss this issue. Each case is reviewed and details of particular victim-survivor, their children, other family members, perpetrator and other contextual information is shared in the group so all involved can analyse the situation appropriately before coming to any conclusion and making decisions. The meeting is confidential. For further details of the composition and function of a MARAC please see http://www.safelives.org.uk/practice-support/resources-marac-meetings
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IRIS website: http://www.irisdomesticviolence.org.uk/iris/
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We would like to thank Hannah Hogg, Safeguarding Lead (Corporate).
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for providing the text for Box 9.1 in this chapter.
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McGarry, J., Ali, P. (2020). Domestic Violence and Abuse and Working with Other Agencies. In: Ali, P., McGarry, J. (eds) Domestic Violence in Health Contexts: A Guide for Healthcare Professions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29361-1_9
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