Domestic abuse and COVID-19 - in conversation with Jo Silver, SafeLives
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Thank you for listening to the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast - COVID-19 special.
In this episode Michael Sanders, Chief Executive of What Works for Children’s Social Care talks to Jo Silver, Director of Quality and Innovation at SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good.
Michael and Jo discuss how SafeLives utilised their networks to ensure the voices of victims and survivors of domestic abuse were heard and that their needs were understood; creative ways domestic abuse organisations have been keeping children and families safe; and the difficulties of supporting children and young people who are experiencing domestic abuse.
You can find out more about SafeLives here:
@safelives_
Virtual support for professionals is available via the SafeLives Community Platform
https://community.safelives.org.uk/default.aspx
SafeLives’ COVID-19 resources can be accessed here
https://safelives.org.uk/news-views/domestic-abuse-and-covid-19
Participate in the victim/survivor survey here:
https://wh1.snapsurveys.com/s.asp?k=158461680526
Participate in the frontline domestic abuse service survey here:
https://wh1.snapsurveys.com/s.asp?k=158472140117
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for upcoming topics, please get in touch by emailing info@whatworks-csc.org.uk
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