National Publications

Domestic Violence and Abuse

National Domestic Violence Delivery Plan: Annual Progress Report 2008-09
This report covers progress on early identification of domestic violence, capacity building to improve support for victims and improvements to the way the criminal justice system deals with domestic violence.

Tackling the Health and Mental Health Effects of Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse
This document sets out a programme of work to equip services and professionals to identify and respond to the health and mental health needs of individuals affected by domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, rape, oblique sexual assault and sexual exploitation including children, adolescents, and adults, both victims and abusers, male and female.

Together we can End Violence Against Women and Girls
This consultation is intended to raise awareness, discussion and debate on how together we can end violence against women and girls, and overcome its debilitating impact on individuals, families and communities.

Together we can End Violence Against Women and Girls: A Strategy
This cross-government strategy sets out a coordinated approach to ending violence against women and girls. It includes a range of actions for the police, councils, the NHS and government departments across three areas: prevention, provision and protection.