Earlier this year the Health and Wellbeing Team arranged training sessions for staff on Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse, delivered by Women's Aid NI.

A recording is now available of the session held in March 2022. These sessions inform the audience of the extent of domestic & sexual violence & abuse in Northern Ireland, setting the scene locally and putting in context what is meant by domestic abuse including:

• Background: Setting the scene

• Issues for participants: Fears and expectations

• Beliefs and Attitudes about domestic & sexual violence

• The impact on those living with abuse

• Impact on children and young people

• An update on current and proposed legislation within NI will be covered including the new offence of coercive control

• Know ‘pathways to support’ – referral to local services available to victims/survivors of domestic and sexual abuse/violence in order to increase their safety

• Resourcing

Please find below the links to the training:-

Link to Domestic Abuse Recording – Part 1:- https://bit.ly/3JqGuHi

Link to Domestic Abuse Recording – Part 2:- https://bit.ly/3KLCkdo

Link to EA Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse Policy and Managers toolkit: https://www.eani.org.uk/about-us/equality/domestic-and-sexual-violence-and-abuse-workplace-policy-2021