Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse brings communities together to end domestic abuse
Our aim is to support organisations to work in partnership to identify and respond effectively to domestic abuse to ensure survivors receive the best possible support to live free from abuse.
These agencies include the police, criminal justice partners, housing associations, local authorities, social services, healthcare workers, faith communities and charities.
We bring local services together to keep people safe.
We aim to see every area in the UK adopt the Coordinated Community Response (CCR) in order to:
- Keep survivors and their families safe.
- Hold abusers to account and change damaging behaviours.
- Prevent and ultimately end domestic abuse.
Our aims
We aim to help build a society where, when it comes to domestic abuse, there are no holes in the net of support, so victim-survivors can get back onto their feet. We want services – whether housing, health or policing – to draw on quality training and link up with specialist domestic abuse services to identify and help anyone at risk. We want coordinated community responses to be available nationally.
How we work
We use our experience and expertise to advise and support organisations and local authority areas to introduce, strengthen, or develop the Coordinated Community Response in their area.
We work with communities to bring together all the different local agencies that play a part in tackling abuse, from prevention to prosecution and beyond. We help them to coordinate their activities, review their performance, identify gaps, and support them to improve.
We also deliver training and develop resources to make sure that professionals in public services feel confident dealing with disclosures of domestic abuse safely and effectively
Our Impact
Over the years, we have influenced the national and local governments to ensure a better response to domestic abuse.
As a result, significant and positive changes have occurred in the provision of services and policies aimed at reducing the risk of domestic abuse.
“Standing Together have consistently helped all of us, in this global effort to end violence in the lives of women and children, to think better, do better and in doing so create a better future.”
Ellen Pence, Praxis International, Duluth, Minnesota USA
“I am proud to have
I’m proud to have been a founding member of DAHA and encourage all local authorities and housing providers to adopt these standards.
Nicole Jacobs, DA Commissioner England & Wales
“Standing Together’s approach has always been rooted in women’s experiences, strong relationships and influencing systems to create lasting change.”
Beryl Foster
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