Domestic Abuse Related Suicide vs Domestic Homicide in the UK
Posted onWhen people think about fatal outcomes of domestic abuse, the focus is often on homicides cases where someone is killed by a partner or family… Read More »
Category: Safeguarding & Risk
Articles in this category address safeguarding practice, risk assessment, and protection of children and adults at risk. Topics include contextual safeguarding, domestic abuse, exploitation, coercive control, and defensible decision making. Content supports professionals working in safeguarding, health, social care, education, and justice contexts to respond confidently and ethically to complex risk situations.
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How Coercive Control Impacts Mental Health and Suicide Risk
Posted onCoercive control is a pattern of behaviour designed to dominate, isolate, and entrap another person through psychological, emotional, financial, and social means. In the UK,… Read More »
Why Psychological Abuse Is Often Missed in Suicide Prevention
Posted onPsychological abuse does not leave physical scars, so it is less likely to trigger standard risk assessments used in suicide prevention. Many service models are… Read More »
Prevalence of Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control Related Suicide in the UK
Posted onDomestic abuse and coercive control are increasingly recognised as critical contributors to suicide risk in the UK. While domestic homicide statistics receive significant public and… Read More »
Contextual Safeguarding in UK
Posted onContextual safeguarding is an approach to protecting children and young people that recognises that harm does not only occur within families. Instead, risks such as… Read More »
Safeguarding Children in the UK
Posted onSafeguarding children is a fundamental responsibility across the UK, designed to protect children and young people from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and harm, while promoting their… Read More »
County Lines CSE and Criminal Exploitation in the UK
Posted onCounty Lines CSE and Criminal Exploitation are some of the most significant issues facing children and vulnerable adults in the UK today. These forms of… Read More »