Violence, Abuse and Mental Health: Opportunities for Change
Lead Research Organisation:
King's College London
Department Name: Health Service and Population Research
Abstract
Violence and abuse are endemic globally. In the most recent Crime Survey in England and Wales, 2% reported past-year community violence (where most victims were men). Domestic violence or abuse (physical, sexual, psychological, economic and controlling or coercive behaviour) in the last year was reported by 7.5% of women and 4.3% of men, with victims of repeated or severe domestic violence and/or sexual violence more likely to be women. Most previous mental health research has neglected the impact of domestic and sexual violence on mental health and well-being, so our network will prioritise these, and their links with childhood experiences, and mental health in childhood and adulthood. We know that people with mental health problems are more likely to be victims of domestic or sexual violence, or have witnessed parental violence as a child; some mental health problems are also, much less commonly, associated with committing violent acts though there is very little known about this in relation to domestic violence perpetration. The UK government has recognised that preventing and reducing the impact of domestic and sexual violence and abuse is an important way to improve mental health.
This network aims to reduce the prevalence of mental health problems among children, working age adults, and the elderly, by bringing together experts with different ways of thinking about violence, abuse and mental health - some will have personal experience of these issues, others will have expertise from the work that they do, and survivor researchers have expertise born of lived experience and their work. Understanding, preventing and reducing the impact of violence and abuse on mental health requires that we resolve problems that have prevented progress in the past. Firstly, different organisations mean different things when they talk about violence and abuse. This has meant that violence and abuse, and mental health, are measured in different ways by different organisations, and that information collected about violence and abuse does not tell us what we need to know. For example, mental health surveys sometimes ask about violence, but do not ask about the relationship between the victim or perpetrator, what type of violence was experienced, or how it impacted on mental health. Secondly, we have limited knowledge of how and why experiencing different types of violence and abuse increases the risk of developing mental disorders, or how new digital technologies are changing people's experiences of abuse and how this impacts on mental health. Thirdly, we do not have interventions that are effective in preventing or reducing violence experienced by people with mental health problems, or programmes that reduce the risk of mental health problems developing after experiences of violence or abuse.
Network activities will address these challenges through: 1) working with people who have personal experience of violence, abuse, and mental health problems to learn from different perspectives, and generate fresh ideas and research questions, with a focus on the commonest types of violence- domestic and sexual violence and abuse; 2) trying to answer research questions through small grant competitions, workshops, conferences, and other events; some of these will lead to larger grant applications; 3) sharing measurement approaches, including how to ethically and safely research this area, which will help data collection and analysis by health services, the criminal justice system, family courts, social care, charities, and researchers. We will also develop an online resource providing information about datasets that can be used in research in the future. We aim to make our results known by publicising them widely through our network and other organisations, including policy makers within NHS England, Public Health England and the National Institute for Health and Social Care Excellence, technology companies and the general public.
This network aims to reduce the prevalence of mental health problems among children, working age adults, and the elderly, by bringing together experts with different ways of thinking about violence, abuse and mental health - some will have personal experience of these issues, others will have expertise from the work that they do, and survivor researchers have expertise born of lived experience and their work. Understanding, preventing and reducing the impact of violence and abuse on mental health requires that we resolve problems that have prevented progress in the past. Firstly, different organisations mean different things when they talk about violence and abuse. This has meant that violence and abuse, and mental health, are measured in different ways by different organisations, and that information collected about violence and abuse does not tell us what we need to know. For example, mental health surveys sometimes ask about violence, but do not ask about the relationship between the victim or perpetrator, what type of violence was experienced, or how it impacted on mental health. Secondly, we have limited knowledge of how and why experiencing different types of violence and abuse increases the risk of developing mental disorders, or how new digital technologies are changing people's experiences of abuse and how this impacts on mental health. Thirdly, we do not have interventions that are effective in preventing or reducing violence experienced by people with mental health problems, or programmes that reduce the risk of mental health problems developing after experiences of violence or abuse.
Network activities will address these challenges through: 1) working with people who have personal experience of violence, abuse, and mental health problems to learn from different perspectives, and generate fresh ideas and research questions, with a focus on the commonest types of violence- domestic and sexual violence and abuse; 2) trying to answer research questions through small grant competitions, workshops, conferences, and other events; some of these will lead to larger grant applications; 3) sharing measurement approaches, including how to ethically and safely research this area, which will help data collection and analysis by health services, the criminal justice system, family courts, social care, charities, and researchers. We will also develop an online resource providing information about datasets that can be used in research in the future. We aim to make our results known by publicising them widely through our network and other organisations, including policy makers within NHS England, Public Health England and the National Institute for Health and Social Care Excellence, technology companies and the general public.
Planned Impact
Key beneficiaries:
1. People with lived experience of interpersonal violence or abuse and mental health problems;
2. The general population including at risk groups such as young people, and people with disabilities;
3. Mental health professionals;
4. Academics - see "Academic beneficiaries";
5. Third sector providers of support for survivors of DV and SV, and programmes for DV perpetrators. The third sector have expressed concern about mental health services failing to address DV and SV, and report mental health problems can be a barrier to effective help for perpetrators and survivors;
6. Self-help groups, peer support providers, and community groups;
7. Policy makers, regulators, commissioners and public health leads;
8. Technologists, including software designers and "Internet of Things" manufacturers;
9. Police, HM prison and probation service.
They will benefit in the following ways:
1. People with mental health problems who are survivors of violence and abuse will be supported more effectively as a result of the development of more appropriate interventions and trauma informed care; they will also be informed about our research through survivor organisations' newsletters and shape the research agenda.
2. The general population will better understand the impact of violence and abuse on mental health through public engagement activities and the media, and through education e.g. on healthy relationships in schools. Publicity and dissemination of the network's activity may also enhance awareness of violence and abuse and help-seeking opportunities.
3. Training of mental health professionals will improve as it will be more informed by a greater understanding of the impact of violence and abuse on mental health. Practitioners will be able to recognise and understand the needs of their clients more effectively; ultimately this will mean their work is more effective and rewarding, and that they understand how their own experiences of abuse may have led them to their work.
4. See earlier for specific benefits to academics.
5. The third sector will benefit through opportunities for collaborations which could result in new ways to analyse their administrative data, in addition to developing new understandings of violence, abuse and mental health which could help multi-agency working.
6. Self-help groups and community groups, working with victims and perpetrators of domestic violence and abuse, will be impacted through similar mechanisms.
7. The policy lab will include members on the DHSC Women's Mental Health Taskforce (Sacks-Jones, CEO AGENDA, named collaborator, is co-Chair with Jackie Doyle-Price MP) e.g. NHSE, which is working on sexual safety and restraint in Mental Health Trusts (relating to Regulation 13 http://www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-providers/regulations-enforcement/regulation-13-safeguarding-service-users-abuse-improper) and PHE. Research of relevance will be fed back to relevant bodies including the Home Office (Violence Against Women and Girls strategy), DHSC, NICE (e.g. NICE PH50), Health Education England, NHS England National Safeguarding Steering Group and Safeguarding Lead Networks, Mental Health Policy Research Unit, and Royal College conferences.
8. Technologists such as software developers, "Internet of Things" manufacturers and engineers will understand how technical systems and platforms can be used in violence and abuse cases and ultimately impact on mental health e.g. cyber-bullying and controlling behaviour in 'smart' and internet-connected homes.
9. The police, HM Prison and Probation service will understand more about the violence and abuse experienced by mentally disordered victims and perpetrators. Furthermore, we will provide opportunities to discuss how criminal justice can better liaise with mental health services, and understand the factors that increase risks of violence, suicide, and re-victimization in those with mental health conditions.
1. People with lived experience of interpersonal violence or abuse and mental health problems;
2. The general population including at risk groups such as young people, and people with disabilities;
3. Mental health professionals;
4. Academics - see "Academic beneficiaries";
5. Third sector providers of support for survivors of DV and SV, and programmes for DV perpetrators. The third sector have expressed concern about mental health services failing to address DV and SV, and report mental health problems can be a barrier to effective help for perpetrators and survivors;
6. Self-help groups, peer support providers, and community groups;
7. Policy makers, regulators, commissioners and public health leads;
8. Technologists, including software designers and "Internet of Things" manufacturers;
9. Police, HM prison and probation service.
They will benefit in the following ways:
1. People with mental health problems who are survivors of violence and abuse will be supported more effectively as a result of the development of more appropriate interventions and trauma informed care; they will also be informed about our research through survivor organisations' newsletters and shape the research agenda.
2. The general population will better understand the impact of violence and abuse on mental health through public engagement activities and the media, and through education e.g. on healthy relationships in schools. Publicity and dissemination of the network's activity may also enhance awareness of violence and abuse and help-seeking opportunities.
3. Training of mental health professionals will improve as it will be more informed by a greater understanding of the impact of violence and abuse on mental health. Practitioners will be able to recognise and understand the needs of their clients more effectively; ultimately this will mean their work is more effective and rewarding, and that they understand how their own experiences of abuse may have led them to their work.
4. See earlier for specific benefits to academics.
5. The third sector will benefit through opportunities for collaborations which could result in new ways to analyse their administrative data, in addition to developing new understandings of violence, abuse and mental health which could help multi-agency working.
6. Self-help groups and community groups, working with victims and perpetrators of domestic violence and abuse, will be impacted through similar mechanisms.
7. The policy lab will include members on the DHSC Women's Mental Health Taskforce (Sacks-Jones, CEO AGENDA, named collaborator, is co-Chair with Jackie Doyle-Price MP) e.g. NHSE, which is working on sexual safety and restraint in Mental Health Trusts (relating to Regulation 13 http://www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-providers/regulations-enforcement/regulation-13-safeguarding-service-users-abuse-improper) and PHE. Research of relevance will be fed back to relevant bodies including the Home Office (Violence Against Women and Girls strategy), DHSC, NICE (e.g. NICE PH50), Health Education England, NHS England National Safeguarding Steering Group and Safeguarding Lead Networks, Mental Health Policy Research Unit, and Royal College conferences.
8. Technologists such as software developers, "Internet of Things" manufacturers and engineers will understand how technical systems and platforms can be used in violence and abuse cases and ultimately impact on mental health e.g. cyber-bullying and controlling behaviour in 'smart' and internet-connected homes.
9. The police, HM Prison and Probation service will understand more about the violence and abuse experienced by mentally disordered victims and perpetrators. Furthermore, we will provide opportunities to discuss how criminal justice can better liaise with mental health services, and understand the factors that increase risks of violence, suicide, and re-victimization in those with mental health conditions.
Organisations
- King's College London (Lead Research Organisation)
- Medical Research Council (Co-funder)
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (Co-funder)
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (Co-funder)
- Cambridge University Press (Collaboration)
- Springer Nature (Collaboration)
- ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (Collaboration)
- Women's Aid (Collaboration)
- The Lancet (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- City, University of London (Collaboration)
- McPin Foundation (Collaboration)
- Thames Valley Police (Collaboration)
- KING'S COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
- Cambridge University Press (Project Partner)
- McPin Foundation (Project Partner)
Publications
Taggart D
(2021)
Trauma, mental health and the COVID-19 crisis: are we really all in it together?
in Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England)
Tanczer L
(2021)
I Feel Like We're Really Behind the Game': Perspectives of the United Kingdom's Intimate Partner Violence Support Sector on the Rise of Technology-Facilitated Abuse
in SSRN Electronic Journal
Tanczer L
(2021)
'I feel like we're really behind the game': perspectives of the United Kingdom's intimate partner violence support sector on the rise of technology-facilitated abuse
in Journal of Gender-Based Violence
Tanksley PT
(2020)
Identifying Psychological Pathways to Polyvictimization: Evidence from a Longitudinal Cohort Study of Twins from the United Kingdom.
in Journal of experimental criminology
Turner S
(2024)
In principle vs in practice: User, expert and policymaker attitudes towards the right to data portability in the internet of things
in Computer Law & Security Review
White S
(2023)
Global Prevalence and Mental Health Outcomes of Intimate Partner Violence Among Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
in Trauma, Violence, & Abuse
Whiting D
(2020)
Violent outcomes in first-episode psychosis: A clinical cohort study.
in Early intervention in psychiatry
Yu R
(2023)
Development and Validation of a Prediction Tool for Reoffending Risk in Domestic Violence.
in JAMA network open
| Title | "Alive" - short film written and performed by Viv Gordon |
| Description | One of four films produced as part of the Plain Sight project, funded by the VAMHN. |
| Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | - |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ohAKh0s5jY |
| Title | "Mirror" - Short film written and produced by Viv Gordon |
| Description | One of four films produced as part of the Plain Sight project, funded by the VAMHN. |
| Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | - |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOUzVOPZnGU |
| Title | "Not my shame" - zine |
| Description | Funded by the VAMHN, the project consisted of a six-week creative writing workshop for Black LGBTQ+ survivors hosted by Andreena Leeanne, a Lived Experience Speaker, Writing Workshop Facilitator & Poet. This zine is a further outcome of the project, which features an essay written by Evie Muir, a social justice writer and domestic abuse specialist. This zine was designed by Zoe Thompson from sweet-thang zine, which is a publication and indie press that celebrates work by Black creatives. |
| Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | - |
| URL | https://www.kcl.ac.uk/csmh/assets/rp2/not-my-shame-zine.pdf |
| Title | "The Story" - short film written and performed by Viv Gordon |
| Description | One of four films produced by the Plain Sight project, funded by the VAMHN. |
| Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | - |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtdMPPfnJjM |
| Title | 'We' - short film written and performed by Viv Gordon |
| Description | One of four films produced as part of the Plain Sight project, funded by the VAMHN. |
| Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | - |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RSbgkNXuLk |
| Title | An Autistic Guide to Healthy Relationships |
| Description | An artistic PDF digital guide for people with autism to make it easier for this group to recognise emotional abuse using a green, orange and red flags system. This resource was created by: Dr Amy Pearson, Durham University Mr Kieran Rose, The Autistic Advocate Dr Monique Botha, University of Stirling Mrs Sarah Douglas, University of Bristol Dr Felicity Sedgewick, University of Bristol |
| Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | This guide is for people with autism that will be disseminated as appropriate through various channels. |
| Title | Justice Recitations |
| Description | A socially engaged research project funded by the VAMHN. Collaborating with Newcastle university students through a series of art and research workshops to discuss research on consent and sexual ethics through the lens of gender, race, class, sexuality, and disability. Digital capture and curation of the installation by Art Matters Now. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | - |
| URL | https://www.theasys.io/viewer/twfpg1ROwzjaz8Bmh0C04GOH1aL0Fy/ |
| Title | Osoyegbon |
| Description | 1 minute animation film produced from the Osoyegbon project, funded by the VAMHN. |
| Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | - |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/osoyegbon.html |
| Title | Towards Recognition of Abuse,Understanding, and Mutuality through Arts:T.R.A.U.M.A. Card Deck |
| Description | Arts-based card-deck that supports abuse recognition and facilitates conversations. Card decks were exhibited and sold, with an accompanying booklet (linked below) that provides guidance on their use. |
| Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | - |
| URL | https://www.scribd.com/document/641379593/trauma-booklet-1?secret_password=FeyrJjdQB2u7Ji0L3jrp#full... |
| Description | The key academic achievements of the research supported by the grant include identifying new research questions, generating new knowledge, improving research methods, developing research resources, and enabling new collaborations and partnerships. Among the ways we have achieved this are through: (1) Our Lancet Psychiatry Commission on Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health, which reviewed evidence and make recommendations for future research, services, and policy. The research recommendations included ensuring DVA is measured in new population-based cohorts, to include DVA as a potential moderator of treatment response in intervention studies; and to improve coordination and cooperation across sectors regarding both data collection and core indicators/outcomes to assess interventions to reduce DVA, reflecting priorities of survivors. It was also noted that there is less understanding of how DVA impacts occur across the whole of the life course and what research findings mean for service delivery implementation. (2) A Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology linked series on violence, abuse, and mental health. The series includes rich and methodologically innovative research which attempts to address several limitations of the current evidence base by: ensuring quantitative data are sex-disaggregated, using datasets large enough to have the statistical power to examine sex differences in violence, abuse, and mental health problems; considering carefully the measurement of abuse-for example, including technology-enabled abuse; re-evaluating measurement of outcomes; and taking a life course approach. (3) Survivor research priorities consultations, recognising that survivor involvement in identifying research priorities is vital to ensuring future research, policy, and advocacy activity aligns with real world needs. The first focused on overarching priorities areas for violence, abuse, and mental health research, the second focused more specifically on coercive control. Findings from the consultations have been widely disseminated and used to guide network research activities and funding competitions. (4) Commissioning new research. From 2019-2022 we ran four funding competitions. The first three calls funded 12 new research projects: the first on the theme of measurement (2019), the second on understanding (2020), and the third on interventions (2021). Key findings included (1) methodological advances, including the feasibility and acceptability of linking medical records with survey disclosures, and methods for costing violence and abuse; (2) identification of evidence gaps, including on non-medicalised impacts of violence and abuse and on effective interventions for co-occurring domestic abuse, mental health problems, and substance misuse; (3) applications and limitations of current conceptualisations and frameworks for trauma-informed care; (4) identification of factors that impact access to support for victim-survivors and their families. Our fourth call was for research-arts collaborations: we made five awards. These projects emphasised how creative approaches can not only raise awareness of violence, abuse, and mental health problems but can also serve as valuable tools for facilitating conversations and supporting the wellbeing of victim-survivors. Findings have been shared through academic and non-academic outputs and have contributed to investigators securing new grant and fellowship awards. We pioneered new methods for integrating lived experience involvement into grant funding processes and have published guidance to share our practice. |
| Exploitation Route | Findings have been published in an array of formats, including academic articles, reports, podcasts, blogs, and creative outputs. Academics can use new findings, methods, and research resources to inform new research projects. We are aware of several successful applications for research projects, fellowships, and studentships that have followed on from our commissioned research. Academics can also integrate our findings into undergraduate and postgraduate teaching materials. Practitioners in health, social care, education, and criminal justice can utilise findings to inform evidence-based interventions. Advocacy groups and non-governmental organisations can use findings to raise awareness, shape campaigns, and develop resources for victim-survivors. The emphasis on creative approaches, as demonstrated in the research-arts competition, highlights the potential for innovative communication strategies that resonate with diverse audiences. Policymakers can draw on findings to shape policies and develop coordinated responses to addressing violence, abuse, and mental health. The emphasis on survivor involvement in research priority consultations provides a foundation for research, advocacy, and policy activity that aligns with real-world needs. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy Education Healthcare Government Democracy and Justice |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/ |
| Description | VAMHN works to bring together experts with different ways of thinking about violence, abuse, and mental health - some with personal experience of these issues, some with expertise from the work that they do, and some with both. We aim to understand, prevent, and reduce the impact of violence and abuse and mental health. Members engage through a variety of means, including through our programme of network meetings and seminars, with speakers selected to represent the cross-disciplinary and multi-sectoral nature of our network. Our meetings and events have been attended by hundreds of people, providing opportunities for learning, dissemination, and networking. We now have over 1,100 subscribers to our monthly newsletter, which shares latest findings from research and practice and collaboration, funding, and training opportunities, and over 2,700 followers on Twitter. We have pioneered methods to integrate survivor voices into network activities. Our Lived Experience Advisory Group is central to the VAMHN, meeting regularly to inform network activities and to lead the development of numerous resources including podcasts, blogs, webinars and written outputs. Most recently this has included best practice guidance on integrating lived experience involvement in grant funding processes and reporting on survivor priorities for future research on coercive control. Increasingly, our Lived Experience Advisory Group is providing best practice advice and research support to the network membership. We have worked to set the research agenda on violence, abuse, and mental health problems, including through our collaboration with The Lancet Psychiatry to produce a Commission on Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health. The Commission was published in May 2022 and was officially launched at the Royal College of Psychiatrists International Conference in June 2022. We have commissioned 12 research projects which address the measurement and definition of violence, abuse, and mental health problems; understanding pathways between violence, abuse, and mental health problems; and, interventions for violence, abuse, and mental health problems. We also commissioned 5 artistic public engagement projects which aim to promote the discussion around violence, abuse and mental health to the general public. VAMHN members are conducting and publishing important and high-quality research relevant to the network's aims. Through our collaboration with Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology journal we commissioned original articles and commentaries from our network members. Developing the capacity and competitiveness of junior researchers is vital in progressing violence, abuse, and mental health research. Accordingly, we targeted bursary funds, grant-writing workshops, and development seminars to our early career researchers, and strongly encourage the inclusion of early career researchers as co-applicants to our plus funds grant competitions. We also developed resources that will be useful both during and beyond the lifetime of the award including our online data directory, which indexes UK datasets that are accessible for secondary analysis and report violence, abuse, and mental health. We have also developed a directory of experts and networks to support new research collaborations and to support non-academic members (including media) to access academic expertise and commentary. Additionally, we developed a lived-experience guided online blog repository, aiming to clearly communicate the state of the art for non-academic uses. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2021 |
| Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Healthcare,Government, Democracy and Justice |
| Impact Types | Policy & public services |
| Description | APPG Inquiry into Domestic Abuse and Mental Health: Invited submission |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Citations in updated RCPsych CPD online module on domestic violence and mental health |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | . |
| Description | Crown Prosecution Service Public Consultation on Pre-Trial Therapy |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.cps.gov.uk/consultation/public-consultation-guidance-pre-trial-therapy |
| Description | Domestic Abuse Bill - Public Bill Committee Briefing |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5801/cmpublic/DomesticAbuse/memo/DAB37.pdf |
| Description | Home Office Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/violence-against-women-and-girls-vawg-call-for-evidence/... |
| Description | King's Health Partners "Meet the Expert" global, clinical seminar series on "Identification of, and response to, domestic violence and abuse in healthcare settings during the Covid pandemic" |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Maudsley Learning (BRAINCAST) podcast on DVA and mental health |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl_OF_Kvxnk&feature=youtu.be |
| Description | Member of SafeLives Advisory Group for project relating to Domestic violence in London - a whole health approach. |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | NHSE/NHSI webinar on domestic abuse and perinatal mental health during Covid with 850 attendees online |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| URL | http://www.vamhn.co.uk/covid-19-resources.html |
| Description | Off-radar interim report was shared with Government bodies |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Description | Prof Louise Howard: Advisor for new Covid-19 guidelines on DVA |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/our-work/oxppl/domestic-violence-and-abuse/ |
| Description | Royal College of Psychiatrists Faculty of General Adult Psychiatry Conference on "Domestic violence and abuse and mental health during the Covid pandemic and beyond: implications for general adult psychiatrists" with 436 attendees |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| URL | https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/events/conferences/faculty-of-general-adult-psychiatry-conference-2020 |
| Description | Submission to the Prevention in Health and Social Care inquiry (VAMHN/Section of WMH) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/work/7205/prevention-in-health-and-social-care/ |
| Description | The Department of Health & Social Care 10 year mental health and wellbeing plan consultation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | ARC: Integrating social care in response to intimate partner VIolence and abuse: SupporTing the Adult and child victim (VISTA) NIHR ARC National Priority for Adult Social Care and Social Work - Priority Projects. |
| Amount | £109,956 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NIHR201892 |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Description | IAA Social Science Festival award - Home is not always a safe place - young people's experiences during the pandemic and opportunities for change (Fisher) |
| Amount | £1,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2020 |
| End | 11/2020 |
| Description | Improving national and local responses to identifying and supporting children and young people at risk of violence and abuse in the home during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Amount | £7,500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2020 |
| End | 12/2020 |
| Description | Improving the assessment of domestic violence reoffending |
| Amount | £65,794 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 0013538 |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Department | John Fell Fund |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Description | KCL Global Research Grant (PI: Roxanne Keynejad) |
| Amount | £2,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2022 |
| End | 01/2023 |
| Description | Mental health impact of Covid-19-related societal changes on "off-radar" children at risk of violence/abuse at home |
| Amount | £10,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2020 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | NIHR ARC National Priority for Adult Social Care and Social Work Priority Projects (PI: Ruth McGovern) |
| Amount | £62,942 (GBP) |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Description | NIHR North East and North Cumbria Applied Research Collaboration (PI: Ruth McGovern) |
| Amount | £49,762 (GBP) |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Description | National Priority in Adult Social Care and Social Work |
| Amount | £109,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NIHR-INF-2603 |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2020 |
| End | 12/2023 |
| Description | PROTECT COVID 19: Exploring lived experiences of the impact of intimate partner violence and abuse on children, affected family members and perpetrators during the COVID- 19 global pandemic: N8 (PI: Ruth McGovern) |
| Amount | £19,836 (GBP) |
| Organisation | N8 Research Partnership |
| Sector | Learned Society |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Description | Rape and Sexual Assault: developing a trauma-informed framework to providing health and social care support to survivors. |
| Amount | £877,324 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NIHR303663 |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
| Department | NIHR Fellowship Programme |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Description | Royal College of Psychiatrists Margaret Slack Travelling Fellowship (PI: Roxanne Keynejad) |
| Amount | £2,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Royal College of Psychiatrists |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2022 |
| End | 01/2023 |
| Description | Study on the economic, social, and human costs of trafficking in human beings within the EU |
| Amount | âĴÂ 309,836 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | HOME/2018/ISFP/PR/THB/0000 Lot 2 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 04/2019 |
| End | 02/2020 |
| Description | The needs of domestic violence and abuse service providers in the wake of coronavirus: A scoping study -King's Together Fund |
| Amount | £9,902 (GBP) |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2020 |
| End | 12/2020 |
| Description | VISION research innovation fund (supplementary award) |
| Amount | £38,737 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/V049879/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2023 |
| End | 04/2024 |
| Description | Victimization and domestic violence experienced by mental health services users during the COVID-19 lockdown period: understanding outcomes and their correlates. |
| Amount | £24,873 (GBP) |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2021 |
| End | 09/2022 |
| Description | Violence, Health and Society |
| Amount | £50,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | UK PRP |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2020 |
| End | 12/2020 |
| Description | Violence, Health and Society: VISION |
| Amount | £7,128,297 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/V049879/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2021 |
| End | 09/2026 |
| Title | Development and Validation of a Prediction Tool for Reoffending Risk in Domestic Violence |
| Description | Prediction models were developed for 3 reoffending outcomes after arrest for domestic violence: conviction of a new violent crime (including domestic violence), conviction of any new crime, and rearrest for domestic violence at 1 year, 3 years, and 5 years. The prediction models were created using sociodemographic factors, criminological factors, and mental health status-related factors, linking data from multiple population-based longitudinal registers. Cox proportional hazard multivariable regression was used to develop prediction models and validate them in external samples. Key performance measures, including discrimination at prespecified cutoffs and calibration statistics, were investigated. |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | n/a |
| URL | https://oxrisk.com/violenceafterdv/ |
| Title | Long-Term Support Needs of Adult Sexual Assault Survivors |
| Description | The structured questionnaire takes approximately 20 minutes to complete and asks about survivors' demographic characteristics, support needs, impacts of abuse, and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD. |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | - |
| URL | https://www.stmaryscentre.org/application/files/8416/3696/7705/Hard_copy_of_questionnaire_.pdf |
| Description | Development of a risk assessment tool for domestic violence. |
| Organisation | Thames Valley Police |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | We conceptualized the research idea, designed the study, analyzed the data, and drafted the paper for publication. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Our collaborators at the KCL, Thames Valley Police, and KI, assisted interpreting findings and provided feedback on our drafts. KI provided data. |
| Impact | We have secured additional funding from the John Fell Fund at Oxford University to develop a model utilizing the data from police. This project stems from our ongoing collaboration with the Thames Valley Police. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences Special Issue on Sexual Violence and Mental Health |
| Organisation | Cambridge University Press |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The PI was invited to guest edit a special issue of the journal on the topic of sexual violence and mental health. As guest editor she commissioned two 3,000 word commentaries from leading experts working in this field and authored a 1,500 word editorial to introduce them. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences is an international peer-reviewed journal; each issue has a focus on one topic. |
| Impact | All outputs are listed under publications: (1) Oram et al (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796019000106) (2) Sweeney et al (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796019000131) (3) Hughes et al (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796019000040) Collaboration involves applied health researchers, epidemiologists, and survivor researchers. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | International Violence, Abuse and Mental Health Network |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The iVAMHN is an auxiliary network established by network member Dr Roxanne Keynejad (King's College London) to bring together early career researchers from or with a focus on researching violence, abuse, and mental health in low- and middle-income countries. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The VAMHN has supported the iVAMHN with hosting events and circulating newsletters and opportunities. iVAMHN members were also invited to submit a manuscript to our linked series with the Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology Journal which has now been published. |
| Impact | Paper published by iVAMHN as part of the VAMHN's SPPE Journal Series: Keynejad, R.C., Bentley, A., Bhatia, U. et al. Research, education and capacity building priorities for violence, abuse and mental health in low- and middle-income countries: an international qualitative survey. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02061-5 |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Lancet Psychiatry Commission on Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health |
| Organisation | The Lancet |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The research's senior leadership team conceptualized the scope of the commission and identified commissioners in partnership with the editor of The Lancet Psychiatry. The research team provided the secretariat to the commission, including through the organisation of travel and accommodation for commissioners to attend two in-person meetings (June 2019 and February 2020). The PI chaired the in-person meetings with the editor of The Lancet Psychiatry and provided guidance and support to commissioners between meetings. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Lancet Psychiatry has contributed staff time from the editor and deputy editor, access to facilities and equipment (i.e. catering and room hire), and printing. Future contributions will include printing and dissemination of the commission, podcasts and advertising, and additional staff time including for development of online content. |
| Impact | An editorial announcing the Commission was published in July 2019 (Oram et al doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30186-5.l, see publications). The Commission was published in 2022 (Oram et al; doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00008-6, see publications) The collaboration is multidisciplinary: the team of commissioners brings expertise in child and adolescent psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, psychology, primary care, neuroscience, behavioural science, violence against women research, service user-led research, epidemiology, law, sociology, and journalism. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | NIHR Research for Patient Benefit application - Nadia Mantovani |
| Organisation | St George's University of London |
| Department | Population Health Research Institute |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | Helen Fisher supported Nadia to develop the NIHR application, provided comments on a draft and connected her with potential collaborators through VAMHN. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Nadia provided the ideas and wrote the application. |
| Impact | Nadia submitted an application to the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit call entitled: "Developing a perinatal mental health peer support intervention to address the needs of women with experience of intimate partner violence (IPV): a qualitative study" in 2023. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Prof. Seena Fazel - Post doctoral fellowship supervision of Dr Vishal Bhavsar |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Seena Fazel was involved in a study on perpetrators of IPV that was published in PLoS Medicine. This involved a collaboration between Seena Fazel and network co-lead Louise Howard that arose from the network. Seena was subsequently invited to co-supervise a post-doc fellowship application for network member Dr Vishal Bhavsar (King's College London) which is ongoing. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Dr Vishal Bhavsar (King's College London) is applying to a post-doctoral fellowship with the supervision of Prof. Seena Fazel. |
| Impact | Initial collaboration between Seena Fazel and Louise Howard: Mental disorders and intimate partner violence perpetrated by men towards women: A Swedish population-based longitudinal study. Yu R, Nevado-Holgado AJ, Molero Y, D'Onofrio BM, Larsson H, et al. (2019) Mental disorders and intimate partner violence perpetrated by men towards women: A Swedish population-based longitudinal study. PLOS Medicine 16(12): e1002995. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002995 Post-doctoral fellowship application by Vishal Bhavsar and supervised by Seena Fazel is currently in process. Vishal Bhavsar is a consultant psychiatrist and epidemiological researcher in women's mental health. Seena Fazel is a Professor of Forensic Psychiatry. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Prof. Seena Fazel - Post doctoral fellowship supervision of Dr Vishal Bhavsar |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Seena Fazel was involved in a study on perpetrators of IPV that was published in PLoS Medicine. This involved a collaboration between Seena Fazel and network co-lead Louise Howard that arose from the network. Seena was subsequently invited to co-supervise a post-doc fellowship application for network member Dr Vishal Bhavsar (King's College London) which is ongoing. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Dr Vishal Bhavsar (King's College London) is applying to a post-doctoral fellowship with the supervision of Prof. Seena Fazel. |
| Impact | Initial collaboration between Seena Fazel and Louise Howard: Mental disorders and intimate partner violence perpetrated by men towards women: A Swedish population-based longitudinal study. Yu R, Nevado-Holgado AJ, Molero Y, D'Onofrio BM, Larsson H, et al. (2019) Mental disorders and intimate partner violence perpetrated by men towards women: A Swedish population-based longitudinal study. PLOS Medicine 16(12): e1002995. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002995 Post-doctoral fellowship application by Vishal Bhavsar and supervised by Seena Fazel is currently in process. Vishal Bhavsar is a consultant psychiatrist and epidemiological researcher in women's mental health. Seena Fazel is a Professor of Forensic Psychiatry. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Service User Research Enterprise - Síofra Peeren fellowships |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Department | Service User Research Enterprise (SURE) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Helen Fisher supported Siofra to develop and submit two fellowship funding applications. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Siofra provided the ideas for the proposals and wrote the applications. |
| Impact | Helen Fisher was a the named mentor for Siofra Peeren's application for a LISS DTP postdoctoral fellowship that was submitted in March 2023 and named as a Research Support Participant on her application for an NIHR Development and Skills Enhancement Award that was submitted in July 2023. Unfortunately, both were unsuccessful. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology Journal linked series |
| Organisation | Springer Nature |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | We partnered with the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology to produce a linked series of papers on violence, abuse, and mental health, with contributions from academic and third sector network members, and multidisciplinary invited commentaries. Thirteen publications have resulted: one editorial, six original papers, and six invited commentaries. The research team commissioned the papers and commentaries and authored the editorial. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The network invited members to submit manuscripts and commentaries to the SPPE journal. Prof Louise Howard acted as guest editor. |
| Impact | A full list of publications under this series can be found below (also detailed under publications): Howard LM. Interpersonal violence and mental health: new findings and paradigms for enduring problems (Editorial). Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol (2023). doi.org/10.1007/s00127-023-02431-1 Saunders, K.R.K., Landau, S., Howard, L.M. et al. Past-year intimate partner violence perpetration among people with and without depression: an individual participant data (IPD) meta-mediation analysis. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02183-w McManus, S., Bebbington, P.E., Tanczer, L. et al. Receiving threatening or obscene messages from a partner and mental health, self-harm and suicidality: results from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02113-w Keynejad, R.C., Bentley, A., Bhatia, U. et al. Research, education and capacity building priorities for violence, abuse and mental health in low- and middle-income countries: an international qualitative survey. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02061-5 Kienzler, H. Ethical spaces in imperfect global health collaborations. A commentary on Keynejad's research, education and capacity building initiative to address gender-based violence in the Global South. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02213-7 Clarke, V., Goddard, A., Wellings, K. et al. Medium-term health and social outcomes in adolescents following sexual assault: a prospective mixed-methods cohort study. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02127-4 D'cruz, M.M., Chandra, P.D. Invited commentary on "Medium-term health and social outcomes in adolescents following sexual assault: a prospective mixed-methods cohort study" by Clare and colleagues. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02205-7 McTavish, J.R., MacMillan, H.L. The need for meaningful support following exposure to sexual assault. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-022-02232-y Faulkner, A., Kelly, K., Gibson, S. et al. Respect for the journey: a survivor-led investigation of undergoing psychotherapy assessment. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-020-02017-1 Miller, P. Invited commentary. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02134-5 Yapp, E., Booth, T., Davis, K. et al. Sex differences in experiences of multiple traumas and mental health problems in the UK Biobank cohort. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02092-y Reynolds E. Commentary on sex differences in experiences of multiple traumas and mental health problems in the UK Biobank Cohort (2022). doi.org/10.1007/s00127-022-02293-z |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Supporting survivor involvement |
| Organisation | McPin Foundation |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The research team provided support to conceptualize, design, and conduct the survivor research consultation; and invited McPin Foundation to be represented at The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health and to speak at network events. |
| Collaborator Contribution | McPin Foundation led the survivor research consultation (detailed below) including through the design, piloting, and promotion of an online survey; organizing two survivor workshops; analyzing findings; leading write up of findings; and supporting dissemination. McPin Foundation additionally support the network through attendance at and participation in network activities and events and supporting dissemination. |
| Impact | (1) The collaboration has resulted in a consultation exercise to identify priority issues and potential research questions from survivor perspectives, led by the McPin Foundation, a member of the grant-holder team (Dr Angela Sweeney), and an independent researcher affiliated with Survivors Voices, a national peer-led organisation run by and for adult survivors of abuse. The aim of the consultation was to develop a list of priority research topics and potential research questions on the topic of violence, abuse and mental health from the perspective of survivors. The consultation involved collecting information from an open survey and workshops with survivors, followed by the assimilation of findings from both sources into a set of research themes and question. The consultation report was launched and made publicly available in June 2019 (https://www.vamhn.co.uk/uploads/1/2/2/7/122741688/consultation_report_on_website.pdf). It has been disseminated electronically and in hard copy via the research network and its findings used to inform network activities, including its annual grant competitions. (2) McPin Foundation contribute to network activities and events, including through The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | UKRI Grant on Victimization and domestic violence experienced by mental health services users during the COVID-19 lockdown period: understanding outcomes and their correlates |
| Organisation | Women's Aid |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | This grant builds on the development work funded by the NIHR Research Professorship to develop a natural language processing application to identify domestic abuse in electronic health records. We are now planning to use this NLP app to examine the impact of Covid-19. This is therefore a collaboration between the NIHR BRC informatics team and Women's Aid and myself. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Women's Aid are helping with development of the protocol and dissemination of results. |
| Impact | N/A |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | VISION Lived Experience Collaboration |
| Organisation | City, University of London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Violence Abuse and Mental Health Network's Lived Experience Advisory Group have worked and are continuing to work with the UKPRP Violence Health and Society Consortium to provide lived experience insights on consortium activities, advise on the use and application of lived experience knowledge and evidence, and undertake lived experience-led research. |
| Collaborator Contribution | VISION provided financial support to support salary and indirect costs associated with the research beyond the original research end date (see also Further Funding). |
| Impact | Pending. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Title | LARA manual for mental health professionals |
| Description | This manual was developed in a stakeholder workshop and built on our previous work on domestic violence and abuse experienced by mental health service users. |
| IP Reference | |
| Protection | Trade Mark |
| Year Protection Granted | 2019 |
| Licensed | No |
| Impact | Resource downloaded for use by NHS Mental Health Trusts and available on RCN WEBSITE |
| Description | (Re)Sounding Silence: Active Listening as Activism against Abuse |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Patients, carers and/or patient groups |
| Results and Impact | In November 2022, VAMHN grantholder Dr Alana Harris (King's College London) collaborated with Concetta Perot and Jane Chevous (Survivors' Voices) to host a one-day, informal workshop. The workshop was attended by approximately 30 people. The workshop gathered survivor researchers and their allies to explore differing interdisciplinary, scholarly, and socially engaged mechanisms to amplify the voices and priorities of survivors - with a focus on 'active listening', 'receptive hearing' and the need to co-create contexts for 'silence breaking' or 'supported speaking'. The aim of the workshop was to share reflections and recent experiences surrounding the opportunities and challenges involved in survivor-led co-production, and through this mapping of good practice to offer frameworks and tools, especially orientated to preliminary research design, deriving from our differing disciplinary and epistemic settings. The workshop heard research from participants working in a diverse range of disciplines and sub-fields - encompassing intimate partner violence, child abuse, and gendered violence - around three thematic sessions: 1. The evolution of 'trauma-informed' approaches to research, especially through the resurgence of attention to 'affect' and 'emotions' and 'embodiment' as legitimate fields of enquiry; 2. Cross-disciplinary approaches to qualitative and mixed methodologies which aid 'deep listening', including 'listening to the speaking wound', holding silence and the limitations surrounding speaking; and 3. 'Hearing' as a catalyst to action - and the different forms this might take. From embedding these pedagogical insights into educational settings; identification of new multi-disciplinary research agendas; or networked coalitions to amplify survivor life histories and testimonies and thereby identify sites of 'resounding silence' and continued structural alienation or violence. Three infographics summarising the breadth and depth of issues covered, the emotional resonances of the material shared, and the theoretical suggestiveness of 'active listening' as a conceptual framework and methodological tool were produced and circulated online. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/resources.html |
| Description | 1st Measurement Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Workshop hosted by VAMHN co investigator Prof. Sylvia Walby at City University. Approximately 45 invited stakeholders attended in order to facilitate a dialogue between NGOs, researchers, policymakers, funders and publishers regarding the development of a shared measurement framework. The day included presentations, panel discussions and marked the launch of the VAMHN's first small grant competition on the theme of measurement. Main outcomes/outputs/impact: new connections made, channels of ongoing discussion opened across sectors, small grant competition launched to stimulate new research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | 1st Network Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 1st network meeting attended by approximately 50 network members. The event included talks from Dan Robotham (McPin Foundation), Suzanne Jacob, Emma Vallis and Shanti Rao (SafeLives), Sarah Hughes (StandingTogether) and Khatidja Chantler, Solveig Vatnar and Nicky Stanley (Domestic Homicide International Research Group). The event also included roundtable discussion sessions and opportunities for networking. Main outcomes/outputs/impact: new cross-sector connections made, new research shared, Mental Elf live tweeting and podcasts shared online, results of roundtable discussion used to influence network's aims and activities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/news/first-network-meeting-podcasts |
| Description | 2024 Contributor to Royal College of Psychiatrists Public mental health implementation centre Health Education England funded module on health inequalities to include case study on domestic violence and abuse https://elearninghub.rcpsych.ac.uk/products/Health_inequalities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | only just launched so reach numbers not known |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://elearninghub.rcpsych.ac.uk/products/Health_inequalities |
| Description | 2024 Contributor to Royal College of Psychiatrists Public mental health implementation centre Health Education England funded module on health inequalities to include case study on domestic violence and abuse https://elearninghub.rcpsych.ac.uk/products/Health_inequalities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Module on health inequalities to include case study on domestic violence and abuse |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023,2024 |
| URL | https://elearninghub.rcpsych.ac.uk/products/Health_inequalities |
| Description | 2nd Measurement Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Measurement workshop hosted by VAMHN co investigator Dr Emma Howarth. The event involved preliminary work to support the development of a core outcome set to assist in the monitoring and evaluation of family and child focused targeted interventions. Key stakeholders were invited included healthcare practitioners, academics, members of the third sector and people with lived experience of violence, abuse and mental health problems. Main outcomes/outputs/impact: new connections made, contribution to core outcome set publication - expected in 2020/21. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | 2nd Network Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 2nd Network Meeting hosted at the Institute of Mental Health in Nottingham. The day included presentations from Concetta Perot, Prof. Vanessa Munro, Dr Parveen Ali and Dr Julie McGarry. The event also included roundtable discussions and opportunities for networking. Main outcomes/outputs/impact: new connections made, Theory of Change output for the network planned as a result of roundtable discussions - impact on research an policy, podcasts and live tweeting. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/news/second-network-meeting-071019 |
| Description | 3rd Network Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | We have previously held network meetings every six months, providing an opportunity to share and receive feedback on network strategy and activity, as well as providing opportunities to network and share resources. Our March 2020 meeting was cancelled, due to COVID-19. This meeting was held online, and involved the launch of the VAMHN data directory, discussion around the VAMHN small grant competition on the theme of understanding as well as a keynote speech from Prof. Rachel Jewkes (Sexual Violence Research Initiative, and the South African Medical Research Council). Additionally, we hosted two networking sessions designed to allow members of the network to connect with other people who work in different sectors and disciplines. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://www.vamhn.co.uk/fourth-vamhn-network-meeting.html |
| Description | 4th Network Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This meeting was attended by 97 network members from the academic, healthcare and third sector and people with lived experience of violence, abuse and mental health problems. At this meeting we launched our third VAMHN grant call on the theme of interventions for violence, abuse and mental health. We welcomed a keynote speech from Dr Emma Howarth (University of East London) and launched the Safe, Seen, Supported report and infographic with co-authors Jane Chevous and Laura Fischer. We also hosted networking breakout sessions and discussed our upcoming plans for expert and network directories with VAMHN grantholder Dr Jude Towers. The meeting was recorded and will be uploaded to the VAMHN website. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Annual Masterclass on Risk Assessment Tools held in Oxford. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | We hosted an international conference Masterclass, which was attended by more than 60 individuals in person and many more online, including academics, clinicians, practitioners, and representatives from third-sector organizations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022,2023 |
| Description | Blog: Gender and sexual violence |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Blog from Prof. David Gadd's VAMHN measurement stream plus fund project. Published on the Policy@Manchester Blogs webpage on 2nd March 2020. This blog explores how gender intersects with social demographic characteristics to compound vulnerabilities and complicate access to services. Written by Dr Catherine White, Dr Rabiya Majeed-Ariss and Professor David Gadd |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2020/03/gender-and-sexual-violence/ |
| Description | Blog: No quick fix: the long-term needs of sexual assault survivors |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | In this blog Laura Watt, David Gadd, Maria Pampaka, Filippo Varese and Rabiya Majeed-Ariss explain their findings from their VAMHN funded research project that investigated the long term needs of sexual assault survivors and make recommendations for policy makers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2022/02/no-quick-fix-the-long-term-needs-of-sexual-assaul... |
| Description | British Psychological Society News Story |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Khadj Rouf and Dr Danny Taggart participated in this blog for the BPS about their involvement as co-authors in the Lancet Psychiatry Commission on IPV and mental health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.bps.org.uk/news-and-policy/new-commission-around-mental-health-highlights-urgency-preven... |
| Description | CPS Consultation Response to Guidance on Pre-Trial Therapy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This call brought together therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, members of the third sector and academics from the network to coordinate a response to the CPS pre-trial therapy guidance consultation. The response will be written up and submitted by the 30th October and we aim to make the output public on the VAMHN website to share with our members. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Chair; Roundtable hosted by Maternal Mental Health Alliance on domestic abuse and perinatal mental health (Louise Howard) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Chair; Roundtable hosted by Maternal Mental Health Alliance on domestic abuse and perinatal mental health. 3rd November 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Children and Domestic Abuse Webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This webinar was the third in our series of online events on the theme of understanding violence, abuse, and mental health, and focused on Children and Domestic Abuse: Identifying and Responding to Harm. The webinar was hosted by VAMHN grant holder Dr Emma Howarth (University of East London). We welcomed three speakers; Prof. Helen Minnis (University of Glasgow), Dr Leesa Hooker (La Trobe University) and Concetta Perot (Survivors' Voices & King's College London). The event was live tweeted and the webinar recording and other resources were shared on the VAMHN website. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://www.vamhn.co.uk/children-and-domestic-abuse.html |
| Description | Co-production workshops with young peer researchers (Latham) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Rachel Latham held a series of workshops with 4 young peer researchers (recruited through McPin Foundation) for her VAMHN-funded project on multi-level violence exposure and adolescent mental health problems. These peer researchers assisted with interpreting and writing up the findings from this project and created a blog of their experiences. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| Description | Conference talk: National Trauma Informed Community Conference. 3rd May 2023. Workshop on the card deck |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A talk at the SGDP Exhibition for TRAUMA: Towards Recognition of Abuse, Understanding and Mutuality through Arts. Survivors Voices, Traumascapes, SURE, & VAMHN. 30th |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Dr Leonie Tanczer's Keynote speech at the "Unmasking Stalking" Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | On the 21st April 2021, VAMHN Co-I Dr Leonie Tanczer spoke about "Tech Abuse and Stalking" at the "Unmasking Stalking" Conference organised by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust as part of the National Stalking Awareness Week 2021. The Conference took place in London. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | ESRC Festival of Social Science event on "Home is not always a safe place" (Fisher & Fully Focused Productions) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Fisher collaborated with Fully Focused Productions (https://www.fullyfocusedproductions.com/), to host an Instagram survey and online event to open up the conversation with young people to hear about their experiences of feeling 'unsafe' at home during the pandemic, what they've found has helped them to cope/feel more safe, and learn about what they think are the best ways to support young people to survive and thrive during these more socially restricted times. https://festivalofsocialscience.com/events/home-is-not-always-a-safe-place-a-young-peopleas-experiences-during-the-pandemic-and-opportunities-for-change/ A report was published on the UKRI VAMHN webiste and circulated widely on social media. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://www.vamhn.co.uk/uploads/1/2/2/7/122741688/fear_at_home_report_final.pdf |
| Description | ESRC Festival of Social Sciences: Resilience to Transformation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Workshop on "Resilience to transformation: improving the response to violence against women and its impact on mental health" hosted by Dr Helen Adams. The event looked at concepts of resilience and transformation from a geographical and psychological perspective. The event was held as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences. Main outcomes/outputs/impact: Podcasts and live tweeting from the mental elf, new connections made, collaborative publication planned from Helen Adams, Nadia Mantovani and Collette Hirsch who met at the workshop - impact on research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Early Career Researcher Grant Writing Workshops |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | These virtual workshops support junior researchers working in the field of domestic/sexual violence and mental health to prepare competitive funding applications for research and fellowships. The workshops are facilitated by two senior members of VAMHN (Dr Helen Fisher and Prof. Louise Howard) and provide a supportive environment for ECRs to receive constructive feedback on their grant applications. The workshops take place online via Zoom every two months over a year. Three proposals are discussed at each workshop. All participating ECRs are required to provide a draft proposal to the group at least a week before their allocated workshop, which all other group members read in advance and provide feedback on during the session. ECRs present in rotation, so that all members have feedback on their proposals over the course of the workshops. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Global & Local Center for Mental Health Disparities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Soraya Seedat participated in this Spotlight interview about her involvement as co-author in the Lancet Psychiatry Commission on IPV and mental health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://glcmhd.org/spotlight-interview-series |
| Description | Helen Fisher participated in VAMHN ECR lunchtime seminar on "Meet the Publisher" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Helen Fisher provided a talk and participated in the panel discussion for the UKRI VAMHN ECR lunchtime seminar on "Meet the Publisher" in September 2021 which was attended by 80 early career researchers and the recording has subsequently been watch by a further 75 ECRs. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/meet-the-publisher.html |
| Description | How do sexual assault services identify and treat mental health and substance misuse problems? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Mental Elf blog written by network coordinator Anjuli Kaul evaluating the paper 'The identification and treatment of mental health and substance misuse problems in sexual assault services: A systematic review.' by Stefanidou (2020). Mental Elf blogs reach hundreds of researchers and practitioners and have significant impact on the uptake and readership of a scientific paper. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.nationalelfservice.net/mental-health/substance-misuse/sexual-assault-services-mental-hea... |
| Description | How to engage with policy - ECR Lunchtime Seminar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This webinar took place as part of our ECR Lunchtime Seminar Series on the 17th March 2021.The webinar was about how to engage with the policy as a researcher. The following speakers were invited: Dr Benedict Wilkinson - Director of Research at The Policy Institute (King's College London), Alasdair Love - Clerk to the Communications and Digital Select Committee (House of Lords), Dr Vivienne Moxham-Hall - Research Associate at The Policy Institute (King's College London), Dr Brynmor Lloyd-Evans - Associate Professor at the Division of Psychiatry (University College London) & Deputy Director of the NIHR Mental Health Policy Research Unit and Dr Claire Wilson - MRC Clinical Research Training Fellow (King's College London). This webinar was hosted by VAMHN Co-lead Dr Helen Fisher (King's College London). The webinar was attended by approximately 65 people and has been watched a further 40 times online. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/how-to-engage-with-policy.html |
| Description | How to engage with the media: Early Career Researcher Lunchtime Seminar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | On the 27th January 2021 the network hosted the first webinar in our Early Career Researcher (ECR) Lunchtime Seminar Series. This webinar was on "How to engage with the media" and was directed at Early Career Researchers. Speakers included; Stephen Khan (Executive Editor of The Conversation), Mark Brown (Development Director of Social Spider CIC), Freya Robb (Press Officer Science Media Centre), Kirsty Walker (Director of UCL Media Relations) and Shiroma Silva (Senior Shooting Director and Senior Producer at BBC). This webinar was hosted by VAMHN Co-investigator Dr Leonie Tanczer (UCL). The webinar recording and additional resources have been uploaded to the VAMHN website and the event was live tweeted. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://www.vamhn.co.uk/how-to-engage-with-the-media.html |
| Description | International Violence, Abuse and Mental Health Network Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Inaugural meeting of the International Violence, Abuse and Mental Health Network created by network member Dr Roxanne Keynejad (King's College London) who obtained seed funding to bring international early career researchers together to present their work. Research was presented from India, Ethiopia, Somaliland and Uganda. Main outcomes/outputs/impact: new international connections made |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Intimate partner violence: is it on the rise and what can be done? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Soraya Seedat participated in this news interview about her involvement as co-author in the Lancet Psychiatry Commission on IPV and mental health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.iol.co.za/the-star/news/tackling-intimate-partner-violence-could-lower-rates-of-mental-i... |
| Description | Invited speaker at Royal College of Psychiatrists annual scientific congress, June 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited speaker for symposium at Royal College of Psychiatrists annual scientific. Title of talk: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic violence and abuse, and implications for mental health services in high income settings. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Invited speaker to Joint meeting of the Welsh Psychiatric Society, National Centre for Mental Health & The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Wales, May 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited speaker to Joint meeting of the Welsh Psychiatric Society, National Centre for Mental Health & The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Wales. Violence and mental health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Invited symposium - 20th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Transforming mental health service responses to intimate partner violence. 20th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry - virtual congress. Invited symposium. 09.03.2021 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Invited talk on lived experience involvement at Brain, Behavior & Emotions Congress 2023 (Helen Fisher) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Helen Fisher provided an invited talk at the Brain, Behavior & Emotions Congress 2023 in Florianópolis, Brazil, in June 2023, on "Beyond ivory towers: involving patients and the public in research and innovation". There were ~1000 Brazilian clinicians and researchers present for this talk. This led to requests for further information from the audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.braincongress.com.br/2023/convidados/index.php#topo |
| Description | Juggling Commitments - ECR Lunchtime Seminar Series. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This webinar took place as part of our ECR Lunchtime Seminar Series on the 12th May 2021. This webinar was on juggling commitments as a researcher. This webinar was hosted by VAMHN Co-investigator Dr Leonie Tanczer (University College London). This webinar was attended by 17 people and has been watched a further 33 times online. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/juggling-commitments.html |
| Description | Lancet IPV Commission Interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Soraya Seedat was involved in this video from The Mental Elf about her involvement as co-author in the Lancet Psychiatry Commission on IPV and mental health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://zencastr.com/andretomlin/ipv-commission |
| Description | Lancet Psychiatry Commission Preliminary Meetings: Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Additional two meetings which bought together approximately 25 international experts for preliminary work on a planned publication with the Lancet Psychiatry on 'Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health'. The meetings took place from the 11th-12th February 2020. The publication aims to establish a roadmap for future work across mental health research, services, and policy. The publication is expected in the summer of 2021. Main outcomes/outputs/impact: Influence on Policy, Practice, Patients & the Public, new international connections made. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215036619301865?via%3Dihub |
| Description | Lancet Psychiatry Commission Preliminary Meetings: Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Two meetings which bought together approximately 25 international experts for preliminary work on a planned publication with the Lancet Psychiatry on 'Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health'. The publication aims to establish a roadmap for future work across mental health research, services, and policy. The publication is expected by November 2020. Main outcomes/outputs/impact: Influence on Policy, Practice, Patients & the Public, new international connections made. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
| URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215036619301865?via%3Dihub |
| Description | Launch Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | <100 people attended from different areas including third sector, policy and academia to celebrate the launch of the UKRI Violence, Abuse and Mental Health Network. The day included presentations from 5 key network partners; Kate Lovett, Wendy Burn, Felicity Callard, Donna Covey and Louise Arseneault. The event also included opportunities for networking. Main outcomes/outputs/impact: influence research and policy through subsequent activities of the network |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Lived Experience, Artist and Researcher Forum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | To help connect network members who are artists, researchers or people with lived experience who wanted to apply to our VAMHN Arts Funding Competition, we set up an online forum to allow them to advertise their ideas and interests. As of February 2022, 34 members have signed up and are using the forum. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://leraforum.wixsite.com/my-site |
| Description | Lived experience creative workshop - coercive control |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Patients, carers and/or patient groups |
| Results and Impact | In 2024 the Violence Abuse and Mental Health Network held lived experience-led creative workshops on coercive control. Through art practice, participating artists and artist-facilitators shared their diverse understandings of coercive control and worked to co-create artistic outputs to share their reflections. Participatory creative arts activities such as these offer significant benefits for wellbeing by providing a means for people to find joy through self-expression, make meaning, build self-esteem through their accomplishments, and grapple with their personal experiences collectively to find solidarity and community. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Maudsley Learning podcast on DVA and mental health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Maudsley Learning podcast on DVA and mental health |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl_OF_Kvxnk&feature=youtu.be |
| Description | McPin Survivor Research Priorities Consultation Workshops |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Patients, carers and/or patient groups |
| Results and Impact | Two workshops conducted with people with lived experience of violence, abuse and/or mental health problems in order to gain insight into what their research priorities are as survivors. One workshop was held in London and the other in Birmingham, and both were hosted by Dan Robotham (McPin), Concetta Perot (Survivors' Voices, King's College London, Independent Researcher) and Angela Sweeney (St George's University of London). The workshops acted as preliminary work to create the 'VAMHN Survivors' priority themes and questions for research consultation report' which aims to inform the activities of the network. Main outcomes/outputs/impact: to influence research in the area of violence, abuse and mental health in a way that reflects the views and needs of survivors, to create the VAMHN consultation report to guide the activities of the network in a way that reflects the views and needs of survivors. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/uploads/1/2/2/7/122741688/consultation_report_on_website.pdf |
| Description | Measuring the Long-Term Support Needs of Sexual Abuse Survivors |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This website was made to showcase the findings of the VAMHN funded measurement stream project led by Prof. David Gadd's. This website contains videos explaining the projects methodology. Additionally, the two online questionnaires produced from this project are available to view on the website. Organisations seeking to measure the long term needs of sexual assault survivors are welcome to adapt them for their own purposes. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.stmaryscentre.org/professionals/research/measuring-long-term-support-needs |
| Description | Media Statement: Tackling intimate partner violence could lower rates of mental illness |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Soraya Seedat was interviewed on TV by ENCA about her involvement as co-author in the Lancet Psychiatry Commission on IPV and mental health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6D3cKv-8V18&feature=youtu.be |
| Description | Meet the publisher - ECR Lunchtime Seminar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This webinar took place on the 22nd September 2021 as part of our ECR Lunchtime Seminar Series. This webinar was on academic publishing. We welcomed the following speakers: Prof. Helen Fisher (King's College London), Dr Niall Boyce (The Lancet Psychiatry) and George Vousden (PLoS One). The webinar as attended by 65 people and has been watched a further 22 times online. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/meet-the-publisher.html |
| Description | Mental Elf Blog: 'Mental disorders and intimate partner violence perpetrated by men towards women' by Anna Sri |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Mental Elf blog written by network member Anna Sri evaluating the paper 'Mental disorders and intimate partner violence perpetrated by men towards women: A Swedish population-based longitudinal study' by Yu et al (2019). The publication of the Yu et al (2019) paper was facilitated by the VAMHN and includes L. Howard (VAMHN co-lead) and S. Fazel (VAMHN grantholder) as co authors. Mental Elf blogs reach hundreds of researchers and practitioners and have significant impact on the uptake and readership of a scientific paper. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.nationalelfservice.net/mental-health/substance-misuse/mental-disorders-and-intimate-part... |
| Description | Mental Elf Blog: 'Mental health policy: are the "facts" based on "evidence"?' by Anjuli Kaul |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Mental Elf blog written by network coordinator Anjuli Kaul evaluating the paper ' The accuracy and accessibility of cited evidence: a study examining mental health policy documents.' by Hui et al (2019). Mental Elf blogs reach hundreds of researchers and practitioners and have significant impact on the uptake and readership of a scientific paper. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.nationalelfservice.net/publication-types/policy/mental-health-policy-are-the-facts-based... |
| Description | Networking event for the VAMHN Arts Funding Competition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | On the 17th January 2022, we hosted a networking event designed to foster connections and collaborations between artists, researchers and people with lived experience so that they may apply for the VAMHN Arts Funding Competition. We are particularly valuing interdisciplinarity in applicants project teams and wanted to be able to provide a space for people to connect with other members. Around 17 people attended the networking event and we received positive feedback about the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Newsletters |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Monthly newsletters disseminated to VAMHN mailing list since December 2018. The newsletters contain relevant information about resources, events and collaboration opportunities facilitated by the network and externally. As of March 2022 the newsletter has directly been mailed to 1,192 people. Main outcomes/outputs/impact: new connections made, new collaborations for grant applications made, research publications and organisations spotlighted. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019,2020,2021,2022 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/newsletter-archive.html |
| Description | Non-academic career pathways for researchers - ECR Lunchtime Seminar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | On the 23rd February 2022 we held the sixth webinar in our Early Career Researcher (ECR) Lunchtime Seminar Series. This webinar was on non-academic career pathways for researchers. We welcomed the following speakers: Dr Eloise Crush, Research Director of the Positive Group; Dr Dan Robotham, Deputy Research Director from The McPin Foundation; Dr Stephanie Smith, Senior Advisor at the Centre for Evidence and Implementation and Dr Minh Dang, Executive Director of the Survivor Alliance. The webinar was attended by approximately 55 people and has been watched a further 16 times online. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/non-academic-career-pathways-for-researchers.html |
| Description | Not My Shame Zine Launch |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This event saw the launch of the "Not My Shame" project - a VAMHN funded artistic engagement project. The event occurred at the Science Gallery and was attended by approximately 50 people. The project was an art-therapy initiative which facilitated healing by recipients of abuse. Five participants shed their feelings of shame and self-blame by producing poems and other creative output during creative writing workshops, facilitated by Andreena Leeanne. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Off-radar children and young people at risk of abuse in their homes during COVID-19: What do we need to know and what can we do? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Laura Fischer and Jane Chevous spoke about the Safe, Seen, Supported work in their talk on "Off-radar children and young people at risk of abuse in their homes during COVID-19: What do we need to know and what can we do?". This talk took place at the UKRI Emerging Minds Network & ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health conference on Youth Mental Health & COVID-19 on 2nd March 2021. This was watched live by >350 people and a further 415 watched it back on Mental Elf's YouTube channel. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://emergingminds.org.uk/youth-mental-health-covid-19-the-evidence-base-2-disadvantaged-marginal... |
| Description | Oral presentations of the findings to North Tyneside Children's social care |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation by Dr Ruth McGovern to North Tyneside Children's social care where she shared the findings of her VAMHN funded project titled PaRental intimate partner viOlence and abuse: measuremenT of the risk of Exposing Children and the menTal health impact: PROTECT study. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Oxford Department of Psychiatry - invited lecture. 'Transforming mental health services response to domestic violence: Lancet Psychiatry Commission.' (Louise Howard) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Oxford Department of Psychiatry part of Psychiatry Seminar Series. Prof Louise Howard invited to speak on 'Transforming mental health services response to domestic violence: Lancet Psychiatry Commission.' November 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/c18750f3-9237-4b57-a609-4a11df575c43/ |
| Description | Participation in "Ask the Experts Roundtable" for Mental Health Research Matters |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Helen Fisher spoke at the "Ask the Experts Roundtable" webinar for Mental Health Research Matters. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://mentalhealthresearchmatters.org.uk/ecr-series-roundtable/ |
| Description | Participation in the "Co-videos" series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Network lead Dr Sian Oram and Lived Experience Advisory Group Members Justin Coleman were interviewed as part of the Co-videos series from Mental Health Research Matters. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | http://mentalhealthresearchmatters.org.uk/covideos/ |
| Description | Peer researcher blog on "Bringing the voice of lived experience to mental health and violence research" (Latham) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Three of the peer researchers with lived experience of mental health issues and/or violence/abuse produced a blog entitled "Bringing the voice of lived experience to mental health and violence research" about their involvement in the UKRI VAMHN plus funds project led by Dr Rachel Latham utilising E-Risk data. It was published on the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health website on 7th March 2022 and circulated widely via the CSMH newsletter and VAMHN newsletter. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.kcl.ac.uk/bringing-the-voice-of-lived-experience-to-mental-health-and-violence-research |
| Description | Plenary: Violence Against Women and Mental Health. 29th European Congress of Psychiatry - EPA Virtual 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Plenary: Violence Against Women and Mental Health. 29th European Congress of Psychiatry - EPA Virtual 2021 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Podcast on "Violence during adolescence and mental health" (Helen Fisher) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Helen Fisher appeared in an episode of the Social Work Research Podcast to discuss the impact of experiencing violence during adolescence on mental health at the transition to adulthood focusing on a VAMHN-funded project led by Rachel Latham that utilised E-Risk data. This has been listened to by >100 people and sparked requests for further information. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://martinwebber.net/archives/podcast/45-violence-during-adolescence-and-mental-health |
| Description | Podcast: "In conversation with...Off Radar Youth" by the Lancet Psychiatry |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A podcast where Niall Boyce discusses the Safe Seen Supported work conducted in collaboration with the VAMHN, Survivors' Voices and The McPin Foundation. The report authors Laura Fischer and Jane Chevous discuss how we can improve outreach and empowerment, and help make sure at-risk youth stay on our radars. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.buzzsprout.com/1391365/6753130 |
| Description | Policy Lab Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Policy lab workshop on the subject of "what is needed for a Trauma Informed Approach to be effectively implemented across all relevant public service settings?" The workshop synthesised the perspectives of key stakeholders on the implementation of Trauma Informed Approaches in policy. The main aim of the workshop was to identify key recommendations for policymakers and collate in the form of a briefing note to be disseminated widely. A briefing pack on trauma informed approaches was provided to attendees in advance of the workshop and published on the VAMHN website. Main outcomes/outputs/impact: impact on policy through the subsequent development of a policy briefing note, new connections made, increased profile of the network in policy, increased awareness of trauma informed approaches through online distribution of the briefing pack |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/uploads/1/2/2/7/122741688/vamhn_policy_lab_briefing_pack_website.pdf |
| Description | Presentation by Rachel Latham on "Violent experiences and neighbourhoods during adolescence" to ESRC CSMH staff, students & partners |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Rachel Latham gave a talk on "Violent experiences and neighbourhoods during adolescence: understanding and mitigating the impact on mental health at the transition to adulthood" to 20 ESRC Centre for Society & Mental Health staff & students in March 2022 which sparked questions and debate around co-production of research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation by Rachel Latham on "Violent experiences and neighbourhoods during adolescence" to SGDP Centre staff & students |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Rachel Latham gave a talk on "Violent experiences and neighbourhoods during adolescence: understanding and mitigating the impact on mental health at the transition to adulthood" to 60 SGDP Centre staff & students in January 2022 which sparked questions and debate around co-production of research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation by Rachel Latham on 'Mental health and resilience: when violent experiences and violent contexts converge.' for ESRC CSMH conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Rachel Latham gave a talk on 'Mental health and resilience: when violent experiences and violent contexts converge' at the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health conference 'Social Change, Inequality and Mental Health: Shifting the narrative' in March 2021. This was attended by over 300 people from a range of sectors and this talk sparked questions and request for further information. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Presentation on "Violent experiences and neighbourhoods during adolescence" at Life History Research Society meeting (Rachel Latham) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Rachel Latham gave a talk at the Life History Research Society conference in Oxford in July 2022 on "Violent experiences and neighbourhoods during adolescence: understanding and mitigating the impact on mental health at the transition to adulthood", showcasing findings from her VAMHN-funded project that utilised E-Risk Study data. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://lifehistoryresearchsociety2020.com/schedule-at-a-glance/ |
| Description | Presentation on network plus awards to ESRC event (Helen Fisher) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Helen Fisher provided a talk on 20th July 2023 about VAMHN's experience of network plus funding at the ESRC launch event for their new Network Plus schemes across a number of different areas, including dementia. The event was attend by ~80 academics and third sector representatives and led to requests for further information. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Press release on BECS Foundation funding for VAMHN |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | A press release was issued jointly by KCL and Hawthorn Advisors on 19th May 2023 to announce the donation of funding from Global business leader Cristiana Falcone and her team at the BECS Foundation to VAMHN for research into the earliest warning signs of coercive control and domestic abuse. This led to numerous requests for further information and interviews from journalists for newspapers and radio programmes in the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Press release: "Survivor-led report highlights urgent need to recognise and help children and young people at risk of abuse during COVID-19 and beyond" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Press release from the KCL News Centre which discusses the publication of the Safe Seen Supported Report. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/survivor-led-report-highlights-urgent-need-to-recognise-and-help-children... |
| Description | Pulling the Strings: Conversations about Coercive Control |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Five-part podcast series, which provides an authoritative guide to coercive control. Each episode, the podcast hosts discuss a topic relating to coercive control with an expert guest speaker, including survivors, charity leaders, and academics. The podcast is available to download across all major platforms including Apple and Spotify. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pulling-the-strings-conversations-about-coercive-control/id172... |
| Description | ROUNDTABLE event with Victim-Survivors in Ballarat (Australia), September 2023 at the Australian Catholic University. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A keynote lecture and then roundtable event with 15 victim-survivors and 15 professionals/academics on LOUDfence UK (and efforts at giving visibility and voice to CSA in religious settings), and then contrasting the Australian setting. This was held at Australian Catholic University Ballarat on 27 September and the event organiser (Dr David McGinniss) said the following: "As discussed, and speaking of impact and engagement, I just wanted to reiterate how powerful and impactful Alana's recent visit to Australia was, in September 2023. As mentioned, Alana ran a workshop at the Australian Catholic University in Ballarat attended by numerous survivors of historic sexual abuse. For many it was a significant event, and Alana's excellent research, projects and presentation provided a perfect canvas for helping to establish important relationships and truths for those gathered - from the church, the university and the community." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Radio Current Affairs Interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Soraya Seedat participated in this Radio interview about her involvement as co-author in the Lancet Psychiatry Commission on IPV and mental health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Report highlights link between victims of violence and mental health problems |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Dr Danny Taggart was involved in this press release from the University of Essex about his involvement as co-author in the Lancet Psychiatry Commission on IPV and mental health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.essex.ac.uk/news/2022/05/13/report-highlights-mental-health-link |
| Description | Royal College of Psychiatrists International Congress: Lancet Psychiatry Commission Launch |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This conference was attended both in person and online by Commissioners Prof. Helen Fisher, Prof. Louise Howard, Prof. Felicity Callard, Prof. Marion Henderson, Dr. Claudia Garcia Moreno and The Lancet Psychiatry Editor-in-chief Joan Marsh. The session saw the Lancet Psychiatry Commission on IPV and mental health. The session was attended by approximately 60 people, with many more engaged online. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | SGDP Exhibition: TRAUMA: Towards Recognition of Abuse, Understanding and Mutuality through Arts. Survivors Voices, Traumascapes, SURE, & VAMHN. 30th Jan to 5th April, 2023. Reception and card deck launch: 8th February 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | One-hundred and twenty-two people booked to attend the public launch of our exhibition. The exhibition remained open to the public Monday to Friday (in working hours) for three months. We received excellent feedback on the event, including in the previously mentioned review in the Psychologist, and in the link to feedback. Many attendees contacted us after the event to say that attending, and witnessing the artworks, had had a deep impact on them and that they will be using the carddeck. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023,2024 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/uploads/1/2/2/7/122741688/angela_sweeney_final_report__1__1.pdf |
| Description | Safe, Seen, Supported Infographic and Instagram posts |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | An Infographic and Instagram posts as part of the Safe, Seen, Supported project. These posts were aimed at children and young people and were designed to help them identify, recognise abuse in themselves or their peers. They also signpost what they should do if themselves or their friends are at risk of violence and abuse. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/resources.html |
| Description | Seventh Online Network Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This webinar run by the VAMHN welcomed the following speakers to discuss issues around sexual and domestic violence: Lindsay Kelland - Rhodes University Lisa Ward - Lived experience consultant and VAMHN LEAG coordinator Laura Fischer - Traumascapes Sullivan Holderbach - Traumascapes It was attended by approximatley 50 people from the academic, third sector and survivor sector. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/seventh-network-meeting.html |
| Description | Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Network Lead Dr Sharli Paphitis and Network Coordinator Anjuli Kaul attended the SVRI forum conference to present the findings of the VAMHN and plus funded projects at a poster presentation stand. The conference was attended by researchers from across the globe with a particular focus on violence, abuse and mental health in LMIC countries. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.svriforum2022.org/ |
| Description | Sixth Online Network Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | On 27th April 2022 the VAMHN hosted a network meeting hosted by our Lived Experience Coordinator, Lisa Ward. We welcomed our keynote speaker Georgie Getley from Surviving Economic Abuse (not recorded) and heard from three of our Lived Experience Advisory Group members about their experience with medical diagnosis and trauma. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/sixth-network-meeting.html |
| Description | Tackling intimate partner violence could lower rates of mental illness |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Soraya Seedat was interviewed on TV by NewzAfrika about her involvement as co-author in the Lancet Psychiatry Commission on IPV and mental health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://us05web.zoom.us/j/5470165849?pwd=RGZSNENrZEMwc3BndllaSGwydThqZz09 |
| Description | Talk on violence exposure during adolescence and mental health in early adulthood to URKI Mental Health Networking & Guidance Group (Rachel Latham) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Rachel Latham presented on 'Understanding the impact of micro- and macro-level violence during adolescence on mental health at the transition to adulthood' at the UKRI Mental Health Networks Networking & Guidance (NAG) Group meeting on Wednesday 5th October 2022. In this talk she showcased findings from her VAMHN-funded project that utilised E-Risk Study data. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health #IPVmentalhealth |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This blog was written by Rachel Milligan for the Mental Elf website. It summarises the important findings and recommendations from The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on IPV and mental health, as well as their implications for practice and improving research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.nationalelfservice.net/populations-and-settings/vulnerable-people/ipvmentalhealth-lancet... |
| Description | The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health #IPVmentalhealth |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health was published on 1st June 2022 and launched at the Royal College of Psychiatrists International Congress in Edinburgh on 20th June 2022. In this video, by the Mental Elf, Prof Helen Fisher, King's College London, UK; Suzanne Jacobs, SafeLives, UK; Prof Kelsey Hegarty, Safer Families Centre, Australia; Prof Soraya Seedat, Stellenbosch University, South Africa and Prof Helen Minnis, University of Glasgow, UK present the Commission and explain how it can be used by health and care practitioners, policy makers, commissioners, charities/NGOs and researchers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSeFxYEBM74 |
| Description | The ins and outs of grant applications: ECR Lunchtime Seminar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | On the 17th November 2021 we held the fifth webinar in our Early Career Researcher (ECR) Lunchtime Seminar Series. This webinar was on how to form a successful grant application. We heard some expert advice from Professor Madeline Carr - University College London, Dr Jennifer Hazelton - University College London, Björn Christianson - UCL Consultants, Eoin O'Sullivan - University of Cambridge, Dr Peter J Lovell - NIHR Research Design Service London and Annette Ewence - UKRI ESRC. The webinar was attended by approximately 50 people and has been watched a further 17 times online. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/the-ins-and-outs-of-grant-applications.html |
| Description | Times Higher Education article (featuring Sharli Paphitis) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Sharli was interviewed by Jack Grove who wrote an article released online on 14th June 2023 about their discussion in the Times Higher Education entitled "Reset research engagement with vulnerable groups, study urges", which highlighted how training survivors of domestic abuse to become researchers could provide blueprint for public engagement. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/reset-research-engagement-vulnerable-groups-study-urges?cm... |
| Description | Towards Recognition Of Abuse, Understanding, And Mutuality Through Arts (T.R.A.U.M.A.) Launch Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This event saw the launch of a visual slide deck from a project funded through the VAMHN Arts Competition. The event was attended by approximately 60 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Understanding Violence, Abuse and Mental Health Webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | VAMHN network activities are themed by year; year two activities are themed around understanding violence, abuse, and mental health. This was the first of our theme 2 events, held online for the first time due to COVID-19. The webinar was on the topic of understanding violence, abuse, and mental health in the time of COVID-19. Speakers included Prof. Joanna Bourke (Professor of History, Birkbeck, University of London), Nicole Jacobs (Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales), Akiko Hart (CEO, National Survivor User Network) and Laura Fischer (artist, activist and researcher). The event was live tweeted and the webinar recording, and other resources, shared on the VAMHN website. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://www.vamhn.co.uk/understanding-violence-abuse-and-mental-health.html |
| Description | VAMHN Blog Directory |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Patients, carers and/or patient groups |
| Results and Impact | This VAMHN directory contains blogs by people with lived and living experience of violence, abuse and mental health. The blogs are about diverse forms of domestic and sexual violence, diverse types of mental health and different experiences of services e.g. health, policing, research etc. The webpage is password protected (UKRInetwork1!) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/blog-directory |
| Description | VAMHN Forum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This forum is designed to allow members of the Violence, Abuse and Mental Health Network to connect with each other. Members can use it to look for collaborators, share research and connect with other people from different disciplines. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://vamhn6.wixsite.com/forum |
| Description | VAMHN Plus Fund End of Project Reports: Measurement stream |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This series of end of project reports detail the findings from all four of the VAMHN funded measurement stream plus funded projects. The reports are available on the VAMHN website and have been shared with the >1,200 members of the VAMHN. The four reports are titled: 1. The Development of Measures to Assess the Long-Term Support Needs of Adult Sexual Assault Survivors - Prof. David Gadd 2. Estimating the lifetime cost of Sexual Violence and abuse in Essex, UK - Dr Estela Capelas Barbosa 3. What difference does it make? An intersectional framework to measure mental health harms in women and men associated with different thresholds of violence and abuse: a systematic review and meta-analysis. - Dr Nadia Mantovani 4. PaRental intimate partner viOlence and abuse: measuremenT of the risk of Exposing Children and the menTal health impact: PROTECT study - Dr Ruth McGovern |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/measurement-research.html |
| Description | VAMHN creative arts video series on YouTube |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Working with the Mental Elf, VAMHN produced a series of videos that were made available on YouTube in June 2023 about the VAMHN funded projects that used the creative arts to explore violence, abuse and mental health. These have been viewed >150 times. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSKM2Zm6MngIPg449sLAjXRyjiqrL0J5M |
| Description | Video on top tips for better collaboration for #MentalHealthResearchMatters campaign (Helen Fisher) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Helen Fisher appeared in a video shared on Twitter explaining her "Top Tips for Better Collaboration" for the UKRI Mental Health Networks #MentalHealthResearchMatters campaign in December 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/McPinFoundation/status/1598316131227418625 |
| Description | Violence Against Women and Girls, Intersectionality and COVID-19 Webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This webinar formed the second of our online event series on understanding violence, abuse, and mental health, and addressed the disproportionate impact and consequences of violence against women and girls among minoritised women, including Black women and disabled women. The event was hosted by network co-investigator Dr Ravi Thiara. Speakers included Sumanta Roy (Head of Research, Imkaan), Eleanor Lisney (Sisters of Frida), Dr Akima Thomas (Clinical Director, Women and Girls Network) and Dr Ravi Thiara (University of Warwick). The event was live tweeted and the webinar recording, and other resources, were shared on the VAMHN website. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://www.vamhn.co.uk/violence-against-women-and-girls-intersectionality-and-covid-19.html |
| Description | Webinar: Best practice when involving people with lived experience in research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | In this webinar, we invited our VAMHN Lived Experience Involvement Coordinator and members of our Lived Experience Advisory Group to provide guidance on best practice and expectations surrounding the involvement of people with lived experience within research. This webinar ran as a resource to support applicants to our 2021 grant call on the theme of interventions, but was also applicable to researchers more broadly. The webinar was attended by over 60 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Webinar: Developing the evidence base on what works for children exposed to violence |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | On 13th May 2021 we hosted a webinar on Developing the evidence base on what works for children exposed to violence hosted by VAMHN Grantholder Dr Emma Howarth (University of East London). We welcomed the following speakers: Stephanie Waddell (Early Intervention Foundation), Hera Hussain (Chayn) and Claire Powell (UCL). the webinar was attended by 75 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/developing-the-evidence-base-on-what-works-for-children-8203exposed-to-viole... |
| Description | Webinar: Domestic Abuse and Mental Health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | On 29th September 2021 we hosted a webinar in collaboration with The Connect Centre on Domestic Abuse and Mental Health hosted by Prof. Nicky Stanley (Director of the Connect Centre, UCLan). We welcomed the following speakers; Prof. Christine Barter, Prof. Laura Howe, Dr Lis Bates and Dr Helen Richardson. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/domestic-abuse-and-mental-health.html |
| Description | Webinar: Exploring Trauma and Mental Health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | On 22nd July 2020 we hosted a webinar in collaboration with the Trauma Informed Community of Action (TICA) on Exploring Trauma and Mental Health hosted by VAMHN member Dr Jill Domoney (King's College London). We welcomed the following speakers; Sally Amor (NHS Highland), Andrea Danese (King's College London), Dr John Read (University of East London), Dr Vishal Bhavsar (King's College London) and Dr Khadj Rouf (Northamptonshire Healthcare Trust). Just under 100 people attended the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/exploring-trauma-and-mental-health.html |
| Description | Webinar: Lived Experience Advisory Group Arts Funding Competition Guidance |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | On 21st January 2022 we hosted a webinar hosted by Lisa Ward (VAMHN Lived Experience Involvement Coordinator) with two of our Lived Experience Advisory Group members - Winnie and Deborah. The webinar explores what good and bad practice looks like when involving people with lived experience in research. This is was a resource that specifically aimed to guide prospective applicants to the VAMHN Arts Competition. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/leag-arts-competition-webinar.html |
| Description | Webinar: Mental Health & Violence |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This webinar was run by United for Global Mental Health and was focused on LMIC audiences. The webinar featured Prabha Chandra who spoke about the Lancet Psychiatry Commission on IPV and mental health. This was part of the Mental Health for All webinars series hosted by the Global Mental Health Action Network (GMHAN), the world's leading advocacy network for furthering global mental health awareness and provision. GMHAN is an active group of more than 1,800 members across 110 different countries. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://gmhan.org/news |
| Description | Webinar: The New Launching of The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on Intimate partner violence and mental health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This webinar run by the Andean Health Organisation with speakers Helen Fisher, Marta Rondon and Claudia Garcia Moreno on IPV and Mental Health in Latin America. There were over 500 people who watched the live stream (simultaneously provided in Spanish and English). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbjkoqOpEdc |
| Description | Webinar: Violence, Technology and Mental Health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | On 6th October 2021 we ran a webinar on Violence, Technology and Mental Health hosted by VAMHN co-investigator Dr Leonie Tanczer (University College London). We welcomed the following speakers; Hera Hussain (Chayn), Prof. Peter Smith (Goldsmiths University of London), Lisa (VAMHN Lived Experience Advisory Group), Dr Emma Short (De Montfort University) and Dr Josefien Breedvelt (NATCEN). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.vamhn.co.uk/violence-technology-and-mental-health.html |
| Description | iVAMHN Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The iVAMHN's first online conference took place on the 20th October 2021 and focused on understanding and addressing the relationship between gender-based violence and mental ill-health. The event featured a keynote speech from Professor Angela Ofori-Atta, followed by guest lectures by Professor Parveen Ali, Professor Charity Akotia, Dr Samuel Adjorlolo and Dr Nayreen Daruwalla. The conference was attended by over 200 people, mostly from LMICs. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlNjVPuThUw |
| Description | iVAMHN presentation at The Women of the World Shameless! Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Roxanne Keynejad from iVAMHN hosted a seminar at the 27th November 2021 at the Shameless! Festival organised by Birkbeck University and Women of the World. She presented anonymised video testimonies of women's experiences of the mental health impacts of violence against women, from Gambia, Uganda, and Ghana. They are planning a dedicated online meeting to showcase and discuss the videos later in the year. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |