Violence, Health and Society: VISION

Lead Research Organisation: City, University of London
Department Name: School of Social Sciences

Abstract

Violence causes harms to health. The harms to mental health can be more long-lasting than the immediate harms to physical health and have consequences that reverberate through a person's life impacting on their functioning in society. Reducing such 'upstream' determinants of poor mental health would significantly improve the health of the population. This would reduce health inequalities since being a victim of violence is more prevalent among those who are already disadvantaged.
The Consortium would investigate the effectiveness of interventions to reduce violence and, thus, reduce health inequalities. Within the field of violence, we have special interest in domestic and sexual violence because these are significant causes of inequalities in mental health, which have been relatively neglected in the scientific and statistical evidence base. We address how to mainstream these issues across multiple sectors rather than seeing them as only of specialised concern.
Multiple institutions are relevant to preventing violence. They include not only health services, but also criminal law enforcement (most violence is a crime), civil law (e.g. domestic protection orders), specialised services (Third Sector organisations that help victim/survivors of violence), and governmental bodies concerned with law, policy and data quality. The connections between violence and ill health are complicated since they are mediated by many of these institutions. Identifying these connections would aid the development of more effective interventions while a complex systems analysis captures the adaptive behaviour between these systems.
The data needed to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions is currently weak. This is partly because each specialised academic discipline and profession has a different way of measuring violence, which makes cooperation across these differences difficult. Not only do we need harmonised core metrics for the evaluation of interventions and cross-sector cost-benefit comparisons, we also need to adapt and extend our metrics to capture newly identified forms of abuse such as that facilitated by technology. The Consortium aims to improve the measurement framework and data availability to aid the evaluation of interventions. This is premised on cooperation between academics and practitioners. The project seeks to identify profiles of persons and incidents exposed to violence and link data from multiple services and surveys. We would assist services to make their own data more useable and more available. This involves care and attention to issues of data protection and the development of bespoke agreements on data sharing that respect communities that generate data.
We would unlock the potential in multiple data sources rather than collect new data. These datasets include major national surveys such as the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, and the Crime Survey for England and Wales, and also administrative data sets from professions and practitioners, including the police, solicitors, health and specialised services. These datasets will be linked in a new integrated dataset and provide an evidence base upon which a cost-benefit framework and risk assessment tools can be developed.
With the linked data and new tools, we would assess key interventions. These are interventions at the level of institutions and systems. Our focus is the prevention of violence in the population rather than the treatment of trauma in individuals. The Consortium seeks to mainstream evidence of the significance of violence for health in policy making. We would engage with decision-makers concerned with the commissioning of services and policy makers concerned with priorities for public expenditure, as well as wider publics.
The aim is to reduce the harm to health, especially mental health, by identifying the most effective and cost-effective interventions to reduce violence in the population.

Technical Summary

The vision underlying the Consortium on 'Violence, Health and Society' is that improving the knowledge base on violence and using this knowledge to inform changes to policy and practice will improve population health and reduce health inequalities. It will do so by acting on 'upstream' harms to health caused by violence. Research on such interventions is developing but is held back by weak theory and weak data. Theory is weak because it is often focused on individuals rather than on the system level. We will develop systems analysis using complexity theory that allows consideration of feedback loops that generate wicked problems and perverse outcomes. We will embed questions about the significance of multiple intersecting inequalities including gender and ethnicity into the theory underpinning the systems framework. Data is weak because, collected by multiple agencies for their own purposes, it is fragmented and incommensurable. We will work with data providers to develop survey and administrative data in health, justice and specialised services and translate it into our shared measurement framework. We will curate existing datasets rather than collect new data. We will use natural language processing to turn free-text narratives into quantitative data. We will integrate data using probabilistic individual profiles, which offers a powerful new route to data linkage that avoids the dangers of identifying real people. We will interrogate our newly improved data with questions about the nature of the causal pathways connecting violence, health and society to identify promising sites of intervention. We will develop cost-benefit analysis and evaluate interventions, using findings to build the theory of change. With our partners in health, justice, specialised services and government, we will seek to embed the new measurement in practice, to enable evidence-based feedback on developments to reduce violence and thereby improve health and reduce health inequalities.

Publications

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A. Cook E (2022) Re-imagining what counts as femicide in Current Sociology

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Adisa O (2023) Community mental health through a complex systems lens. in The Lancet. Public health

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Balasundaram B (2022) Improving quantification of anticholinergic burden using the Anticholinergic Effect on Cognition Scale - a healthcare improvement study in a geriatric ward setting. in Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

 
Description Advice and guidance to Ministry of Justice on a research project: "Escalation in the severity of offending behaviour"
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
URL https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/escalation-in-the-severity-of-offending-behaviour
 
Description Advisory board member for DIMES (Distress Brief Intervention) evaluation study
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
URL https://www.dbi.scot/news/scotcen-to-lead-new-study-of-innovative-distress-intervention/
 
Description Advisory committee member for CADA project (children affected by domestic abuse), funded by Home Office
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
 
Description Advisory committee member supporting New Zealand Ministry of Social Development team on family, domestic and sexual violence within different ethnic communities
Geographic Reach Australia 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
 
Description Advisory committee member- Family Drug and Alcohol courts and parental offending' (ESRC funded project)
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
 
Description Australian National Domestic and Family Violence Bench Book
Geographic Reach Australia 
Policy Influence Type Influenced training of practitioners or researchers
Impact Our input resulted in tech abuse now being accounted for in the Bench Book: ?https://dfvbenchbook.aija.org.au/contents.
URL https://dfvbenchbook.aija.org.au/contents
 
Description Citation by Scottish Government in evidence briefing on establishing the first domestic homicide review model in Scotland
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
Impact Awareness of issues related to effective framing, conduct and storage/utilisation of DHRs.
URL https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/research-and-analysis/2023/05/d...
 
Description Citation by the UNODC Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Geographic Reach Multiple continents/international 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
URL https://www.unodc.org/documents/commissions/CCPCJ/CCPCJ_Sessions/CCPCJ_32/CRPs/ECN152023_CRP6_e.pdf
 
Description Citation in House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee's report entitled 'Connected tech: smart or sinister?'
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
URL https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/109388/html/
 
Description Cited in Home Office Policy Paper 'Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan'
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
URL https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-domestic-abuse-plan/tackling-domestic-abuse-plan...
 
Description College of Policing Violence Against Women and Girls Academic Advisory Group
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
URL https://www.college.police.uk/article/police-action-against-men-who-harm-women-girls
 
Description Connected Tech: Smart or Sinister
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL https://committees.parliament.uk/work/6686/connected-tech-smart-or-sinister/
 
Description Consultation for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) 'Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan'
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/mental-health-and-wellbeing-plan-discussion-paper-and-ca...
 
Description Consultation on standards for ethnicity data
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/standards-for-ethnicity-data/standards-for-ethnicity-dat...
 
Description Consultation on the Integrated Data Service of ONS
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
 
Description Consultation on the Redesign of the Crime Survey for England and Wales, Consultation questionnaire
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL https://consultations.ons.gov.uk/external-affairs/crime-consultation/
 
Description Education and Training Foundation
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Influenced training of practitioners or researchers
Impact Follow up requests to work with individual education professionals
 
Description Engagement as part of the National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal) Expert Advisory Group (EAG)
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
Impact Question alignment and methodological alignment with other surveys, such as the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS) has improved coherence in the sector. VISION has learned from the excellent practice of Natsal researchers on considering the best ways to ask about gender, sex and sexuality, and good models of lived experience engagement.
 
Description Engagement as part of the Work Works Centre for Wellbeing Advisory Panel
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
Impact Engagement with the Centre has led to mutual benefits in terms of shifted and aligned focus that has increased the WWC's engagement with fear and safety, and helping VISION to articulate positively framed policy and local authority level needs.
URL https://whatworkswellbeing.org/people/
 
Description Engagement in the Centre for Women's Justice Femicide Working Group
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
Impact The working group involves extensive sharing in knowledge around practice and alligning on approach to responding to consultations and campaigns.
 
Description Home Office consultation - Controlling or Coercive behaviour Statutory Guidance
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/controlling-or-coercive-behaviour-statutory-guidance
 
Description Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Influenced training of practitioners or researchers
 
Description National Consultation on Family Migration
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
 
Description Orbits
Geographic Reach Europe 
Policy Influence Type Influenced training of practitioners or researchers
Impact We consulted on the development of "?Orbits: a global field guide to advance intersectional, survivor-centred, and trauma-informed interventions to technology-facilitated gender-based violence" by the support organisation and charity Chayn.
URL https://chayn.notion.site/Orbits-a-global-field-guide-to-advance-intersectional-survivor-centred-and...
 
Description Presentation at Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) Network Training Session
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Influenced training of practitioners or researchers
Impact Discussed training, clinical supervision, and implications for statutory guidance development in relation to domestic violence-related suicide. This is going to be fed back to AAFDA and the DHR Network to consider how further guidance and reosources can be provided to DHR Chairs and panel members.
 
Description Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) Bill
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
URL https://petras-iot.org/petraspublications/?tsr=The+UK+Code+of+Practice+for+Consumer+IoT+Cybersecurit...
 
Description Provided training to analyst of MoJ Police National Computer/DfE linked data
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Influenced training of practitioners or researchers
URL https://www.adruk.org/fileadmin/uploads/adruk/Documents/Policy_Briefings/Policy-briefing-Katie-Hunte...
 
Description Submission to UK Parliament Inquiry call for evidence into costs of human trafficking
Geographic Reach Multiple continents/international 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL https://committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evidence/3048/
 
Description Submission to UK Parliament Inquiry on Men's Health
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL https://committees.parliament.uk/work/7858/mens-health/
 
Description Submission to UN Call for evidence on violence, abuse and neglect in older people
Geographic Reach Multiple continents/international 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL https://www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/2023/report-violence-abuse-and-neglect-older-persons#:~:tex...
 
Description Submission to Welsh Government Consultation on Elder Abuse
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL https://www.gov.wales/draft-action-plan-end-abuse-and-neglect-older-people-wales
 
Description Submission to the Equality and Human Right Commission's statutory review
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/our-statutory-review
 
Description Submission to the NI Domestic and Sexual Abuse Strategy - 2023 - 2030
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/consultations/domestic-and-sexual-abuse-strategy-2023-2030
 
Description Submission to the Sudlow Review (Unifying Health Data in the UK)
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
 
Description Submission to the UK Parliament consultation on escalation of violence against women and girls
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL https://committees.parliament.uk/work/7838/the-escalation-of-violence-against-women-and-girls/news/1...
 
Description Submissions to the UK Child Abuse Prevalence Survey Development
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
 
Description Tech Abuse mentioned in National Police Chief's Council's national threat assessment of crimes posing the most danger to women and girls
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
Impact Improved awareness and confidence in addressing techabuse in context of domestic violence.
 
Description The new National Suicide Prevention Strategy will include people who use and experience violence as priority groups
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
Impact New priority and attention now being brought to ask about experience of violence, in particular when someone presents to healthcare settings (primary care, ED) in suicidal distress.
URL https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/suicide-prevention-strategy-for-england-2023-to-2028/suic...
 
Description Written consultation (Cook and colleagues) influenced the VKPP Domestic Homicide Review team's response to the Home Office DHR consultation
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
URL https://lawpoliticsandsociology.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/domestic-homicide-review-legislation-con...
 
Description A primary care system-level training and support programme for the secondary prevention of domestic violence and abuse: a multicentre cluster randomised trial with economic and process evaluation
Amount £1,996,829 (GBP)
Funding ID NIHR 153778 
Organisation National Institute for Health Research 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 01/2024 
End 05/2027
 
Description ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre - small projects fund
Amount £44,900 (GBP)
Organisation Economic and Social Research Council 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 08/2023 
End 08/2024
 
Description Expanding a Trauma Informed Integrated Clinical Pathway for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Young People across North East London
Amount £647,848 (GBP)
Funding ID G-002610 
Organisation Barts Charity 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 08/2023 
End 12/2025
 
Description Leverhulme Small Research Grants Scheme - non-intimate femicide
Amount £9,381 (GBP)
Funding ID SRG2223\231309 
Organisation The British Academy 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 08/2023 
End 09/2024
 
Description PBRF Grants Round 2022 - Impact of intimate partner violence on chronic health conditions
Amount $4,000 (NZD)
Organisation University of Auckland 
Department Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
Sector Academic/University
Country New Zealand
Start 01/2022 
End 12/2022
 
Description Participatory Research Fund
Amount £5,818 (GBP)
Funding ID 867618 
Organisation City, University of London 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 11/2023 
End 03/2024
 
Description Policy Support Fund
Amount £11,971 (GBP)
Funding ID 48204IV 
Organisation City, University of London 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 11/2023 
End 03/2024
 
Description SPRITE+ Sandpit on Digital Vulnerabilities - First RespondXR: Digital vulnerability of immersive training for first responders
Amount £29,672 (GBP)
Organisation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 12/2021 
End 03/2022
 
Description The applicability of the UK Computer Misuse Act 1990 for cases of technology-enabled domestic violence and abuse (Tech Abuse)
Amount £96,736 (GBP)
Organisation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2021 
End 10/2022
 
Description UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship
Amount £1,500,000 (GBP)
Funding ID MR/W009692/1 
Organisation United Kingdom Research and Innovation 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2022 
End 10/2026
 
Description • Developing a Social Determinants framework to support INSPIRE implementation
Amount $81,687 (USD)
Organisation World Health Organization (WHO) 
Sector Public
Country Global
Start  
 
Title Risk of Bias - assessment tool 
Description A key objective of the VISION Ethnicity and Migration thread is to critically address biases that affect data and measurement regarding marginalised groups and offer ways to assess and minimise the effects of these biases. This key output is a useable tool intended to mitigate the risk of reproducing or introducing bias in research when using secondary data. The tool development worked closely with survey and administrative datasets but can be applied to any adoption of secondary data. This tool is aimed to be used by anyone adopting secondary data in research including, but not limited to, academics, policy makers, think tanks, specialist services, and independent researchers. The tool comprises 3 parts. Part 1 guides researchers through critical considerations when adopting secondary datasets for analysis. Part 2 initiates a reflective process that researchers can apply when analysing data to ensure internally held biases are acknowledged and considered. Part 3 suggests key guiding questions to best mitigate bias during and after the publication of research findings. Parts 2 and 3 can be applied to any empirical project. The tool guides researchers to assess the risk of bias within the data, to mitigate the risk of producing bias at the stage of data analysis, and to mitigate the risk of producing bias or unintended negative consequence in data reporting. 
Type Of Material Improvements to research infrastructure 
Year Produced 2023 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact Just launched, website pending and impact will be monitored. 
 
Title Code for Merging Waves of the Crime Survey of England and Wales and the British Crime Survey, 1982-2020 
Description This code merges multiple years of Crime Survey of England and Wales (CSEW) and/or the British Crime Survey (BCS). The purpose of these code is to help researchers to quickly and easily combine multiple survey sweeps of the CSEW and BCS. By combining multiple survey sweeps, people are able to look at, for instance, trends in violence. Furthermore, using such a combined file enables you to look at specific offences, population groups, or consequences, that do not have a high enough frequency if you would use only a single year. This is a Stata do file, access to Stata is therefore required, as is access to all the BCS and CSEW that you want to merge. In specifying the code, you can decide which files you want to merge. Namely, which years of the Crime Surveys you want to merge and if you want the bolt-on datasets that provide uncapped codes, the adolescent and young adult panels, and/or if you want to use the 'non-white' panel. This code does not harmonize variables that are different between years. All original data resources are available via Related Resources. 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2023 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact Currently 15 downloads by users (on 15-9-2023). Impact should increase substantially after it has been included in the Crime Survey for England and Wales User Guide and the newsletter. 
URL https://reshare.ukdataservice.ac.uk/856494/
 
Description Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) 
Organisation Government of the UK
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution VISION members have ongoing engagement with DHSC representatives, with impact on VISION prioritisation. This includes engagement with DHSC's lead on Violence and Abuse to understand their data needs, engagement with the mental health team for steer on the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS) coverage of violence and abuse. VISION is also represented (Feder) on DHSC's VAWG's health data group.
Collaborator Contribution Policy and research representatives from DHSC are active members on VISION's advisory board, contributing advice and steering the priorities and activities of the consortium.
Impact Research prioritisation through the Advisory Board, and advice through representation on DHSC VAWG data group (Feder). APMS violence and abuse question items have been informed by DHSC representatives.
Start Year 2021
 
Description Home Office 
Organisation Home Office
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution Research Prioritisation Meeting at Home Office with various members of the crime and justice research team (including domestic abuse, drugs and alcohol, children and families) to provide an update on the VISION programme of research and exchange ideas and potential overlaps in current Home Office priorities and VISION capacities (e.g., provided access to ongoing systematic reviews, key outputs they requested). This was useful for identifying key priorities for the Home Office moving forward and for providing updates on completed work. (Home Office, London, 27 April 2023) Research scoping meeting between the socio-economic inequalities thread (Niels Blom and Vanessa Gash) with Home Office colleagues to investigate whether current HO methodologies that estimate the economic and social cost of domestic abuse might be improved. We presented preliminary work using the CSEW, which offer alternative and possibly more robust measures of unemployment risk for victims of DV as well as other forms of violence. It was agreed that we would furnish the team with a short policy report which details our alternative method. It was also agreed that key members of the HO would provide us with feedback on our report to ensure a shared understanding of both strategies for measuring the costs of DV on socio-economic outcomes. Finally, we also agreed to present our current work to interested members of the HO at an internal seminar in Spring 2024. (Home Office, London, 8th of August 2023) Numerous consultations submitted to the Home Office including: Open consultation run by the Home Office on 'Machetes and other bladed articles: proposed legislation'. Submitted with Professor Sandra Walklate arguing for the need for gendered analysis of 'knife crime' interventions. 6 June 2023. Relevant URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/machetes-and-other-bladed-articles-proposed-legislation Open consultation run by the Home Office on 'Domestic homicide review legislation'. Submitted by Dr James Rowlands, Sally McManus and Demelza Luna Reaver arguing for change in terminology and remit. 27 July 2023. Relevant URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/domestic-homicide-review-legislation-consultation Ongoing 1-1 meetings between Homicide Thread Lead (Elizabeth Cook) and the Domestic Homicide Policy Team Lead, Poppy Robinson (various, ongoing) Home Office User Research and Testing on Beta-Version of Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) Repository. Elizabeth Cook was consulted as an expert on DHRs to provide feedback on a beta version of the repository before its public launch (21 February 2023).
Collaborator Contribution Hosted meetings; Contributions to advisory board; Launching open consultations; Launching beta testing of repository.
Impact Cook, E.A. and Walklate, S. (2023) A written response from Dr Elizabeth Cook and Professor Sandra Walklate to the Open Consultation for the Machetes and other bladed articles: proposed legislation from the Serious Violence Unit, Home Office. 6 June. [Unpublished] Rowlands, J., Cook., McManus, S. and Luna Reaver, D. (2023) A written response from Dr James Rowlands, Dr Elizabeth Cook, Sally McManus, and Demelza Luna Reaver in response to the Home Office Domestic Homicide Review Legislation Consultation. 27 July. Available at: https://lawpoliticsandsociology.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/domestic-homicide-review-legislation-consultation-response.pdf
Start Year 2021
 
Description MIND 
Organisation MIND (Mental Health Charity)
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution VISION has provided information on the relationship between violence and abuse and poor mental health in England, to inform Mind's understanding of the needs of the people that they support and represent.
Collaborator Contribution Contributions as a member of the VISION Advisory Board. Mind and VISION are working together to promote the collection of data from minority ethnic groups, and lived experience input to, the government's main survey collecting information on mental health, violence and abuse (the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey).
Impact NA.
Start Year 2021
 
Description NHS Digital 
Organisation NHS Digital
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution NHS Digital uses the nation's health data to drive research and transform services. VISION has contributed to NHSD through its contributions to survey design and violence question development, in particular on the design of the violence and abuse question set being used on the 2023 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey.
Collaborator Contribution NHSD are represented on the VISION Advisory Board by Cher Cartwright, Section Head overseeing health survey data collections.
Impact VISION have a greater understanding of NHSD data constraints and NHSD is informed of the relevance, need and methods of violence measurement in health data collection. Outputs coauthored with VISION members include the Mental Health of Children and Young People Survey 2021, which includes recognition of parental conflict and its association with the mental health of children. The main output is the design of a revised violence and abuse question set for the 2023 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey.
Start Year 2021
 
Description NHSE Safeguarding Reference Group 
Organisation NHS England
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution This reference group has oversight of the NHSE's implementation of patient online access to their general practice records. I was invited to join the group because of my VISION-related expertise on coded and free text data in health care records, particularly in relation to confidentiality and coercive risks. I designed the monitoring template for practices nationally which was disseminated by the reference group and I review the monitoring data, modifying national guidance with the group.
Collaborator Contribution Not applicable
Impact National template for recording safeguarding issues and risks: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=kp4VA8ZyI0umSq9Q55Ctv08kRWQnMINCuBavj6rlFxdURDNVTTE5MFdWRktSMURVVDAzSkRTWk9KRi4u I drafted the template and other members of the reference group contributed and signed it off.
Start Year 2022
 
Description National Centre for Social Research 
Organisation National Centre for Social Research
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution The National Centre for Social Research, or NatCen, is key to the collection of population data on violence, health and society for government and the NHS. The VISION consortium has enabled an existing relationship to be built on and extended. In particular, VISION members have contributed to the development of survey questions on violence, bullying and related concepts for use in surveys, including in those commissioned by NHS Digital and funded by the Department of Health and Social Care.
Collaborator Contribution NatCen has been open and receptive to collaboration on survey design and violence question development.
Impact Module of new violence questions developed for survey going into field for national data collection in January 2023.
Start Year 2021
 
Description National Crime Agency 
Organisation National Crime Agency
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution We are working with the National Crime Agency and the MET to organise a roundtable on tech abuse on the 19 of October. The roundtable will inform the development of a VAWG Digital Strategy as well as a STRA. Purpose of the roundtable The roundtable is specifically designed to inform the response to technology-enabled abuse and participants have been invited based on their expertise in research, advocacy and service provision around those experiencing technology based VAWG. This roundtable is being organised by the VAWG taskforce, with the kind support and assistance of UCL, as one of a number of events to inform the development of the VAWG STRA. We will be running other events with other participants (e.g. we have a roundtable with industry being organised with Tech UK in November). What is the STRA? The VAWG Strategic Threat and Risk Assessment (STRA) is an intelligence assessment of the overall threat from VAWG. Its purpose is to inform the national and local response to VAWG offending and to benchmark trends in both the nature of offending as well as the response of police and other partners. This approach is in line with that taken to other long standing national threat areas such as Counter Terrorism and Serious & Organised Crime included in the SPR. As this is the first STRA for VAWG it will be something of a baseline. The aim is for the STRA to be regularly reviewed and updated, probably on an annual basis. Police forces have already been asked to compile problem profiles of VAWG offending in their force areas covering issues such as the profile of victims, offenders, places, education and technology in offending. To help inform this baseline as we feel that it is vital for it to reflect as broad a range of views as possible. We really want to take advantage of the expertise and insight of those attending the workshop in technology enabled abuse and offending. Without an authoritative national picture of the problem it is difficult to articulate the need for dedicated resources and accountability across police forces and partners. The STRA will be published in the spring of 2023 and a version of the STRA will be made publicly available and distributed to partners.
Collaborator Contribution Expertise
Impact VAWG Strategic Threat and Risk Assessment (STRA)
Start Year 2022
 
Description Office for National Statistics 
Organisation Office for National Statistics
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution VISION researcher Niels Blom has made the code for merging the Crime Survey for England and Wales and British Crime Survey. This code merges multiple years of Crime Survey of England and Wales (CSEW) and/or the British Crime Survey (BCS). The purpose of these code is to help researchers to quickly and easily combine multiple survey sweeps of the CSEW and BCS. By combining multiple survey sweeps, people are able to look at, for instance, trends in violence. Furthermore, using such a combined file enables you to look at specific offences, population groups, or consequences, that do not have a high enough frequency if you would use only a single year. This is a Stata do file, access to Stata is therefore required, as is access to all the BCS and CSEW that you want to merge. In specifying the code, you can decide which files you want to merge. Namely, which years of the Crime Surveys you want to merge and if you want the bolt-on datasets that provide uncapped codes, the adolescent and young adult panels, and/or if you want to use the 'non-white' panel. This code does not harmonize variables that are different between years. All original data resources are available via Related Resources.
Collaborator Contribution Regarding the Crime Survey merger code, Catherine Grant and Eleanor Scott-Allen have provided feedback on the code and documentation, and what should be included and in what manner. They also will in the near future include references to the merger code in the new User Guide for the Crime Surveys for England and Wales, and potentially include it in in their newsletter and at their conference.
Impact See also under Research Datasets, Databases & Models: Code for Merging Waves of the Crime Survey of England and Wales and the British Crime Survey, 1982-2020 https://reshare.ukdataservice.ac.uk/856494/ Digital Object Identifier:10.5255/ukda-sn-856494
Start Year 2021
 
Description Police 
Organisation Lancashire Police Service
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution Engagement with the Lancashire Constabulary to discuss access to and set up transfer of police data to be used in VISION project. Discussion around how analysis will benefit the constabulary too.
Collaborator Contribution Facilitating access to police data and knowledge around existing data.
Impact Agreed access to data.
Start Year 2021
 
Description Rape Crisis 
Organisation Rape Crisis
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution VISION has provided Respect with links to other actors in the field, for example through their inclusion on our advisory board and at our annual conferences. We have also co-produced research jointly defined that they can use independently for policy influencing. An outcome of the research prioritisation task we undertook with our stakeholder group was a priority for RCEW to do some analysis around the determinants of referral outcomes. We did the analysis, drafted the paper, presented the preliminary findings to Becky and Amelia, incorporated their feedback into our final submission and acknowledged them, with their permission.
Collaborator Contribution Attendance at quarterly specialist services stakeholder group meetings/workshops: a research prioritisation workshop on 31st January 2023; a theory of change workshop on 11th April 2023; a scoping review meeting on 12th June 2023 and an adolescent domestic abuse workshop on 20th September 2023. The research prioritisation workshop resulted in a co-produced plan of research outputs over the course of the project which all partners stand to benefit from. In each quarterly meeting/workshop RCEW have provided expertise from the perspective of delivering specialist sexual violence and abuse services. Their input has informed co-produced outputs such as the VISION specialist services theory of change for reducing violence, and a coding framework for analysing data on young people's experience of adolescent domestic abuse. They provided feedback on scoping review of outcomes used by specialist support services to measure their effectiveness and advice on subsequent systematic review of the effectiveness of specialist support services and interventions. Also provided feedback on our co-produced paper on the determinants of referral outcomes, particularly in terms of informing the interpretation of our findings.
Impact Trends in outcomes used to measure the effectiveness of UK-based support interventions and services targeted at adults with experience of domestic and sexual violence and abuse: A scoping review. BMJ Open (under review) How effective are uk-based support interventions and services targeted at adults who have experienced domestic and sexual violence and abuse at improving their safety and wellbeing? A systematic review protocol (under review) Research prioritisation padlets- https://padlet.com/anniebunce/exercise-1-3vrcftmm40yzyy2d, https://padlet.com/anniebunce/exercise-2-alternative-j7v760v2f1eidhc Specialist services theory of change padlets- https://padlet.com/anniebunce/specialist-services-theory-of-change-c1d3a9almubxj958 , https://padlet.com/estelacapelas/specialist-services-toc-workshop-23v1ny8ve61vom27 Preliminary adolescent domestic abuse coding framework padlet- https://padlet.com/anniebunce/preliminary-coding-framework-adolescent-domestic-abuse-u8stbd5z0jdx885z Presentation of preliminary findings from determinants of referral outcomes paper Paper, 'Determinants of referral outcomes for victim-survivors accessing specialist sexual violence and abuse support services', submitted to the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse on 20th September 2023. Bunce, Annie, Sophie Carlisle, and Estela Capelas Barbosa. "The Concept and Measurement of Interpersonal Violence in Specialist Services Data: Inconsistencies, Outcomes and the Challenges of Synthesising Evidence." Social Sciences 12.7 (2023): 366. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/7/366 Challenges of using specialist domestic and sexual violence and abuse service data to inform policy and practice on violence reduction. Journal of Gender-Based Violence (under review).
Start Year 2021
 
Description Refuge 
Organisation Refuge
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution VISION has provided Refuge with links to other actors in the field, for example through their inclusion on our advisory board and at our annual conferences. We have also co-produced research jointly defined that they can use independently for policy influencing. Refuge is also involved in co-design in the technology facilitated abuse thread.
Collaborator Contribution Tracy and Michaela from Refuge are on the VISION Advisory Board. One or both of them have attended quarterly specialist services stakeholder group meetings/workshops: a research prioritisation workshop on 31st January 2023; a theory of change workshop on 11th April 2023; a scoping review meeting on 12th June 2023 and an adolescent domestic abuse workshop on 20th September 2023. The research prioritisation workshop resulted in a co-produced plan of research outputs over the course of the project which all partners stand to benefit from. In each quarterly meeting/workshop Refuge have provided expertise from the perspective of delivering refuge and community-based services and a national helpline. Their input has informed co-produced outputs such as the VISION specialist services theory of change for reducing violence, and a coding framework for analysing data on young people's experience of adolescent domestic abuse. They provided feedback on scoping review of outcomes used by specialist support services to measure their effectiveness and advice on subsequent systematic review of the effectiveness of specialist support services and interventions. Michaela was a discussant for one of the sessions at the VISION Annual Conference on 21st September 2023.
Impact Trends in outcomes used to measure the effectiveness of UK-based support interventions and services targeted at adults with experience of domestic and sexual violence and abuse: A scoping review. BMJ Open (under review) How effective are UK-based support interventions and services targeted at adults who have experienced domestic and sexual violence and abuse at improving their safety and wellbeing? A systematic review protocol. Plos one (under review) Research prioritisation padlets- https://padlet.com/anniebunce/exercise-1-3vrcftmm40yzyy2d, https://padlet.com/anniebunce/exercise-2-alternative-j7v760v2f1eidhc Specialist services theory of change padlets- https://padlet.com/anniebunce/specialist-services-theory-of-change-c1d3a9almubxj958 , https://padlet.com/estelacapelas/specialist-services-toc-workshop-23v1ny8ve61vom27 Preliminary adolescent domestic abuse coding framework padlet- https://padlet.com/anniebunce/preliminary-coding-framework-adolescent-domestic-abuse-u8stbd5z0jdx885z Bunce, Annie, Sophie Carlisle, and Estela Capelas Barbosa. "The Concept and Measurement of Interpersonal Violence in Specialist Services Data: Inconsistencies, Outcomes and the Challenges of Synthesising Evidence." Social Sciences 12.7 (2023): 366. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/7/366 Challenges of using specialist domestic and sexual violence and abuse service data to inform policy and practice on violence reduction. Journal of Gender-Based Violence (under review).
Start Year 2021
 
Description Respect 
Organisation Respect (Domestic Violence Prevention Service)
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution VISION has provided Respect with links to other actors in the field, for example through their inclusion on our advisory board and at our annual conferences. We have also co-produced research jointly defined that they can use independently for policy influencing. Additionally, Respect contributed to the development of a coding framework for the adolescent domestic abuse project.
Collaborator Contribution Jo Todd, Respect CEO, is a VISION Advisory Board member. Others from Respect have attended one or all of our quarterly specialist services stakeholder group meetings/workshops: a research prioritisation workshop on 31st January 2023; a theory of change workshop on 11th April 2023; a scoping review meeting on 12th June 2023 and an adolescent domestic abuse workshop on 20th September 2023. The research prioritisation workshop resulted in a co-produced plan of research outputs over the course of the project which all partners stand to benefit from. In each quarterly meeting/workshop Respect have provided expertise from the perspective of delivering support services for male victims of domestic abuse, interventions for perpetrators of domestic abuse and supporting professionals responding to young people's use of violence and abuse in family and intimate relationships. Their input has informed co-produced outputs such as the VISION specialist services theory of change for reducing violence, and a coding framework for analysing data on young people's experience of adolescent domestic abuse. They provided feedback on scoping review of outcomes used by specialist support services to measure their effectiveness and advice on subsequent systematic review of the effectiveness of specialist support services and interventions.
Impact Trends in outcomes used to measure the effectiveness of UK-based support interventions and services targeted at adults with experience of domestic and sexual violence and abuse: A scoping review. BMJ Open (under review) How effective are UK-based support interventions and services targeted at adults who have experienced domestic and sexual violence and abuse at improving their safety and wellbeing? A systematic review protocol. Plos one (under review) Research prioritisation padlets- https://padlet.com/anniebunce/exercise-1-3vrcftmm40yzyy2d, https://padlet.com/anniebunce/exercise-2-alternative-j7v760v2f1eidhc Specialist services theory of change padlets- https://padlet.com/anniebunce/specialist-services-theory-of-change-c1d3a9almubxj958 , https://padlet.com/estelacapelas/specialist-services-toc-workshop-23v1ny8ve61vom27 Preliminary adolescent domestic abuse coding framework padlet- https://padlet.com/anniebunce/preliminary-coding-framework-adolescent-domestic-abuse-u8stbd5z0jdx885z Bunce, Annie, Sophie Carlisle, and Estela Capelas Barbosa. "The Concept and Measurement of Interpersonal Violence in Specialist Services Data: Inconsistencies, Outcomes and the Challenges of Synthesising Evidence." Social Sciences 12.7 (2023): 366. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/7/366 Challenges of using specialist domestic and sexual violence and abuse service data to inform policy and practice on violence reduction. Journal of Gender-Based Violence (under review).
Start Year 2021
 
Description SafeLives 
Organisation SafeLives
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution VISION has provided SafeLives with links to other actors in the field, for example through their inclusion on our advisory board and at our annual conferences. We have also co-produced research jointly defined that they can use independently for policy influencing. VISION researchers also secured a small pot of additional funding (City Participatory Research Fund, £6,000) to partner in a project with SafeLives exploring adolescent domestic abuse. SafeLives will deliver a workshop with young people with lived experience of domestic abuse, there will be a face-to-face seminar co-delivered by VISION researchers, SafeLives and young participant(s) to discuss the findings from the workshop. Co-produced outputs will be planned, including a rapid evidence review, a journal article and a conference.
Collaborator Contribution Attendance at quarterly specialist services stakeholder group meetings/workshops: a research prioritisation workshop on 31st January 2023; a theory of change workshop on 11th April 2023; a scoping review meeting on 12th June 2023 and an adolescent domestic abuse workshop on 20th September 2023. The research prioritisation workshop resulted in a co-produced plan of research outputs over the course of the project which all partners stand to benefit from. In each quarterly meeting/workshop SafeLives have provided expertise from the perspective of delivering specialist domestic abuse services. Their input has informed co-produced outputs such as the VISION specialist services theory of change for reducing violence, and a coding framework for analysing data on young people's experience of adolescent domestic abuse. They provided feedback on scoping review of outcomes used by specialist support services to measure their effectiveness and advice on subsequent systematic review of the effectiveness of specialist support services and interventions. SafeLives have also partnered with VISION to run the adolescent domestic abuse project (see above).
Impact Trends in outcomes used to measure the effectiveness of UK-based support interventions and services targeted at adults with experience of domestic and sexual violence and abuse: A scoping review. BMJ Open (under review) How effective are UK-based support interventions and services targeted at adults who have experienced domestic and sexual violence and abuse at improving their safety and wellbeing? A systematic review protocol. PlosOne (under review) Research prioritisation padlets- https://padlet.com/anniebunce/exercise-1-3vrcftmm40yzyy2d, https://padlet.com/anniebunce/exercise-2-alternative-j7v760v2f1eidhc Specialist services theory of change padlets- https://padlet.com/anniebunce/specialist-services-theory-of-change-c1d3a9almubxj958 , https://padlet.com/estelacapelas/specialist-services-toc-workshop-23v1ny8ve61vom27 Preliminary adolescent domestic abuse coding framework padlet- https://padlet.com/anniebunce/preliminary-coding-framework-adolescent-domestic-abuse-u8stbd5z0jdx885z Participatory Research Fund and Policy Support Fund grant proposals Bunce, Annie, Sophie Carlisle, and Estela Capelas Barbosa. "The Concept and Measurement of Interpersonal Violence in Specialist Services Data: Inconsistencies, Outcomes and the Challenges of Synthesising Evidence." Social Sciences 12.7 (2023): 366. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/7/366 Challenges of using specialist domestic and sexual violence and abuse service data to inform policy and practice on violence reduction. Journal of Gender-Based Violence (under review).
Start Year 2021
 
Description Thames Valley Police 
Organisation Thames Valley Police
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution Collaboration on book, Policing Domestic abuse with Katy Barrow Grint, Jackie Sebire (was Bedfordshire police) and Jackie Turton (University of Essex). The book is dedicated to improving the practice of the policing of domestic abuse. Its objective is to help inform those working in policing about the dynamics of how domestic abuse occurs, how best to respond to and investigate it, and in the longer term how to prevent it. Divided into thematic areas, the book uses recent research findings to update some of the theoretical analysis and to highlight areas of good practice: 'what works and why'. An effective investigation and the prosecution of offenders are considered, as well as an evaluation of the success of current treatment options. The book highlights how policing domestic abuse can only be dealt with through an effective partnership response. The responsibilities of each agency and the statutory processes in place when policy is not adhered to are outlined. Published November 2022. We are currently collaborating on a project looking at whether the statutory age at which domestic abuse is recognised should be lowered from 16 to 13 to include those in adolescent relationships. Katy Barrow-Grint posed the question 'Should the statutory age bracket for domestic abuse legislation be reduced to 13'. To try and answer this question Ruth Weir has set up the Adolescent Domestic Abuse Working Group (ADAWG). Several other colleagues from Thames Valley have also joined the group including the Head of Domestic Abuse, Superintendent Kelly Gardner and Evidence Based Policing Specialist, Dr Jessica Phoenix. We have secured additional funding through internal City University funds to produce a rapid evidence review, run a workshop with young people with lived experience of domestic abuse and host a conference in April 2024.
Collaborator Contribution Co-authored book, Policing Domestic Abuse, presented to the ADAWG, one to one meetings with Ruth Weir, invited other key figures to join ADAWG, including representation from the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC).
Impact Barrow Grint, K., Sebire, J., Turton, J., and Weir, R. (2022), Policing domestic abuse: risk, policy and practice, London: Routledge.
Start Year 2019
 
Description University of Manchester 
Organisation University of Manchester
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Ongoing collaboration in the form of co-editing a Routledge book series on violence and inequality, conference papers, and a follow-on British Academy/Leverhulme Small Grant on non-intimate femicide. Co-editor partnership on a Routledge Series on Violence, Inequality and Change Signed five-year term contract as Co-Editor of Routledge Series on Violence, Inequality and Change, with Dr. Caroline Miles (University of Manchester) 15 November 2022 The purpose of this series is to provide a platform for authors (of monographs, edited collections or focus pieces) interested in violence, inequality and social change to contribute ideas in an interdisciplinary setting; To resist interdisciplinary siloes on violence in society Participation at the European Conference on Domestic Violence 2023 Submitted and presented a paper as part of a pre-organized symposium on domestic abuse and intersecting inequalities (Chair: Prof Rachel Condry, University of Oxford) Successful award of a British Academy/Leverhulme Small Grant on non-intimate femicide Further information is available on this in the 'Further Funding' document.
Collaborator Contribution The collaborator is: - Co-editor to book series - Co-author to conference presentation - Principal Investigator on small grant
Impact Cook, E. and Miles (2023) Change, intimacy, and relationships: Implications for measuring non-intimate femicide. Conference presentation. 13 September. [Unpublished] Cook, E. and Miles (2022) Violence, Inequality and Change [Book Series]. London: Routledge British Academy/Leverhulme Small Grant 22-23. Award No. SRG2223\231309.
Start Year 2022
 
Description University of Nottingham 
Organisation University of Nottingham
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Co-authorship on written output Advice on involvement of bereaved families in death investigation processes Invitation to parliamentary launch event
Collaborator Contribution Lead authorship Secured impact funding for part of a larger project to improve prisoner death investigations
Impact Tomczak, P. and Cook, E.A. (2023). Bereaved Family 'Involvement' in (Prisoner) Death Investigations: Whose 'Satisfaction'? Social & Legal Studies, 32(2), pp. 294-317. doi:10.1177/09646639221100480 The findings of this collaboration formed one part of a policy report for the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) in 2023: https://www.safesoc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-improving-prisoner-death-investigations-and-promoting-change-in-prisons_a-findings-and-recommendations-report.pdf
Start Year 2021
 
Description Violence Against Women & Girls ONS project 
Organisation Office for National Statistics
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution I was an expert advisor to an ONS programme scoping and making more accessible national data on violence against women and girls, concordant with an objective of VISION to improve and make better use of violence data. In particular I advised on the new VAWG data landscape which is now live.
Collaborator Contribution Not applicable
Impact New VAWG data landscape: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/violenceagainstwomenandgirlsdatalandscape
Start Year 2022
 
Description Violence, Abuse and Mental Health Network 
Organisation Central Institute for Mental Health
Country Germany 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution The VISION consortium has a close and ongoing collaboration with this network, building on it and sharing several CIs. The collaboration has improved continuity and sustainability of the earlier network. Since 2023 funding, enabling co-produced research with people who have lived experience of violence.
Collaborator Contribution The VAMHNW has fed into VISION, and provided established relationships. Research prioritisation activities undertaken by the network have informed the direction of VISION. Facilitation and recruitment and expertise, embedding lived experience into the VISION research programme.
Impact A key output from VISION member (Walby's) involvement across both the VAMHNW and VISION was The Lancet Psychiatry's Commission piece highlighting intimate partner violence as an issue for health services and wider public health, and focusing on issues of measurement: Oram, S., Fisher, H. L., Minnis, H., Seedat, S., Walby, S., Hegarty, K., ... & Howard, L. M. (2022). The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on intimate partner violence and mental health: advancing mental health services, research, and policy. The Lancet Psychiatry, 9(6), 487-524.
Start Year 2021
 
Description World Health Organisation 
Organisation World Health Organization (WHO)
Country Global 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution Co-development, delivery and maintenance of Violence Info - a global resource for violence prevention with the WHO Co-production of Tackling Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), State of the Art and Options for Action (2023)
Collaborator Contribution On going on different violence related programmes since 2008 with different outcomes and collaborative programmes each year
Impact Violence Info web site https://apps.who.int/violence-info/ Tackling Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), State of the Art and Options for Action (2023) https://phwwhocc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-01-state-of-the-art-report-eng.pdf
Start Year 2008
 
Description 10th International Festival of Public Health 
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 An 1.5 hour workshop on VISION research findings, with a research prioritisation activities that involved digital data collection from workshop attendees. This prioritisation exercise has informed the proposed workplans for various threads of Consortium work.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL http://www.festivalofpublichealth.co.uk/aboutthefestival/
 
Description Book launch of 'Policing Domestic Abuse' 
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 Book launch for 'Policing Domestic Abuse', a collaborative book between two senior police officers and two academics. The event was to introduce and publicise the book. In attendance was the National Police Chiefs Council Lead for domestic abuse, Domestic Abuse Commissioner, senior police officers from 6 forces, colleagues from Home Office, Department for Levelling up, College of Policing, third sector organisations and academics from 6 universities.

The event enabled networking between police, government, third sector and academics. Raising the profile of VISION and importance of collaboration between academics and practitioners. Raising the profile of the book which could have an impact on police practice and improve their response to domestic abuse.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.city.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2022/11/improving-police-responses-to-domestic-abuse
 
Description Conference presentation (Connect Centre) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact This talk was given as part of the Connect Centre* conference. Around 150 people attended the conference and around 50 attended the session I gave this talk in. I discussed some research I conducted on regional police data and the audience were extremely interested in the value of this data and my research

Connect Centre for International Research on Interpersonal Violence
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Cosmopolitan 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Dr Leonie Tanczer was interviewed for this Cosmopolitan article on the rise of Apple AirTag tracking. An AirTags is a coin-sized wireless Bluetooth product that can be attached to items like keys, wallets, or a bag, for a person to track their personal possessions if they get lost. These systems have been shown to be misused in cases of stalking and domestic violence. ?https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a39660324/air-tag-stalking/
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a39660324/air-tag-stalking/
 
Description Developing a Framework For Measuring Gender in Homicide Defences 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact I made a presentation on my framework for measuring gender in homicide defences to an audience of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and post graduate students. This sparked discussion, reflections, and requests for additional similar research from policy makers and fellow researchers.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Discussion with the Kent and Medway Suicide Prevention Team 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Discussion with the Suicide Prevention Team in Kent and Medway addressing links and available data on suicide and domestic abuse, and new Real Time Suicide Surveillance System. Led to a publication in Lancet Psychiatry identifying the links between intimate partner violence and suicidality.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Eurocrim Conference 2022 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact European Society of Criminology Conference, presentation on violence and abuse among older people using results from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey 2014
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://eurocrim.secure-platform.com/spain2022/
 
Description Gender Based Violence Research Collective Forums 
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 The collective is composed of academics who research violence and its impact on multiple fronts, it was formed on its first meeting. It presents current work to other relevant groups, proposes collective responses to policy and practice and fosters new collaborations for future research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Input Mag 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact The Tech Abuse Thread featured in a news story about the risks ?of data gathering about periods and fertility for Input Magazine; ?https://www.inputmag.com/culture/period-tracking-apps-abortion-privacy-roe-v-wade
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.inputmag.com/culture/period-tracking-apps-abortion-privacy-roe-v-wade
 
Description Invited contribution at Prisoner Death Investigations: Improving Safety in Prisons and Societies? 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presentation to around 200 attendees at the 'Prisoner Death Investigations: Improving Safety in Prisons and Societies?' Symposium, based on a publication in Social and Legal Studies. Audience was a mix of prison governors, academics, policymakers, Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, and Coroners.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Invited contribution to Action On Armed Violence (AOAV) Roundtable on Knife Crime 
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 Invited contribution to AOAV Roundtable on Knife Crime - providing a gendered analysis of weapon use, carrying, and symbolism. Attended by third sector and academics.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://aoav.org.uk/2022/knife-crime-in-london-a-summary-of-an-experts-round-table/
 
Description KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE EVENT WITH THE HOME OFFICE CRIME AND JUSTICE RESEARCH TEAM 
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 THIS KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE EVENT WAS ARRANGED BY KIM CULLEN ON BEHALF OF THE CRIME AND JUSTICE STRAND (POLINA OBOLENSKAYA, RUTH WEIR, ELIZABETH COOK ATTENDED; LEONIE TANCZER WAS UNAVAILABLE BUT SLIDES WERE PROVIDED; SALLY MCMANUS ATTENDED AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR).

THIS MEETING OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE THE HOME OFFICE CRIME AND JUSTICE RESEARCH TEAM ON COMPLETED AND ONGOING WORK WITHIN VISION. IT ALSO ACTED AS A RESEARCH PRIORITISATION EXERCISE FOR THE NEXT STAGE OF VISION. APPROX 15 HOME OFFICE STAFF ATTENDED. FURTHER INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED ON PARTICULAR OUTPUTS.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Lecture delivered at the University of Geneva, Switzerland 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact VISION member Vanessa Gash delivered a guest lecture in French, as part of the LIVES research programme which has research centres at both the University of Lausanne and the University of Geneva in Switzerland. The lecture was open to colleagues in both research centres, University staff and students, alongside interested members of the public.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Media coverage highlighting connection between intimate partner violence and suicidality 
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 Co-produced briefing with Agenda resulted in widely shared coverage in The Guardian, Big Issue, and other outlets, including positive and engaged Twitter shares in the hundreds. Press release: https://www.agendaalliance.org/news/new-figures-reveal-link-between-suicidal-thoughts-and-domestic-abuse/
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/feb/22/women-who-suffer-domestic-abuse-three-times-as-likel...
 
Description Media coverage of book, 'Policing Domestic Abuse' 
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 Public/other audiences
Results and Impact City press release, BBC and ITV local news coverage, feature in SPGA research highlights, local press (Thames Valley area) and Twitter coverage (at least 13,000 on one post).

Outcomes include increased awareness of VISION and pathway to potential impact in changing police practice.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.city.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2022/11/improving-police-responses-to-domestic-abuse
 
Description National Stalking and Harassment (SPOC) Virtual Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact The Tech Abuse Thread presented our research at the National Stalking and Harassment (SPOC) Virtual Conference organised by the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) on the 2nd of February;
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Office for Statistics Regulation 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Full day workshop organised by VISION bringing together expert practitioners from the Office for Statistics Regulation and VISION members working on the Crime Survey for England and Wales - extensive and detailed exchanges about conceptual and measurement issues, data requirements, quality standards, and mechanisms of data access and reporting.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description PARTICIPATION IN JUSTICE LAB EXPERT STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP AND LAUNCH EVENT 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact INVITED CONTRIBUTION TO AN EXPERT STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP HOSTED AND ORGANIZED BY THE JUSTICELAB/LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION. ATTENDED BY APPROX. 30 EXPERTS TO DISCUSS CHALLENGES OF COLLECTING, USING AND SHARING VICTIMS' DATA (INC. SUZY LAMPLUGH TRUST, VICTIM SUPPORT, ACADEMICS, SAFE LIVES, BARNARDOS, AGE UK, THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY)

A BRIEFING NOTE WAS DRAFTED BY JUSTICELAB FOLLOWING THIS WORKSHOP AND SHARED IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT READING OF THE VICTIMS AND PRISONERS BILL
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://justicelab.org.uk/resource/expert-stakeholder-workshop-amplifying-victims-voices/
 
Description Paper presentation at the British International Studies Association Annual Conference. 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Around 50 academics, postgraduate students, and other interested stakeholders attended a panel on 'Migration, Citizenship and Trajectories of Knowledge.' This was part of a large academic conference held in Glasgow, Scotland, with international attendees primarily from Europe and North America.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.bisanet.org/page/2023AC
 
Description Participation at the House of Commons Women & Equalities Committee - expert roundtable on International Obligations & Violence Against Women and Girls 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Meeting with Knowledge Exchange Unit, UK Parliament: Women and Equalities discussing the scrutiny carried out by the Committee on aspects of policy regarding Violence against Women and Girls, and priorities to scrutinise regarding the UK's international obligations in this area.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Participation at the International Sociological Association (ISA) World Congress 2023, Melbourne, Australia 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact VISION MEMBER ELIZABETH COOK ORGANIZED AND CHAIRED A PANEL ON DURKHEIM, VIOLENCE AND SOCIETY AS PART OF THE 'VIOLENCE AND SOCIETY' ISA THEMATIC WORKING GROUP (CO-ORDINATED BY DAWSON AND WALBY)

ALSO ATTENDED SEVERAL SESSIONS ON VIOLENCE AND SOCIETY, AS WELL AS INDIGENOUS SOCIOLOGY, GLOBAL INEQUALITIES, AND SOCIAL CHANGE.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Participation in Expert Roundtable on 'User-friendly Justice', Labour Party Conference 2022 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Invitation and participation in Expert Roundtable on 'User-friendly Justice' at the Labour Party Conference 2022, Liverpool. Roundtable organised by Fabian Society and Legal Education Foundation. Other participants included Emily Thornberry (Labour MP), Lord Ponsoby (Peer), Dr Natalie Byrom (Director of the Legal Education Foundation), and members of the Institute for Government, Centre for Public Data, judges, and academics.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Participation in Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Community of Practice and their advisory group for the TFGBV research setting process 
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 VISION members have joined the SVRI community of practice and their advisory group for the TFGBV research setting process. Have joined multiple meetings with members of SVRI and other researchers within the field of TFGBV. Been part of discussions with these groups and have been able to share our research aims including our Delphi study which is working towards a consensus of the definition of tech abuse. We continue to be apart of their discussions and share our own work with the group.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Participation in the Domestic Abuse Duty Evaluation Advisory Board 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact VISION member Estela Barbosa has actively been involved in the DA Duty Evaluation advisory board, particularly providing support to the team conducting the evaluation on quantitative analyses.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Participation in the Institute for Government/Nuffield Foundation 'DATA BITES SERIES' 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact VISION MEMBER ELIZABETH COOK RECEIVED AN INVITATION TO SPEAK AS PART OF THE DATA BITES SERIES - JUSTICE SPECIAL ON 17 MAY 2023. ATTENDED BY APPROX 40 PEOPLE IN PERSON. THE EVENT WAS ALSO LIVE-STREAMED. IN ADDITION, THE YOUTUBE VIDEO HAS 449+ VIEWS ONLINE.

THE EVENT IS AIMED AT ENGAGING DIFFERENT PARTS OF GOVERNMENT AND THOSE THAT USE DATA AND EVIDENCE TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS IN GOVERNMENT.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/data-bites-42-getting-things-done-data-government
 
Description Podcast on 'Policing Domestic Abuse' 
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 Ruth Weir and Professor Jackie Turton (University of Essex) in conversation with Jules Pretty on domestic abuse and violence in the home. What works and why? What has changed in recent years? What are the prospects for the future?
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2023/07/06/policing-domestic-abuse-louder-than-words-podcast
 
Description Podcast on Policing Domestic Abuse book 
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 A podcast about the book, Policing Domestic Abuse. Aimed at raising awareness about the book and about domestic abuse in general.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/policing-domestic-abuse/id1564697059?i=1000619509954
 
Description Presentation and Chairing of the UKDS 2023 Health Studies User Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Fadeeva A. presented and S McManus chaired sessions at the UKDS Health Studies User Conference in London, attended by 120 people working in health data collection and/or analysis.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/health-studies-user-conference-2023/
 
Description Presentation at Conference: International Studies Association Annual Convention/ Research: Experiences of Violence associated with Insecure Migration Status: A qualitative systematic review. 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Around 50 academics, postgraduate students, and other interested stakeholders attended a panel on 'Migration and Violence', during which this research was presented. This was part of a large academic conference (approx. 6000 participants) in Montreal Canada, with global academics attending from 5 continents.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.isanet.org/Conferences/ISA2023
 
Description Presentation at the 19th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour (ESSSB19) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presentation as part of an organized thematic panel on domestic violence and suicide to an audience of clinicians, academics, third sector, professionals and healthcare providers (approx 40 people). Based on a published article on intimate partner violence and suicidality in the Lancet Psychiatry.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://esssb19.org/
 
Description Presentation at the British Society of Gerontology (BSG) Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Findings on the prevalence of violence experiences in older adults (60 and over) in comparison with the younger population (16-59), risk factors associated with recent exposure to violence (last 12 months) in older adults, associations between violence and mental health in older adults; all analyses were done using data from APMS 2014.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.britishgerontology.org/events-and-courses/bsg-annual-conference
 
Description Presentation at the Vienna NGO Committee on the Family, UN Headquarters 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact VISION member Vanessa Gash delivered a talk on my work on gender inequalities in outcome, to the Vienna NGO Committee on the Family, UN Headquarters, Vienna Austria.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL http://viennafamilycommittee.org
 
Description Presentation at the Work, Employment and Society Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact We have been asked to deliver a paper at the Work, Employment and Society Conference, the conference is run with the assistance of the British Sociological Association, alongside the 4* impact journal, of the same name. The conference is international in reach.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-bsa-events/bsa-work-employment-and-society-conference-2023/prog...
 
Description Presentation on the 16th Equality, Diversity and Inclusion International Conference (EDI) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Academics, postgraduate students, and other interested stakeholders attended a pre-arranged panel on "Intersection of Violence, Gender, and Disability" (Organized by Ladan Hashemi and Sally McManus and chaired by Ladan Hashemi and Polina Obolenskaya ). This was part of a large academic conference held in City, University of London, with international attendees from around the world.

Presentation: Disability and Intimate Partner Violence in England: Gender Stratified Analyses of a Probability Sample Survey (LADAN HASHEMI)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.edi-conference.org/
 
Description Presentations at Conference: Perpetrators of Violence Against Women: Developments in Research, Policy and Practice. 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Academics, postgraduate students, and other interested stakeholders attended a pre-arranged panel on "Gender patterns in perpetration of violence against women " (Organized by Ladan Hashemi). This was part of a large academic conference held in City, University of London, with national and international attendees.

Presentations:
Gender Patterns in the Use of Physical Violence Against a Violent Partner (Ladan Hashemi)
Differentiating risk factors of repeat perpetration of domestic abuse by gender and relationship type (Ruth Weir)
Gendered violence, gendered law: the links between gender bias in homicide defences and male violence against women ( Jessica Lynn Corsi)
High-risk of homicide: Technology-facilitated intimate-partner violence perpetration within Domestic Homicide Reviews in England (Demelza Luna Reaver)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Presentations at the 23rd Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Multiple presentations in a VISION organised panel and one in a different panel

Pre-arranged panel on Dissecting violence and abuse in England and Wales: empirical investigations of inequalities (Organized and chaired by POLINA OBOLENSKAYA)

The rise, fall and stall of violence in England and Wales: how have risks of violence changed for different groups? (POLINA OBOLENSKAYA)

Inequality Dimensions of Violence: Mapping Relations and Experiences of Violence at the Intersection of Gender, Ethnicity and Migrant-Status (HANNAH MANZUR)

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) among migrants and non-migrants in England: Gender Stratified Analyses of a Probability Sample Survey (LADAN HASHEMI)

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) among migrants and non-migrants in England: Gender Stratified Analyses of a Probability Sample Survey (NIELS BLOM)

Measurement and Technology in Domestic Abuse (Chaired by LESLIE HUMPHREYS)

Reducing domestic abuse by improving the measurement and analysis of data on domestic abuse (LESLIE HUMPHREYS)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/esc/esc23/
 
Description Presentations at the European Conference on Domestic Violence (ECDV) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact NUMEROUS SYMPOSIA AND PRESENTATIONS ON VISION-RELATED ACTIVITIES AND OUTPUTS. INCLUDING:



Producing evidence syntheses on violence and abuse: reflections on the disciplinary variations and practicalities (PRE-ORGANIZED VISION SYMPOSIUM CHAIRED BY NATALIA LEWIS)

Evidence syntheses in a global context: a systematic review of sex/gender disaggregated homicide (ELIZABETH COOK)

Challenges for evidence synthesis that includes analysis of legal records: a systematic review on the gendered dimensions of criminal law homicide defences (JESSICA CORSI)

Evidence synthesis in the context of UK domestic and sexual violence services: involving professional stakeholders (SOPHIE CARLISLE)

Challenges of conducting interdisciplinary systematic reviews: understanding the use of computational methods in intimate partner violence research (LILLY NEUBAUER)

Text analytics in the Violence, Health and Society (VISION) consortium: practical challenges and research opportunities (PRE-ORGANIZED VISION SYMPOSIUM CHAIRED BY ROBERT STEWART)

Extracting information on domestic abuse from police crime reports: potential and limitations (LESLIE HUMPHREYS)

Development of an application to extract and categorize mentions of domestic violence from mental healthcare records (Angus Roberts)

Automatic Identification of Reports of Psychologically Abusive Behaviours in Online Forums (LILLY NEUBAUER & LEONIE TANCZER)

Technology-Facilitated Domestic Abuse: Advancements in Its Definition, Scholarship and Response (PRE-ORGANIZED VISION SYMPOSIUM CHAIRED BY LEONIE TANCZER)

What is technology-facilitated abuse? How to measure and conceptualise a growing research field (LEONIE TANCZER)

Intersectional inequalities and hidden dimensions of domestic homicide (PRE-ORGANIZED SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZED RACHEL CONDRY)

Change, intimacy, and relationships: Implications for measuring non-intimate femicide (ELIZABETH COOK)

Understanding Police Identification of Risk and How Risk Level Impacts Police Decision-Making and Victim Experience (PRE-ORGANIZED SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZED LUCY TRAFFORD)

Using geographically weighted regression to explore neighbourhood-level predictors of domestic abuse (DA) in England and Wales (RUTH WEIR)

Health Responses 2
Differentiating intimate partner violence by perpetrator relationship type. Types of crimes committed and consequences for victims' health and wellbeing. (NIELS BLOM)

Researching DVA II
Costing the mental health harms of sexual and physical violence in adulthood: a prevalence-based analysis in England (SALLY MCMANUS)

FOCUSINGON PERPETRATORS 1
The Harms of Violence are Unevenly Distributed: How does the harm caused to victims of violence vary by relationship to the perpetrator? (ELOUISE DAVIES)

UNDERSTANDINGHELP-SEEKING
Barriers to disclosure of domestic violence among Black and Minority Ethnic and Migrant Women: Findings from a UK national victimisation survey (HANNAH MANZUR & ANNIE BUNCE)

UNDERSTANDINGDVATHROUGH AN INTERSECTIONAL LENS II
What supports and jeopardises Black and minoritised survivor's healing journeys to recover mental wellbeing (RAVI THIARA)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Presentations at the European Network on Gender and Violence Annual Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Academics, postgraduate students, and other interested stakeholders attended The European Network on Gender and Violence (ENGV) annual conference held in Wolverhampton, England. ENGV is an interdisciplinary network of over 500 researchers, mostly based in Europe.
Presentations:
- Disability and Intimate Partner Violence in England: Gender Stratified Analyses of a Probability Sample Survey (LADAN HASHEMI)
-Bordering gendered violence: Inequalities in violence trends at the intersection of gender, migrant-status and ethnicity during the UK's austerity and hostile environment regimes (HANNAH MANZUR)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Presenting at European Public Health Conference 2023 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Chairing a session on violence across life course, presenting on violence impacts in later life. The session was attended by around 25-30 people including academics from different countries and institutions, health professionals, charity sector, journal and book editors. After the session, Lancet Public Health journal editor approached and expressed an interest in developing a special edition on violence across life course.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description RESEARCH VISIT TO THE MONASH GENDER AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION CENTRE 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact VISION MEMBER ELIZABETH COOK VISITED THE MGFVPC AS AN INTERNATIONAL VISITING SCHOLAR IN JUNE 2023 FOLLOWING THE ISA WORLD CONGRESS 2023. INVITATION EXTENDED BY PROF KATE FITZ-GIBBON (MEMBER OF ADVISORY BOARD).

Seminar presentation to MGFVPC on the systematic review thread
Several meetings with Prof Kate Fitz-Gibbon (Monash University)
Meeting with Prof Eva Alisic (University of Melbourne) regarding children bereaved by domestic homicide
Meeting with Dr Lyndal Bugeja (Monash University) regarding data linkage and domestic violence fatality reviews (further collaboration planned)
Meeting with National Homicide Monitoring Project (NHMP) and the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) regarding homicide data and the collective of data on motive (further information on systematic review requested)
Meeting with Briohny Kennedy regarding methodological challenges with evidence synthesis on homicide (further collaboration planned)
Connected with Claire Ferguson regarding misidentification of homicide cases as suicide
Connected with Freya Blackrock regarding femicide and domestic violence fatality reviews (further communication and collaboration planned)
Meeting with Stef Vasil regarding epistemology, suicide and data quality in systematic reviews (further collaboration planned)

ELIZABETH COOK INVITED TO CONTRIBUTE A PAPER TO A SPECIAL ISSUE ON CONTEXTUAL GLOBAL SOCIOLOGY AND VIOLENCE
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description REVIEW CONSULTING PODCAST - SEASON 3, EPISODE 3: HOW TO PLACE THE FAMILY AT THE CENTRE OF THE REVIEW IN 2023 WITH JAMES ROWLANDS AND DR ELIZABETH COOK 
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 AN INVITED CONTRIBUTION TO THE SAFEGUARDING AND DOMESTIC ABUSE PODCAST HOSTED BY REVIEW CONSULTING. RUN AS A LIVE WEBINAR WITH Q&A. ATTENDED BY DHR CHAIRS, COMMISSIONERS, AND OTHER REVIEW PRACTITIONERS (E.G., SAFEGUARDING REVIEWS). RECORDED, UPLOADED ON REVIEWING CONSULTING WEBSITE. AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON SPOTIFY.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://www.reviewconsulting.co.uk/podcast-episode-3-3/
 
Description Sex, Gender and Sexuality Health Research Network 
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 Collaborative engagement over 12 months with ESRC Network comprising UK and Taiwan health researchers interested in the measurement of sex, gender and sexuality in policy and service improvement health research. Networks were developed, an initial seminar held, and a conference attended by 50 participants engaged in research in these areas, including in relation to violence, abuse and discrimination and their links with health and health services.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022
URL https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres-projects-groups/tushrn
 
Description Society for Social Medicine and Population Health Annual Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Society for Social Medicine and Population Health Annual Conference focuses on public health and population health sciences. It covered a range of topics including epidemiology, medical and health needs of the society, prevention of disease, and health inequalities. Prevention of health impacts of violence and reducing inequalities are among the main areas of interest for the VISION Consortium, and the presented results were of interest to a range of academics and public health professi
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://registrations.hg3conferences.co.uk/hg3/frontend/reg/thome.csp?pageID=94790&eventID=247&trace...
 
Description Speaker at University of Suffolk Gender Based Violence conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact VISION member Ruth Weir invited to speak about predictors of harm of domestic abuse for Black, Asian and Minoritised Communities at Gender Based Violence Conference with over 100 attendees from police, policy makers and practitioners and academics.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Speaking to ONS about CSEW 
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 online workshop involved the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) workstrand (VISION) and the data owners of the CSEW - the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The meeting was to raise awareness of VISION's empirical work on the Crime Survey for England and Wales among the data owners with a potential of influencing the practices of their work in the future. This is an ongoing collaboration (some of the ONS colleagues also attended our VISION annual conference, for example), and it is yet too early to see any impact on their practice or reporting of violence.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Specialist services thread quarterly stakeholder group meetings 
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 VISION members Annie Bunce and Estela Barbosa run quarterly meetings/workshops with our specialist services stakeholder group, which is made up of representatives from each of the third sector partner organisations on VISION. The meetings alternate between being held on Teams and in person. The core stakeholder group are invited to all meetings, and additional attendees (including further stakeholders from partner organisations and VISION colleagues from other threads) are invited depending on the specific purpose of each meeting/workshop and whose interests it appeals to, therefore the audience is usually between 5-10 stakeholders. The general purpose of these meetings is to maintain and strengthen our engagement and working relationship with our stakeholders, and to discuss and develop co-produced research outputs.

A research prioritisation online workshop held on 31st January 2023. The purpose was to familiarise group members with one another; to reiterate the aims of VISION overall, the specialist services thread more specifically, and the importance of co-production within it; and to complete an interactive research prioritisation exercise using the Padlet platform. The meeting culminated in the creation of two co-produced Padlets- one demonstrating the ranked importance of both previously planned and newly suggested VISION research outputs for each organisation, and another setting out these research outputs on a timeline and indicating opportunities for incorporating lived experience. These Padlets were shared amongst the group and are being used to inform the development of research outputs going forwards.

An in-person theory of change building workshop was later held in April 2023, which is detailed on a separate from as it was part of the theory of change working group as well as the specialist services thread.

We also ran a workshop with the purpose of presenting the findings from our scoping review of outcomes used to measure the effectiveness of support interventions, and gathering thoughts and feedback from stakeholders. We discussed how findings from the scoping review have informed our approach to the systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions. We conducted an outcome prioritisation task to gather suggestions from stakeholders regarding outcomes to include in this second review. We then presented preliminary findings from the systematic review, which prompted in-depth discussion around, for example, disaggregating the findings further to make them more useful for service providers and how to frame our findings such that they drive research and work in this area forwards. This discussion culminated in some action points for AB and SC (systematic reviews), which have shaped ongoing work on the systematic review.

More recently we ran an in-person workshop to introduce and brainstorm our small project on adolescent domestic abuse, who we have partnered with SafeLives to deliver. The purpose of this workshop was to introduce our stakeholders from the other organisations to the adolescent domestic abuse project in terms of its aims and methods, to discuss/brainstorm our approach to analysing the data by co-producing a coding framework, and to discuss other work going on within the group around adolescent domestic abuse and potential future partnership work on this topic. This culminated in a co-produced coding framework/ideas for analysis and several suggestions for future work in this area- add to after workshop.

In 2021 and 2022 meetings were held to discuss how this group would work, discuss the ToR, we used the group to inform our search strategy for a systematic review. Additionally, this group has discussed some of VISION's outputs and publications.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022,2023
 
Description Specialist services thread theory of change development 
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 VISION members Estela Barbosa and Annie Bunce ran an in-person theory of change (ToC) stakeholders' workshop at VASC, facilitated by Joelle Mac, with representatives from the specialist services stakeholder group on 11th April 2023. All six specialist organisations providing data to VISION were represented at the workshop. The purpose of the workshop was to recap the different threads that make up the VISION project, explain the overarching ToC, provide a rationale for developing strand-level theories of change, and begin co-producing the ToC for the specialist services thread. Having already co-produced the planned outputs for our thread with our stakeholders at our research prioritisation workshop in January 2023 and grouped them into themes, we split the workshop into three interactive sessions where we used post-it notes and our specialist services ToC template (https://padlet.com/anniebunce/specialist-services-theory-of-change-c1d3a9almubxj958) to brainstorm: (1) mechanisms for change, (2) outcomes and (3) barriers. The workshop culminated in a stack of post-it notes with stakeholder suggestions on mechanisms, outcomes and barriers, which ECB and AB used to create a draft ToC using Padlet (https://padlet.com/estelacapelas/specialist-services-toc-workshop-23v1ny8ve61vom27), which stakeholders had an opportunity to review and amend/provide feedback on.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description The Good Robot 
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 "Our research on tech abuse featured in "The Good Robot" podcast by the University of Cambridge:
???Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-good-robot/id1570237963?i=1000549641880
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5vBsHDtclyE5gxsl3OjZBT?si=2b5d0f941da4491d
Website transcript: https://thegoodrobotpodcast.wixsite.com/the-good-robot/post/making-technology-safer-with-leonie-tanczer
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://thegoodrobotpodcast.wixsite.com/the-good-robot/post/making-technology-safer-with-leonie-tanc...
 
Description UK Data Service Health Surveys Conference 
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 Chaired online conference for the UKDS with the purpose of promoting access to and analysis of UK health survey data.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/health-studies-user-conference-2022/
 
Description User testing the Home Office beta version of the Domestic Homicide Review Repository 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact VISION MEMBER ELIZABETH COOK WAS INVITED TO USER TEST THE HOME OFFICE BETA VERSION OF THE DOMESTIC HOMICIDE REVIEW REPOSITORY. THIS WAS APPROX 1.5 HOURS. THE USER TESTING TEAM ASKED QUESTIONS REGARDING HOW TO LOCATE SPECIFIC DHRS, CHALLENGES IN DOING SO, THE NEED FOR A REPOSITORY, AND THEN TESTED THE REPOSITORY BY SETTING ME SPECIFIC EXERCISES TO CHECK THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BETA REPOSITORY.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description VISION Annual Conference 
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 100 PROFESSIONALS, POLICY MAKERS AND ACADEMICS FROM ACROSS THE UK INTERESTED IN RESPONSES TO VIOLENCE - FROM ACROSS HEALTH, CRIME, SPECIALIST AND OTHER SECTORS. PRESENTATIONS COVERED VISION OUTPUTS AND ATTENDEES PROVIDED CRITICAL CHALLENGE AND PRIORITISATION.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022,2023
URL https://vision.city.ac.uk/vision-annual-conference/
 
Description VISION website - public facing blogs, updates and communication channel 
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 The VISION website provides summaries of VISION-related publications and findings, links to register for VISION-organised events like our annual conference, details of the forthcoming Small Projects Fund, and information about our multiple lived experience collaborations.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://vision.city.ac.uk/news/
 
Description Workshop: Race, Migration and Trajectories of Knowledge at the 10th European Workshops in International Studies 
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 Workshop co-organised with an academic from Newcastle University (Terri Teo). 16 researchers presented research and discussed work in progress. Plans made for collaborations and publications.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
URL https://eisa-net.org/ewis-2023/
 
Description Workshop: Specialised Domestic Violence services 
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 Three representatives from different third sector organisations attended a workshop at City, University of London, to discuss progress so far on a systematic review and to update on changes made since written feedback, which lead to changes being made to the systematic review protocol. It also lead to discussions around future involvement.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022