SCIE Research briefing 25: Children’s and young people’s experiences of domestic violence involving adults in a parenting role
Useful links
Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse, University of New South Wales - The Clearinghouse is a national organisation, providing high quality information about domestic and family violence issues and practice. It supports specialist and generalist service providers, government agencies, researchers, advocates and activists in their efforts, through the dissemination of information and research, and through facilitating discussion.
Barnardo’s - Founded in 1867, Barnardo’s is a charity which originally ran residential homes and orphanages but now uses the knowledge gained from direct work with children to campaign for better childcare policy and to champion the rights of every child.
ChildLine - ChildLine is the UK’s free, 24-hour helpline for children in distress or danger. Trained volunteer counsellors comfort, advise and protect children and young people who may feel they have nowhere else to turn. Almost 2,000 children a year contact ChildLine due to domestic violence problems.
Children’s Legal Centre - The Children’s Legal Centre, funded by grants from central government and by charitable trusts, is a unique, independent, national charity concerned with law and policy affecting children and young people. It opened in 1981 and is staffed by lawyers and professionals with experience in child law.
Children’s Rights Alliance for England - CRAE is an alliance of over 180 organisations committed to children’s human rights. It is a registered charity, which supports and works in partnership with children and young people so that they can learn about and use their rights.
Community Care - Short articles of relevance to practitioners.
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Disabled Parents Network - DPN is a national organisation of and for disabled people who are parents or who hope to become parents, and their families, friends and supporters. DPN is run by volunteers, with a small number of paid employees.
Every Child Matters - This website is mainly for people who work with children and young people, and the people who make decisions that affect children and young people. One of the main aims is to make sure that people such as teachers, doctors, social workers and the police are able to work better together to help children and young people.
Home Office - Research reports
Home Office - Policy on domestic violence
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - The JRF is one of the largest social policy research and development charities in the UK. The JRF’s purpose is to search, demonstrate and influence, providing evidence, solutions and ideas that will help to overcome the causes of poverty, disadvantage and social ills.
NSPCC - The NSPCC is a charity which lobbies and campaigns for better laws and policies to protect children. Of particular interest to readers of this briefing is the link to domestic violence information and helpline details in both English and minority languages.
Refuge - Refuge’s network of safe houses provides emergency accommodation for women and children when they are most in need. Some are for women from particular ethnic or cultural backgrounds. The charity also provides outreach services to women in their own homes and a 24-hour helpline run in conjunction with Women’s Aid. They also produce responses to legislation and policy where this relates to violence toward women and children.
Royal College of Psychiatrists - The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional and educational body for psychiatrists in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The College makes available online fact sheets, including one on domestic violence and its effects on children (Mental Health and Growing Up series).
Women’s Aid -Women’s Aid is a key national charity working to end domestic violence against women and children. It supports a network of over 500 domestic and sexual violence services across the UK. Its helpline is run in conjunction with Refuge (see above).
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- Research briefing 16: Deliberate self-harm (DSH) among children and adolescents: who is at risk and how is it recognised? (2005)
- Research briefing 19: What is the impact of environmental housing conditions on the health and well-being of children? (2005)
- Research briefing 22: Obstacles to using and providing rural social care (2007)
- Research briefing 23: Stress and resilience factors in parents with mental health problems and their children (2008)
