Issue - meetings

Report of the Chief Officer for Community, Public Health, Environment and Prosperity on the theme of ‘Ending Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse’, as outlined as a priority in the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

A presentation will be given at the meeting.

The Board received a presentation on ‘Ending Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse’, as detailed in the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy, which focussed on the Devon Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse (DSVA) Strategy and the effectiveness of Devon’s response to DSVA, using experiences of victims and perpetrators as well as professional interviews and data.

The presentation gave an overview of the Strategy, the recommissioned service and the opportunities and challenges in moving forward. The new Strategy focussed on 4 key areas: prevention, early help and intervention, support and protection and recovery and resilience.  It also shifted the focus onto the way the Service worked with people, such as challenging the behaviour of the perpetrator and supporting the whole family into recovery, addressing any underlying causes of the problem and the way organisations worked in partnership. 

The successful bid had been awarded to the LEESAR partnership (Listen, Engage, Empower, Support, Advocate, Recover), which included the Splitz Support Service, North Devon Against Domestic Abuse, Stop Abuse for Everyone and Devon Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Service.

[The presentation is attached to these minutes]