A report issued this week by SafeLives, a UK-wide charity working to end domestic abuse, has demonstrated the transformative impact of specialist domestic abuse training on family lawyers’ work with clients experiencing harm.
‘Is there a human behind that?’ reveals that over three-quarters (78%) of family lawyers who have undertaken SafeLives’ new specialist domestic abuse training said it would have a profound impact on how they interact with clients; 90% now feel equipped to take a trauma-informed approach in their work with victims, survivors, and their children. This latest report also details the current state of awareness, understanding and support for victims of domestic abuse across the family court system, putting survivors’ experiences at the heart of a series of recommendations.