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Making an impact: children and domestic violence

A training and resource pack for professionals

Making an impact: children and domestic violence. Update 2003.
Barnardo's, NSPCC and University of Bristol, 2003.
ISBN: 0902046977

This publication builds on Making an impact: children and domestic violence - our original training resource for those working with children affected by domestic violence. The full pack is currently out of print. This update incorporates some of the key legislative and policy changes since 1998.

This new supplement looks at:

The Human Rights Act - helping practitioners deal with seemingly conflicting rights
The Data Protection Act - giving confidence about what information can be shared to ensure the safety of children and adults
Working together - examining how cross-agency practice and the Framework for Assessment critically underpin the safety of children and trusted adults in their lives.

A Northern Ireland Reader and Training supplement is also available.

This resource was produced by a partnership between the NSPCC, Barnardos and the Domestic Violence Group of the University of Bristol, and was commissioned by the Department of Health.

Making an impact: children and domestic violence. A reader.
2nd edition
by Marianne Hester, Chris Pearson and Nicola Harwin with Hilary Abrahams
London: Jessica Kingsley, 2007
ISBN: 1843101572

This fully updated Reader provides a comprehensive review of recent research and legislation relating to domestic violence and its consequences for children and identifies the implications for practice.

Part one looks at the links between domestic violence and the abuse of children and assesses the effects on their future well-being. Part two is a guide to relevant criminal and civil legislation. Part three details practical issues for interventions with children and their carers, male perpetrators and women.

Endorsed by the NSPCC, this Reader will enable professionals working with children to develop informed, sophisticated and collaborative child care and protection responses for children who are experiencing domestic violence.

Making an impact: children and domestic violence

A training and resource pack for professionals

Both titles available from NSPCC publications