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Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse

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AAFDA is a Centre of Excellence for Reviews after fatal domestic abuse & provides Specialist & Expert Advocacy and Peer Support. Tweets by Operations Manager

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Join Feminist Archive North as they celebrate the launch of a new project documenting the founding of the National Women’s Aid Federation library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event/1…

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Last week saw us in Northern Ireland, delivering training to social workers, domestic abuse organisations and DHR Chairs in Belfast & Derry on ‘The Voice of the Child in DHRs’. If you would like to find out more about our training please contact [email protected]

Last week saw us in Northern Ireland, delivering training to social   workers,  domestic abuse organisations and DHR Chairs in Belfast & Derry on ‘The Voice of the Child in DHRs’. If you would  like to find out more about our training please   contact training@aafda.org.uk
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Domestic abuse is leading to more suicides than homicides. Last week, we spoke to Sky News about the scale of this tragedy news.sky.com/story/growing-…

Domestic abuse is leading to more suicides than homicides. Last week, we spoke to <a href="/SkyNews/">Sky News</a>  about the scale of this tragedy news.sky.com/story/growing-…
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Facilitated by AAFDA, today relevant national policing leads, the VKPP Vulnerability Knowledge & Practice Programme team, the Dame Nicole Jacobs office and Home Office leads heard first hand from families bereaved by domestic abuse related suicide & were able to tell them about work to improve responses.

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Our heartfelt thank to The Lawson Trust for awarding us a grant towards our work with families who have lost a loved one to suicide following domestic abuse

Our heartfelt thank to The Lawson Trust for awarding us a grant towards our work with families who have lost a loved one to suicide following domestic abuse
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'I hope women around the world will take Louise's bravery as a shining beacon for their lives. If you feel enough is enough, then it is.' Beautiful & brave words from John Hunt's victim statement bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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ICYMI, here is AAFDA's Head of Operations, Hazel, on Crimewatch Live this morning, talking about our unique work with families bereaved by all forms of fatal domestic abuse (at 18 mins 30 secs) bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod… Frank Mullane

ICYMI, here is AAFDA's Head of Operations, Hazel, on <a href="/BBCCrimewatch/">Crimewatch Live</a>  this morning, talking about our unique work with families bereaved by all forms of fatal domestic abuse (at 18 mins 30 secs) bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod… <a href="/FMullaneAAFDA/">Frank Mullane</a>
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A report has found for the 2nd year that more victims of DA died by suicide than homicide. Jess Phillips said: “The better we understand the links between domestic abuse & homicides, suicides &unexpected deaths, the better equipped we are to prevent them' Frank Mullane

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A report by the Domestic Homicide Project has found for the 2nd year running that more victims of domestic abuse died by suicide than homicide theguardian.com/society/2025/m…

A report by the Domestic Homicide Project has found for the 2nd year running that more victims of domestic abuse died by suicide than homicide theguardian.com/society/2025/m…
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We are delighted to announce that applications are now open for our Home Office funded DHR/DARDR Chair Training. To book or for more information, visit: aafda.org.uk/training-and-e…

We are delighted to announce that applications are now open for our Home Office funded DHR/DARDR Chair Training.
To book or for more information, visit: aafda.org.uk/training-and-e…
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Save the date for ‘Tip of the iceberg’ – AAFDA’s one-day conference exploring the prevention of and responses to suicide following domestic abuse Frank Mullane

Save the date  for ‘Tip of the iceberg’ – AAFDA’s one-day conference exploring the prevention of and responses to suicide following domestic abuse <a href="/FMullaneAAFDA/">Frank Mullane</a>
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Thank you Chiv who ran the Manchester Half Marathon raising £1435 in memory of her sister Cherylee. These funds are much-needed. Every year we're contacted by hundreds of families who've lost someone they love to DA. It's hard to imagine a more traumatic way to lose a loved one

Thank you  Chiv who ran the Manchester Half Marathon raising £1435 in memory of her sister Cherylee. These funds are much-needed. Every year we're  contacted by hundreds of families who've lost someone they love to DA. It's hard to imagine a more traumatic way to lose a loved one
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We are so grateful to Shauna and Willy who are organising this event in memory of Dionne on what would have been her 30th birthday. If you're near Gateshead and would like to find out more, please email [email protected]

We are so grateful to Shauna and Willy who are organising this event in memory of Dionne on what would have been her 30th birthday. 

If you're near Gateshead and would like to find out more, please email Shauna_2012@hotmail.co.uk
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Booking is now live for AAFDA training courses taking place in May. For more information and to book a place, visit aafda.org.uk/training-and-e…

Booking is now live for AAFDA training courses taking place in May.

For more information and to book a place, visit aafda.org.uk/training-and-e…
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UPDATE: Home Office funded DHR/DARDR Chair Training AAFDA's training team are currently reviewing DHR Chair applications and will aim to send out confirmation to successful applicants by the end of July. For early course dates, we will be in contact as soon as possible.