From Survival to Systemic Change

From Survival to Systemic Change is an interdisciplinary conference exploring institutional responses to domestic abuse and the need for systemic change across safeguarding, family justice, health, education, and public services.

Bringing together researchers, practitioners, policy contributors, and lived experience perspectives, the conference will examine how domestic abuse is understood, responded to, and too often minimised within professional systems.

The programme includes contributions from leading voices across research, safeguarding, policy, lived experience, and domestic abuse advocacy, with discussions spanning trauma-informed practice, domestic homicide reviews, family court reform, violence against women and girls, and institutional responses to abuse.

Themes across the day include:

• Domestic abuse and family court reform
• Trauma-informed practice
• Safeguarding and institutional response
• Domestic abuse homicide and missed opportunities for intervention
• Violence against women and girls
• The long-term impact of systemic failures on women and children
• Lived experience as a catalyst for professional learning and change

This event is intended for professionals and organisations working within or alongside:

• Social care
• Education
• Health and mental health services
• Domestic abuse services
• Family justice
• Policing
• Safeguarding
• Community and advocacy sectors

The day also includes opportunities for discussion, networking, and reflection alongside access to In My Shoes, an exhibition created by survivors of domestic abuse.

Please note: discussions will include themes relating to domestic abuse, coercive control, trauma, and domestic abuse homicide. Some content may be emotionally challenging.

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Host or Publisher Becoming Arethusa CIC