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Hackney trauma-informed multi-agency guidance: responding to child victims of domestic abuse

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Hackney Council's trauma-informed guidance for child victims of domestic abuse was launched in 2024/25, with professional training provided.

Hackney Council launched its trauma-informed multi-agency guidance for child victims of domestic abuse in 2024/25. The guidance was discussed by the Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission in September 2025 as part of a broader review of the Eliminating Violence Against Women & Girls Strategy 2022-25.

To support the guidance's implementation, the Council's Domestic Abuse Training and Consultation Service, provided by DAIS, trained 1653 professionals in Hackney and the City in 2024/25. The guidance aims to improve responses to child victims of domestic abuse by focusing on the trauma they experience.

Key facts

  1. Hackney trauma-informed multi-agency guidance was launched in 2024/25. Source
  2. The guidance was discussed at the Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission meeting on 23 September 2025. Source
  3. 1653 professionals in Hackney and the City were trained in 2024/25. Source
  4. The Council's Domestic Abuse Training and Consultation Service is provided by DAIS since 2023. Source
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