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Principles met

GMCA has championed innovative work that local services in the city-region are pioneering helping improve the way we respond to Gender-Based Violence in Greater Manchester.

Domestic Abuse Crisis Workers pilot

A pilot to test new models of support to victims of abuse has been commissioned by the GMCA and piloted in Bolton and Salford. Domestic abuse workers were funded to join Greater Manchester Police when attending reports of domestic abuse to provide wrap around emotional and psychological support and signpost to support services.

Both pilots achieved better outcomes for victims of abuse and in particular saw considerably higher proportions of victims supporting pursuing a police investigation against the perpetrator.  In Bolton, the innovative delivery model consists of highly trained volunteers, supported by a volunteer coordinator, providing the DA worker role. Key outcomes include:

  • 88% of victims went on to access wider services including IDVA services, counselling and victim support programmes
  • 77% of these stated that they had not needed to report to the police again and after one month, 85% stated that they had not needed to report to the police again
  • 100% said that they understood all of the various options available to them and that they would be more willing to report an incident in the future
  • Positive feedback from the police on demand reduction and police officers reporting learning new engagement techniques from the DA workers to better support victims

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