Birmingham’s Draft Domestic Abuse Prevention Strategy 2024+ Consultation

Share YOUR thoughts on our new Domestic Abuse Strategy NOW

Whether you live or work in Birmingham, you play a key role in our city’s response to domestic abuse, whether you directly support citizens or not. We need YOUR feedback on the city’s draft Domestic Abuse Prevention Strategy 2024+.

This important strategy will shape how partners across the city to tackle domestic abuse, support survivors and hold perpetrators to account.

Domestic abuse (DA) touches the lives, directly or indirectly, of most people in Birmingham. It is the third highest reason for homelessness presentations, second highest reason for contacting Birmingham Children’s Trust, and DA crimes reported to the police have more than doubled in the past 4 years.

The Care Act 2014 sets out a clear framework requiring local authorities to safeguard vulnerable adults, promoting their wellbeing, and DA is a part of this.

The draft strategy builds on the Domestic Abuse Prevention Strategy 2018-2023, the DA Needs Assessment undertaken in 2021, and many conversations with partners and survivors.

A six-week public consultation has been launched, and we need both staff and citizens to share their views!

We are asking you to part in the online Be Heard survey which should take about 10 minutes to complete and is completely confidential.

Also, please share this with your networks, both personal and professional to ensure we gather as much feedback as possible.

We really value your input!

To discuss the consultation or strategy with us, or submit responses by email, please get in touch at [email protected]

Anyone can be a victim of domestic abuse, and we know you may know someone, or have experienced it yourself – we commission specialist services that are available to you for help and support.

For women:

Birmingham and Solihull Women’s Aid Helpline is open every day 9:15 – 5:15 on 0808 800 0028

Webchat is open Monday to Friday 10 – 4.

For men:

Cranstoun helpline is open Monday to Friday 9-5 on 0121 633 1750, or the website has more information.

For LGBT+:

Birmingham LGBT’s helpline is open Monday to Friday 10am – 9pm and Saturdays 11:30am to 7pm on 0121 643 0821, or the website has more information.

In an emergency, please call 999.

Click to Download the Draft Domestic Abuse Prevention Strategy 2024+ Presentation

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