Public Health England

In some parts of the world, domestic violence against pregnant women is more prevalent than diabetes or hypertension, but receives far less attention. In this podcast, Dr Susan Bewley of Kings College sets out the facts about domestic violence involving pregnant women and suggest what healthcare professionals can do to help. Transcript “The woman about to become a mother, or with her newborn infant upon her bosom, should be the object of trembling care and sympathy wherever she bears her tender

People with disabilities suffering from domestic violence can lose out on all sides, facing both the danger of the abuse and marginalisation in a system that may lack support for them Professor Gill Hague of the School for Policy Studies, Bristol University explains the risks and the existing evidence. Transcript Thank you for inviting me to speak on this podcast On the subject of disabled women and domestic violence, this is an issue which has been massively ignored over the years. There has been

Clare Perkins, Director of PHE's North West Knowledge & Intelligence Team, explains the evidence base for domestic violence: what it is, who it affects, how we prevent it. Transcript INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (sometimes referred to as Domestic Violence) is a serious, but preventable public health problem. In 2011/12, 7.3% of women and 5% of men reported having experienced domestic abuse in the last year according to the Crime Survey for England & Wales. This is equivalent to an estimated

Sally McManus, Health and Wellbeing Team Research Director at NatCen Research, explains the clear relationship between violence, including domestic violence, and mental health disorders. Transcript: I'm going to talk about why violence and abuse are core business for mental health services, and about the survey data that shows that people with extensive experience of physical and sexual violence are five times more likely to have a clinical mental disorder. Britain has many of the best social

Amy Nichols, Head of Domestic and Sexual Violence Policy at the Department of Health, explains the policy context for addressing domestic violence in the UK. Transcript: I have been asked to set out the policy context for “intimate partner violence.” Intimate partner violence is a form of domestic violence and abuse. The Government has a broad definition of domestic violence which includes intimate partner violence, as well as honour-based violence, forced marriage, female genital mutilation

In the first of our series of podcasts for the 16 Days of Action on domestic violence, PHE Director for Health Inequality and Impact Dr Annmarie Connolly talks about what domestic violence means from a public health point of view. Transcript: Public Health is defined by the Faculty of Public Health as ‘The science and art of promoting and protecting health and well-being, preventing ill-health and prolonging life through the organized efforts of society” Public health works across three domains