Adult resources
Here you will find a collection of materials, guidance and information to support victims, professionals, practitioners and services to effectively identify, address and respond to domestic abuse experienced by adults.
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Additional Barriers
Read more about Additional BarriersAlternative access
Read more about Alternative access- How to find Domestic Abuse Support in Kent (British Sign Language)
- Kent and Medway Domestic Abuse Strategy British Sign Language (BSL) video
- Contacting 999 by text
- A toolkit to provide accessible domestic abuse support for blind and partially sighted people
- Responding to survivors who are partially sighted – SafeLives
Carers
Read more about CarersChildren and young people resources
Read more about Children and young people resourcesFor children and young people resources, please visit the Children and Young People’s Resources Directory
Criminal justice
Read more about Criminal justice- Controlling or Coercive Behaviour in an Intimate or Family Relationship | The Crown Prosecution Service
- Femicide Census – Femicide in Merseyside: 15 years of Failing Women
- Shifting the scales: Transforming the criminal justice response to domestic abuse
- Victim Voice: Your rights in the criminal justice process
- Building a Domestic Abuse Case Without a Lawyer
- How to support your service user through the police complaints process
Cuckooing and Exploitation
Read more about Cuckooing and ExploitationCultural competence and humility
Read more about Cultural competence and humilityEmotional and mental health
Read more about Emotional and mental healthFinances
Read more about FinancesGypsy, Roma, Traveller communities
Read more about Gypsy, Roma, Traveller communitiesHousing and homelessness
Read more about Housing and homelessness- Practitioner resource: supporting persons who are homeless, at risk of homelessness or experiencing multiple exclusion homelessness
- Safeguarding-multiple-exclusion-homelessness-toolkit-2023
- Priority need if homeless due to domestic abuse
- Joint mortgages – Surviving Economic Abuse
- Opening a new bank account safely – Surviving Economic Abuse
- Kent & Medway Domestic Abuse & Additional Barriers Framework 2026
- Kent and Medway Multi-Agency Risk Management (MARM) Framework
- Renters Rights Act 2025 – InfoGraphic
Honour-Based Abuse (so-called)
Read more about Honour-Based Abuse (so-called)Legal orders and schemes
Read more about Legal orders and schemes- Clare’s Law: Make a Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS) application | Kent Police
- Easy Read Guide: Domestic violence disclosure scheme ‘Clare’s Law’
- Sarah’s Law (Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme) | Kent Police
- Forced marriage protection orders
- Apply for a non-molestation or occupation order: Form FL401
- Stalking Protection Order
- Occupation Order
- Sexual risk orders (SROs)
- Online legal guides – Rights of Women
LGBTQIA+
Read more about LGBTQIA+Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC)
Read more about Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC)Mental ill-health
Read more about Mental ill-health- Domestic abuse and mental health: a guide for survivors
- The Road to Recovery: Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Domestic Abuse Survivors
- Causes of PTSD: Domestic Abuse
- Recognising CPTSD after an abusive relationship
- How social workers can work with domestic abuse, substance use and mental ill health
- Joint Working Protocol Co-Occurring Conditions
- Kent & Medway Domestic Abuse & Additional Barriers Framework 2026
- Kent and Medway Multi-Agency Risk Management (MARM) Framework
Mental capacity and dementia
Read more about Mental capacity and dementia- Multi-Agency Protocol to Safeguard Adults with Care and Support Needs who are Impacted by Domestic Abuse
- Domestic abuse and the co-existence of dementia
- Dementia toolkit – tackle domestic abuse whilst supporting people living with dementia and their informal carers
- KCSP Briefing: Brain Injury and Domestic Abuse
- Brainkind Adapt Tool – a tool to support people with lived experience of domestic abuse presenting with brain injury symptoms
Migration
Read more about MigrationNeurodiversity and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Read more about Neurodiversity and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)- Supporting Clients with Learning Disabilities: 10 Key Points – SafeLives
- Us-Too-A-Guide-for-Social-Care-Services: Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence & Women with Learning Disabilities, Autism or Both
- Healthy Relationships for Autistic People – Durham University
- Highlighting the link between autism and suicide
- Easy Read: Domestic violence disclosure scheme ‘Clare’s Law’
- Power and Control Wheel – Deaf Hope
Online safety
Read more about Online safetyOlder people
Read more about Older peoplePeople using abusive behaviours
Read more about People using abusive behaviours- Final Template Policy 1 – Responding to clients who are using abusive behaviour in their relationships
- Final Template Policy 2 – Responding to staff who are using abusive behaviour in their relationships
- Guidelines for Working With Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse | Respect UK
- Guidance-for-practitioners-working-with-perpetrators SafeLives
- Working-with-perpetrators-A-guide-for-Healthcare-Professionals
Pets
Read more about PetsPhysical health
Read more about Physical healthPower and control wheels
Read more about Power and control wheels- Duluth equality wheel
- Duluth power and control wheel
- Deaf Power and Control Wheel
- Domestic Violence and Abuse in Later Life – Power & Control Wheel
- Post Separation Power and Control Wheel
- Spiritual religious abuse power control wheel
- Teen power control wheel
- LGBT-Power-and-Control-Wheel
- Power and Control Wheel Immigrants
- Elder abuse power and control wheel
Prevent
Read more about PreventRisk assessments
Read more about Risk assessmentsRecovery
Read more about RecoveryReferrals
Read more about ReferralsSafeguarding adults
Read more about Safeguarding adults- Kent and Medway Adult Safeguarding Threshold Decision Making Tool
- KMSAB Escalation Policy: Resolving Practitioner Differences
- Joint Working Protocol Co-Occurring Conditions
- Kent & Medway Domestic Abuse & Additional Barriers Framework 2026
- Kent and Medway Multi-Agency Risk Management (MARM) Framework
Safety plans
Read more about Safety plansStalking
Read more about StalkingStrangulation
Read more about Strangulation- Information for Victims of Strangulation
- Resources – Institute for Addressing Strangulation
- Guidance for Police Management of Strangulation
- Police Management of Strangulation Pocket Guide
- Guidelines for clinical management of non-fatal strangulation in acute and emergency care services – Institute for Addressing Strangulation
- KCSP Briefing: Brain Injury and Domestic Abuse
- The Brain injury screening index (BISI): register now | Brainkind
Substance misuse (drugs and alcohol)
Read more about Substance misuse (drugs and alcohol)Translated resources
Read more about Translated resources- Translated DA information posters available in 13 languages
- UK Gov translated information on how to get help if you are experiencing domestic abuse
- Leaflet aimed specifically at women in black and minority ethnic communities covering advice on three steps to escaping violence and abuse
- Refuge – digital safety in multiple languages
- DIY Online Safety Guide | Protect Yourself with Chayn available in 8 languages
Trauma informed practice
Read more about Trauma informed practice- Kent and Medway Domestic Support Services
- SPACE matters – Kent County Council
- Opening Doors Trauma Informed Practice for the Workforce
- Healing-Centred Wellbeing Tool Guidance notes for trauma informed peer supervision
- What remains: For Survivors of Abuse and Perpetrator Suicide
- Kent and Medway RELATE framework to support a trauma- informed approach
