Free domestic violence, forced marriage and female genital mutilation training programme
In this years training programme, and in recognition of the Mayor of London’s Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy, we have developed new training sessions focusing on the wider VAWG agenda. This includes new training on domestic violence, female genital mutilation (FGM), forced marriage and so-called honour based violence.
Domestic violence, forced marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) are widespread social problems that cause a huge amount of suffering. They often take place behind closed doors, within the family or intimate relationships, and are not always publicly visible. They often go under-reported and under-recorded, yet a vast range of agencies come into contact with domestic violence survivors and perpetrators on a daily basis.
Ensuring the safety of those experiencing or at risk of domestic violence, forced marriage or female mutilation, and holding perpetrators to account for their behaviour, requires joint-working across a wide range of statutory and voluntary sector agencies.
In Lambeth we recognise that domestic violence, forced marriage and female genital mutilation can only be effectively tackled by multi-agency working, and this is why we have developed a free partnership training programme. Through the training programme we aim to support and skill-up professionals on how to appropriately and effectively respond to those who are experiencing violence.
We would encourage all staff to engage with this training programme in order to support Lambeth to deliver a truly coordinated community response to domestic violence.
If you have any questions about the training programme please contact Jade Holvey on dv@lambeth.gov.uk or 020 7926 4877.
Publication Date
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Publisher
Adults' and Community Services - Customer and Community Relations
Formats Explained
Documents on the Lambeth website will be in Adobe PDF format or Microsoft Office
formats such as Word or Excel. These formats determine what software you will
need on you computer in order to be able to read them. This software is free
and can be downloaded using the links below.
Adobe Reader (for files in PDF format)
Microsoft Office Viewers (for viewing files in Microsoft Word or Excel format)