A Home Office briefing on ending violence against women and girls highlights the importance of joined-up working in preventing and responding to domestic violence and notes the role of multi-agency risk assessment conferences (Maracs) in helping to achieve this.
How are children affected by domestic violence?
According to Home Office statistics, around 200,000 children in England live in households where there is a known risk of domestic violence. The number of children at risk, however, is likely to be significantly higher owing to under-reporting of this type of violence.
Children who live in these households can suffer physical, psychological and emotional harm through being directly exposed to violence, and can also be affected through indirect exposure, by witnessing violence in the home.
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