OnDemand: The Domestic Abuse Conference 2026

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You can watch all the insights, key sessions, and expert discussions from the Domestic Abuse Conference 2026 by purchasing our OnDemand Event. Access full recordings of every session, including presentations from leading industry speakers, and watch at your own pace.

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2026 Overview

Violence against women and girls has reached crisis levels in the UK, prompting the Government in July 2025 to invest £53 million over four years in tackling domestic abuse by confronting high risk perpetrators directly as part of the Plan for Change. This presents a vital opportunity for professionals to strengthen collaborative efforts and place survivor safety at the core of service delivery.

The Domestic Abuse Conference 2026 aimed to enhance collaboration and advance efforts in supporting survivors and preventing domestic abuse. Keynotes will provide national updates and support guidance, complemented by diverse case studies. Delegates will explore emerging and persistent challenges—including coercive control, tech-facilitated abuse, and economic abuse—while gaining access to evidence-based tools, survivor-informed practices, and multi-agency collaboration insights.

2026 Agenda

• 9.00am

  Registration

• 9.50am

  Chair’s Opening Remarks

  Dr Hazel Sayer, Research Fellow, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Northumbria University

  

• 10.00am

  Keynote: Navigating Legal Mechanisms to Protect Survivors

  • Understanding the legal mechanisms available for survivors, their scope, and how to achieve successful implementation.
  • Empowering survivors by ensuring they have full awareness of their options, so they can make informed choices about their paths.
  • Building survivor focused support framework by integrating clear communication, timely access to resources, and ongoing support

  Sally Herzog, Training and Development Manager, National Centre for Domestic Violence

  

• 10.20am

  Keynote: Preventing VAWG and Supporting Survivors through Safe Spaces, Education, Advocacy and Research

  • Framing VAWG in the modern digital context
  • Centring youth lived experiences
  • Creating safe, inclusive spaces for survivor support
  • Integrating survivor-informed approaches across education, advocacy, and research

  Ellie Softley, Chief of Staff, Everyone’s Invited

  

• 10.40am

  Keynote: Supporting Victims of Technology-Facilitated Domestic Abuse

  PC Oliver Clixby, Cyber Protect Officer, Metropolitan Police 

  

• 11.00am

  Questions & Answers

• 11.20am

  Comfort Break

• 11.40am

  Case Study: Understanding and Supporting Victims with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism

  • Barriers to recognition and disclosure of abuse in people with LD/autism
  • Understanding how abusers exploit communication or dependency challenges
  • Outlining methods of early intervention and prevention to prevent escalation
  • Strategies for creating effective tailored support approaches

  Libby Swannell-bell, Shared Lives DASV Project Coordinator, Cambridgeshire County Council

  

• 12.00pm

  Case Study: Domestic Abuse Support for Queer Males and Non-binary people

  • Differences between heteronormative (common) patterns of abuse and abuse experienced within the LGBTQI+ community
  • How forms and patterns of abuse can vary across different identities and relationships
  • Unique barriers LGBTQI+ individuals face when accessing support services

  Beth McAlpine, Senior Case Worker, Starlight Services, St Mungo’s

  

• 12.20pm

  Questions & Answers

• 12.40pm

  Lunch Break

• 1.50pm

  Case Study: VAWG Workforce Development

  Aisling Barker, VAWG Workforce Development and Practice Manager, Islington Council & VAWG Operational Adviser, Cabinet Office

  

• 2.10pm

  Case Study: Rural Domestic Abuse: The Paradox of Community

  Judith Vickress, Founder/Managing Director, Rural Initiatives Tackling Abuse

  

• 2.40pm

  Questions & Answers

• 3.00pm

  Comfort Break

• 3.20pm

  Lived Experience

  • Lived experience as male victim (stigma, barriers to disclosure, etc.)
  • Father’s experiences around the impact on children (ACE’s, family court, school, social service involvement)

  Richard Spencer, Ambassador, The For Babies Sake Trust 

  

• 3.40pm

  Case Study: Early Intervention and Support for Children

  • The effects of domestic abuse on baby/child development and mental health
  • Importance of early intervention and trauma-informed care
  • Safety planning during perinatal period including multi-agency strategy

  Lauren Seager-Smith, Chief Executive, The For Baby’s Sake Trust

  

• 4.00pm

  Questions & Answers

• 4.20pm

  Chair’s Closing Remarks

  Dr Hazel Sayer, Research Fellow, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Northumbria University

  

• 4.30pm

  Conference Close

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