Lis Bates

📢UK gender-based violence researchers! Please complete & share our anonymous survey on how well (or not) ethics committees support researcher emotional wellbeing (til 9 August): uclan.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aV…

Our most recent report out today

Third annual report from Domestic Homicide Project now out. It sees an increase in recorded suspected suicides of #DomesticAbuse victims. Key research to highlight the harm faced - helping to improve prevention & investigation of domestic homicides & work with bereaved families.

VKPP’s new Spotlight Briefing on Suspected Victim Suicide following Domestic Abuse is out now, capturing the key learning and practice points for policing from the full Year 2 report Read more bit.ly/3HAJBhX @PoliceChiefs @CollegeofPolice

Policing has repeated its commitment to pursue violent abusers after it published a new report into tragic deaths that have occurred at the hands of a partner or family member ➡️ gloo.to/6mNr

Dr Lis Bates was lead author on this report which focusses on how policing can improve its response to domestic abuse & domestic homicide, and also presents groundbreaking new work on victim suicide after domestic abuse bit.ly/3VzO1d3 #16DaysOfActivism #LetsEndFemicide

Read our new Spotlight Briefing on Domestic Homicides involving Carers, as both victims and suspects. One in six domestic abuse related deaths involved a caring relationship. To read in full >> vkpp.org.uk/publications/p… #SharingTheKnowledge

@annahopkins78 @jessphillips ‘‘Twas fabulous Anna!

Yesterday I had a hugely fabulous day at work! With help of ou colleagues organised a vawg conference and got to meet my hero @jessphillips. Fabulous day with such interesting debates and discussions. Thank you to all who attended and to speakers

@annahopkins78 @drewilliamson Emma do you have any advice here?

Twitter friends need your help! Have been helping a friend who has gone through awful harassment from an ex partner. The police have been involved and have classed the case as high risk and case going to marac. Friend doesn't want police route and followed non mol route. Went to

@OU_police_res Please do share with victims-survivors especially of sexual violence. We really want to get some more voices of experience heard by police!

Are you a survivor of sexual assault or domestic abuse who reported to police since 2019? Would you take part in our research? See ad below, or website bit.ly/3xZrdI2 We really want to hear from Black and/or Minority Ethnic or LGBT+ survivors. Contact VE-STUDY@open.ac.uk

Have you experienced domestic abuse or sexual assault and reported to the police? See attached ad (or view on our website: bit.ly/3xZrdI2) and contact VE-STUDY@open.ac.uk to take part in research study. Please RT & share widely. #DomesticAbuse

@JGBVjournal @Nwestmarland @JoTodd4 @lis_bates @Geetanj51336779 @ProfMHester @womensaid productive editorial meeting for the Journal of Gender Based Violence.

@RefugeCharity @nicolajanesharp @nicolejacobsST @HannahGousy @MelaniMorganOBE @josilver999 @EmWilliamsOU DA survivors facing terrible housing conditions and threat of eviction mid-pandemic at Denby Court. Please retweet if you can.

Powerful report by @harrietgrant exposing vulnerable residents of Denby Court forced by Council to move mid-Pandemic & leave all support networks. Many are domestic abuse survivors & children. How can we ask women to leave abusers if this is what awaits??

@HARMnetwork @EmeraldGlobal @drmshlowe @BoltonPsych @RoehamptonUni @ProfMHester @SatuLidman @UniTurku @BarzyMahsa @UCLanPsychology @nazirafzal Proud to contribute to this excellent new collection of research on honour, violence and abuse

Fascinating work from Dutch colleagues on prevalence of elder abuse. 6% of over 65s victim of abuse. Much-needed research in this field without much data #ENGV2018

Bristol team found a statistically significant improvement in GPs’ confidence to ask and refer about domestic abuse following IRIS+ training #ENGV2018 ⁦@_teasaidh⁩

Dr Jessica Roy sharing emerging IRIS+ research findings on how GPs can ask men, women & children about domestic violence and offer help #ENGV2018

Excellent, thought-provoking presentations this morning at the European Network on Gender and Violence #ENGV2018