Useful Information and Toolkit

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Toolkit For Dealing With Male of Domestic Abuse

Our Work with perpetrators

Offering meaningful opportunities to change

We believe domestic abuse is not acceptable or inevitable and we want to challenge perpetrators to change, asking ‘why doesn’t he stop?’ rather than ‘why doesn’t she leave?’ This applies whatever the gender of the victim or perpetrator and whatever the nature of their relationship

“We believe domestic abuse is not acceptable or inevitable and we want to challenge perpetrators to change, asking ‘why doesn’t he stop?’ rather than ‘why doesn’t she leave?’ This applies whatever the gender of the victim or perpetrator and whatever the nature of their relationship“

The Drive Project

The Drive Project works with high-harm, high-risk and serial perpetrators of domestic abuse to prevent their abusive behaviour and protect victims. High-risk, high-harm perpetrators are those who have been assessed as posing a risk of serious harm or murder to people they are in intimate or family relationships with. Drive challenges these perpetrators to change and works with partner agencies – like the police and social services - to disrupt any ongoing abuse. Drive advocates for changes to national systems so that perpetrators posing all levels of risk can no longer get away with abusive behaviour and can access the help they need to stop. Drive was developed by Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance – the Drive Partnership – to address a gap in work with high-harm perpetrators of domestic abuse. This meant many perpetrators were trepeatedly offending with either the same or new victims. Drive professionals portal: access exclusive webinars and guidance for professionals working with perpetrators. Email info@drive.org.uk for the portal password.