This is the final report for ‘Rethinking domestic abuse in child protection: responding differently’ (known as RDAC). The research was funded by the Nuffield Foundation and ran from 2022 – 2025.
Report Authors:
Emeritus Professor Kate Morris (University of Sheffield), Emeritus Professor Brid Featherstone (University of Huddersfield), Professor Rick Hood (Kingston University), Dr Claire Cunnington and Dr Lois Liao (University of Sheffield), Dr Susannah Bowyer and Dr Jess Wilde (Research in Practice).
Additional members of the research team:
Emma Retter, Jennifer Daw and Suzanne Jacobs (SafeLives), Owen Thomas (Future Men), and Sharon Inglis (Circles), Professor Rachel Armitage (University of Huddersfield).
Acknowledgements:
Emeritus Professor Paul Bywaters, Dr Callum Webb and members of the Advisory Group, the Community of Practice and the Family Forums.
Funders:
The Nuffield Foundation is an independent charitable trust with a mission to advance social well-being. It funds and undertakes rigorous research, encourages innovation and supports the use of sound evidence to inform social and economic policy, and improve people’s lives. The Nuffield Foundation is the founder and co-funder of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, the Ada Lovelace Institute and the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory. This project has been funded by the Nuffield Foundation, but the views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily the Foundation. Find out more at:
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